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Borealis distributes Student Innovation Award 2009

01.02.2010 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions has selected the winners of its Student Innovation Award 2009. Launched in 2008, the award recognises the two most innovative research papers on polyolefins, olefins or melamine, one for a master’s degree and one for a doctorate...

Bayer MaterialScience opens world’s largest carbon nanotube pilot facility

01.02.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is the largest of its kind in the world and has an annual capacity...

BASF: Sealing/Bonding Polyamide Oil Pans with Liquid Silicone

01.02.2010 - In terms of weight and cost, the benefits of plastic oil pans in motor vehicles over their metal counterparts can be extended even further when solid gaskets are replaced with suitable adhesive sealants. The two chemical companies BASF and WACKER have now succeeded in developing an optimally matched...

LyondellBasell to increase Prices on its PE and PP products in Europe

29.01.2010 - Effective February 1, LyondellBasell Industries will increase prices in Europe by €120 per tonne on all of its polypropylene grades and €100 per tonne on all of its polyethylene grades. “This increase is due to the continued escalation in feedstock costs,” said Anton de Vries, LyondellBasell’s senior...

FKuR: Bioplastics manufacturer expands to North America

28.01.2010 - At the beginning of 2010, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH began operations of its newly founded subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corporation, in Cedar Park, Texas, USA with a team of 4 people. Patrick Zimmermann (Photo) was appointed the President of FKuR Plastics Corp. and will also continue to assume his role as Sales...

Moretto: OMS&P Center equipped with state-of-the-art technology

27.01.2010 - OMS&P Center inaugurated At the beginning of October 2009, Renato Moretto, CEO of MORETTO S.p.A., Massanzago (PD) in Italy, opened the so-called OMS&P Center in the presence of 35 Italian representatives and trading partners of this manufacturer of automation equipment and systems for the processing...

Bayer MaterialScience and Masdar sign co-operation on sustainable construction

27.01.2010 - Masdar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mubadala Development Company focused on developing sustainable and renewable energy solutions and Bayer MaterialScience, a division of Bayer AG and a global provider of materials used in the building industry, have signed a strategic partnership agreement in...

EMS Group: Sale of the automotive aftermarket business „EFTEC Aftermarket”

27.01.2010 - The EMS Group with global activities in the business areas Performance Polymers and Fine Chemicals / Engineering and with its companies combined in EMSCHEMIE HOLDING AG, has sold its subsidiary, EFTEC Aftermarket GmbH, which is active in the field of the automotive aftermarket and located in Lügde (D),...

RadiciGroup: Acquisition of US-Compounder MDE concluded

26.01.2010 - RadiciGroup officially concluded the acquisition of American compounder Michael Day Enterprises Inc. on 15 January. This investment will enable the Group to gain market share and strengthen its position in the American plastics market, moving another step ahead in its globalization process. RadiciGroup...

Engel: EXJECTION® Technology wins Austrian State Prize

26.01.2010 - EXJECTION® technology supports the production of long sections and rails with integrated fitting, closure, reinforcing and decor elements via a single injection point in a single production cycle. We chose a fully electrical ENGEL e-motion injection moulding machine for this process as it guarantees...

BASF increases prices for Polyurethane products in Europe

26.01.2010 - With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow, BASF will be increasing its prices for diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyol basic products in Europe by 200 Euro per metric ton. The price adjustments are related to the significant rise in raw material and energy...

Trevira: Head of Sales for the new Trevira appointed

25.01.2010 - Following the launch of the new Trevira GmbH at the start of 2010 under the leadership of Uwe Wöhner, the Head of Sales for the new Trevira has now been named. On February 1 2010 Hartmann Huth (50, Photo) is returning to Trevira, assuming total responsibility for Marketing & Sales. Prior to leaving...

Songwon: Korean additives specialist improves positive results

22.01.2010 - Songwon Group, a leading global supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, continues to show improvement in results vs. 2008 with a net profit of KRW 8.9 Billion for the third quarter of 2009 and of 22.4 Billion KRW for the first 9 months of 2009. The key components of Songwon’s...

Engel: Cooperation with Mitsubishi

22.01.2010 - ENGEL and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co., Ldt. (MHI-PT) have made a cooperation agreement concerning the marketing of large-scale ENGEL multi-component injection moulding machines for Japanese customers. The purpose is to distribute ENGEL duo combi-machines with clamping forces 1.000...

EMS-CHEMIE: Energy from timber instead of natural gas

22.01.2010 - EMS-CHEMIE AG, and especially the business area Performance Polymers, believe in renewable energy and have been successful in achieving a sustainable reduction in CO2 emissions of more than 80 % at the production site in Domat/Ems. Domat/Ems is idyllically located in the Swiss canton Grisons and...

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