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DuPont: Expanded solutions for wire and cable with renewably sourced and halogen free materials

09.04.2010 - As part of the DuPont exhibit for 2010 International Wire and Trade Fair, DuPont Performance Polymers presents a number of speciality materials for the wire and cable industry among them several new plastics: In addition to the existing solutions for wire and cable, DuPont Performance Polymers expands...

BASF: New System House in West China

09.04.2010 - As the leading global supplier of polyurethane (PU) system solutions worldwide, BASF will further expand its strong global service and production network. With the establishment of a new Polyurethane Solutions System House in West China (with a population of over 120 million), BASF will meet the demand...

Dow: Price Increases for Polystyrene, ABS and SAN Products Announced

07.04.2010 - Effective immediately, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe and its affiliate companies revise their price increases for polystyrene, ABS and SAN products effective immediately by an additional 30 Euro per metric ton. This revision of the April price increase announced March 24, 2010 is due to higher...

Coperion at the WIRE exhibition: flexibility in the production of cable compounds

06.04.2010 - Kombiplast hybrid: for PVC and HFFR compounds At the WIRE exhibition in Düsseldorf (April 12-16, 2010) Coperion GmbH, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer, will be presenting the hybrid concept of its well-established Kombiplast compounding lines for the production of cable compounds. The Kombiplast PVC/HFFR...

AMI: New report details trends in Asian market

01.04.2010 - A recent report from industry consultants, AMI Consulting points to Asia as the fastest growing and most dynamic market for thermoplastic masterbatch products in the world. Despite the impact of the global recession demand for masterbatch products has continued to power ahead in the region and is forecast...

LANXESS: Increased prices for chloroprene rubber

01.04.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG will increase its prices for CR (chloroprene rubber) globally effective April 1, 2010. Dependent on regions, the price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 3000/USD 400 for CR. This adjustment is unavoidable...

MTI Mischtechnik: Christian Honemeyer now sole managing director - Experienced management team ensures continuity

01.04.2010 - There has been a changing of the guard at MTI Mischtechnik: with effect from the end of February 2010, Christian Honemeyer is the sole managing director of the Detmold-based manufacturer of mixing and processing equipment for the polymer processing and chemical industries. His appointment follows the...

Mann+Hummel ProTec: The new SOMOS® Plastic Analyser - Non-destructive, quantitative online measurement of residual moisture in materials

01.04.2010 - The SOMOS® Plastic Analyser for continuous, quantitative determination of residual moisture in free-flowing plastics is a new addition to the MANN+HUMMEL ProTec portfolio in the area of efficient material drying systems. The SOMOS® Plastic Analyser is a sensor that quantitatively and non-destructively...

BASF: Prices for styrenic copolymers in Europe will increase

31.03.2010 - BASF will be raising prices for different plastics in its styrenic copolymer product range in Europe and in all regions supplied from Europe, effective April 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. The price increases amount to 200 Euro per metric ton for Terluran (ABS), 175 Euro per metric ton for Styrolux...

AMI: New reports review thermoplastic compounding and concentrates demand in North America

31.03.2010 - Two new reports from leading industry consultants AMI, highlight the recent development of the thermoplastics compounding industry in North America. AMI’s guide to the thermoplastics compounding industry in NAFTA is a comprehensive listing over 500 companies involved in the 13 billion pound NAFTA compounding...

DSM Engineering Plastics: Price Increases on Akulon PA6 and PA66 Compounds

30.03.2010 - As a result of continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its Akulon PA6 and PA66 Compounds. Effective 1 April 2010, DSM will increase prices by € 250/t in Europe and Asia Pacific Regions, and will increase prices by...

DuPont at Wire 2010: Innovation based on patented Airquick technology

30.03.2010 - DuPont introduces new category of fluoropolymer foam resin for enhanced wire and cable applications Stevenage, March 2010. DuPont will present a new category of DuPont™ Teflon® fluoropolymer foam resins based on its new Airquick technology at Wire 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany, 12-16 April 2010). The...

Evonik to Raise Prices of High-Performance Polymers and Monomers

29.03.2010 - High Performance Polymers Business Line of Evonik Industries AG, Germany, will raise prices of their product ranges VESTAMID®, VESTOSINT®, VESTAMELT®, TROGAMID® and VESTENAMER® by an average of 7%, depending on region and product type. Customers will be informed of specific price increases by their...

Borealis announces new Chairman of the Supervisory Board

26.03.2010 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces the nomination of H.E. Khadem Al Qubaisi, Managing Director of the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Chairman of the Board of Aabar Investments, as the new Chairman of the Borealis Supervisory Board,...

Dow Europe: Price Increases for Polyethylene Resins, PS, ABS, SAN and EPS Grades

25.03.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. Effective April 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its lowdensity polyethylene (LDPE), resins by 80...

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