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Bayer MaterialScience acquires Artificial Muscle, Inc.

10.03.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC, a subsidiary of Bayer AG and part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business, has acquired Artificial Muscle, Inc. (AMI) of Sunnyvale, California. AMI is a pioneer and leader in the field of electroactive polymers for the consumer electronics industry. Enabling technology...

Tria to join Piovan UK

10.03.2010 - Ralf Schneider Group´s recently announced global strategy to bring its three ancillary equipment businesses, Motan, Colortronic and Colortronic Systems together, has led TRIA S.p.A. to review its representation in the UK and Ireland. The co-operation between Motan Limited and Tria will cease on April...

Ultrapolymers: New plastomer for direct processing or PP modification

10.03.2010 - A recent addition to Ultrapolymers’ portfolio of high performance polymers is LyondellBasell’s Koattro KT AR05 plastomer for direct processing or use as a modifying agent for polypropylene. Uncured and without the need for any plasticiser, this material combines high flexibility (bending stiffness 20...

EMS-GRIVORY: Price increases for Grilamid, Grivory and Grilon

09.03.2010 - EMS-GRIVORY (CH) will increase with effect from April 1st, 2010 their prices in Europe by 5%. The products concerned are Grilamid TR, Grivory GV/HT and Grilon A, B and TS. These price increases result chiefly from the high raw material costs since the beginning of this year. Despite great efforts...

EMS increases PPA capacity in Europe

09.03.2010 - EMS-GRIVORY, a business unit of EMS-CHEMIE AG, will increase its production capacity for Grivory HT high-performance polyamide, a polyamide bringing top performance at high temperatures. EMS-GRIVORY will further increase its capacity by constructing an additional Grivory HT manufacturing plant in...

BASF: Airbox for motorcycles made of dimensionally stable polyamide

09.03.2010 - The sportiest and most powerful motorcycle from BMW, the new S 1000 RR, draws its combustion air from an intake system with a built-in air filter function made from Ultramid® B3WGM24 HP, an extremely dimensionally stable polyamide (PA) from BASF. In motorcycle design, this component is called an airbox....

PolyOne Expands Solutions for Wood Plastic Composites

09.03.2010 - PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, recently announced that it is completing the development of a patent-pending fiber treatment technology that will enhance the performance of traditional wood plastic composites (WPCs). This new...

LANXESS: New Jhagadia site up and running

08.03.2010 - The specialty chemicals company LANXESS has completed the first phase of construction of its new site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state, India. The production of the rubber chemicals plant was started up, as planned, after being relocated from Thane, Maharashtra state. The plant features the latest technology...

Evonik acquires Membrane Extraction Technology for its high-performance polymers business

03.03.2010 - Evonik Industries AG announced its acquisition of London based Membrane Extraction Technology (MET) Ltd. The transaction has been completed by March 1. The acquisition is an integral part of Evonik´s strategy to invest in attractive developing markets driven by the mega trend "Resource Efficiency"....

Bayer MaterialScience planning new world-scale TDI plant at Dormagen site

02.03.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest roughly EUR 150 million in a new high-tech production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) at Chempark Dormagen. TDI is a precursor for the production of polyurethane flexible foam. The new plant will have a capacity of 300,000 tons per year and will replace the...

Kuhne: Flat Film Division presents new direct PET extrusion line

02.03.2010 - "PET is the perfect thermoforming material as it is transparent, easily printable, has excellent mechanical properties and a keen price/performance ratio," says Stephan Halstrick, CEO of Kuhne GmbH with headquarters in Sankt Augustin/Germany. He is convinced that PET is the material of the future, which...

Kuhne: Specialist for extrusion lines presents positive balance sheet despite sales losses in 2009

02.03.2010 - German extrusion line specialist Kuhne GmbH of Sankt Augustin has a positive outlook on the future. Despite being affected by the substantial sales deficits experienced by the entire plastic machinery manufacturing segment, the company fared well in 2009 and took advantage of the situation by focusing...

Petcore: New website and first issue of „PET Profile“ published

02.03.2010 - Our original website had served us well for the past 5 years but Petcore wished to take advantage of the latest developments in website technology to give our members and the public the latest information on PET1 and PET recycling in a user-friendly format. Petcore members can now have access to...

DSM and MCC sign contracts to exchange polycarbonate and polyamide businesses

01.03.2010 - DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group of the Netherlands-based Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company Royal DSM N.V., at the end of last week announced that it has signed the contracts with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) enabling DSM to acquire MCC’s Novamid® polyamide business in...

BASF to increase prices for PVC-Modifiers

01.03.2010 - Effective March 1st, 2010, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices in Europe including CIS countries for Vinuran® impact modifiers by €120 per metric ton and for Vinuran ® processing aids by €80 per metric ton. The price adjustment is necessary due to strongly increased raw material cost. ...

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