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ifo: Further Fall in the Ifo World Economic Climate Indicator

17.11.2010 - The Ifo World Economic Climate clouded over in the fourth quarter of 2010 for the second time in succession. However, the indicator is still above its long-term average. The slight decline in the world economic indicator is solely attributable to the weakening of expectations for the coming six months....

Gurit wins first big PET core supply contract for China

15.11.2010 - Gurit, a worldwide leading developer and producer of advanced composite materials and technologies has won an important contract for PET core materials in China. The contract is worth a medium single-digit CHF million amount. Starting in 2011, the core material will be produced locally in China where...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for aliphatic isocyanates

12.11.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising its selling prices for aliphatic isocyanates in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region by 8 percent, effective 1 December, 2010. This price increase affects the monomeric diisocyanates HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate), IPDI (isophorone diisocyanate) and...

LyondellBasell: Management Changes for Olefins & Polyolefins

11.11.2010 - LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) recently announced that Bhavesh V. (Bob) Patel has been named senior vice president, Olefins & Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International (EAI), with additional responsibilities for licensing and catalyst sales, effective immediately. Patel will succeed Anton de Vries who...

LANXESS: New flame-retardant polyamide 66 for consumer electronics

11.11.2010 - Free of halogens and red phosphorus The polyamide 66 Durethan DP AKV 30 FN00 from specialty chemicals group LANXESS is proving extremely successful as a material for flame-retardant components in consumer electronics in Asian markets. One reason is that many equipment manufacturers in the industry...

ifo: Euro Area - Economic Climate Indicator Rises Marginally

10.11.2010 - The Ifo indicator for the economic climate in the euro area rose once again marginally in the fourth quarter, and is now only slightly below its long-term average. The assessments of the current economic situation were considerably more favourable than in the third quarter of 2010. The expectations...

LANXESS: Megatrend mobility drives strong earnings momentum in Q3

10.11.2010 - LANXESS achieved a strong set of results in the third quarter of 2010 due to strong demand for its synthetic rubber and high-tech plastics. As a result, the specialty chemicals group has lifted for the second time this year its earnings forecast for 2010. It now expects EBITDA pre exceptionals of roughly...

FKuR strengthens its management team

10.11.2010 - Bioplastics specialist FKuR Kunststoff GmbH has announced a new member in its management team. With effect from October 1st 2010 Carmen Michels has strengthened the team and assumed responsibility for Technology and Production. She will reinforce the current management board of Dr.-Ing. Edmund Dolfen,...

Evonik: Price increases for functional polymers for pharmaceutical applications

10.11.2010 - The Pharma Polymers business line, part of Evonik Röhm GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG, Essen, will implement price increases for its methyl methacrylate-based polymers for pharmaceutical applications by up to 12% for their global EUDRAGIT® business, effective January 1, 2011. According...

LANXESS buys businesses from Flexsys

10.11.2010 - LANXESS has agreed to acquire two businesses from Flexsys, a division of U.S.-based Solutia Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) to strengthen the portfolio of its Rubber Chemicals business unit. LANXESS will acquire the primary accelerator business as well as the anti-reversion agent Perkalink 900. Employees...

Instron: New Melt Flow Tester for Automated Test Series with up to 5 Selectable Weights

09.11.2010 - Instron’s CEAST MMF Multiweight 7028 is a new Single and Multi Weight Melt Flow Tester for high-precision MFR and MVR determination in quality control and incoming goods inspection, in plastic production and compounding facilities, in the plastic processing industry and R&D centres. Designed as an enhancement...

Plasmatreat: New President and CEO of Plasmatreat North America named

08.11.2010 - Plasmatreat, supplier in atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment technology, has appointed Andreas F. Stecher (47) in October President/CEO of Plasmatreat North America. Andy Stecher brings along an executive career with over 28 years of international business experience in C-Level functions....

Ceplast 2011: New plastics trade fair in Budapest in 2011

08.11.2010 - Targi Kielce, one of Poland´s top trade fair organizers, has joined forces with Budapest-based ECEBD Ltd, a leading regional plastics industry consultant and information provider, to hold the inaugural CEPLAST plastics industry fair in Budapest at the end of November 2011. CEPLAST will focus on the...

LANXESS: 20 percent less weight in the front end of the Audi A8

08.11.2010 - Close development partnership between Audi, Magna, LANXESS and Bond-Laminates The additional stiffness of the plastic-metal composite technology used in the front end of the Audi A8 not only makes the vehicle lighter, but also safer and more comfortable. For the first time, this hybrid component uses...

Ineos Films to increase prices

05.11.2010 - Significantly compromised supply chains in addition to high cost of base raw materials lead to exceptionally high pressure on margins. As the current scenario is expected to continue for an extended period of time, Ineos Films are forced to increase prices with immediate effect. About INEOS Films...

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