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ElringKlinger buoyed by upturn in sales and cost reductions in Q3 2009

03.11.2009 - Against the backdrop of the severe slump in car sales within the international vehicle industry, the ElringKlinger Group was faced with a decline in consolidated sales revenue by 20.0% to EUR 419.2 (524.0) million in the first nine months of 2009. Despite this situation, the Group managed to keep earnings...

DSM Composite Resins: Joint Initiative Develops Breakthrough In Thermoset Direct Compounding Technology

03.11.2009 - DSM Composite Resins, Dieffenbacher and Fraunhofer ICT combine efforts on a truly innovative direct compounding technology that extends thermoset composites to high volume, complex and large parts production At a joint press conference held during the Composites Europe show, a breakthrough in direct...

ElringKlinger Group acquires majority stake in Turkish company

02.11.2009 - The ElringKlinger Group has acquired a 90% interest in the Turkish automotive supplier Ompas¸ A.S¸., based in Bursa, thereby strengthening its position with a company-controlled production unit in the burgeoning Turkish automobile market. New production company in Turkey The agreement on the acquisition...

Trevira: Business situation good – financial closing postponed

02.11.2009 - Werner Schneider continues as insolvency administrator At the meeting of creditors of the insolvent Trevira Group public accountant Werner Schneider was confirmed in his office as insolvency administrator. The meeting took place last Thursday and creditors of the company received a detailed report...

DuPont: New Zytel® HTN Grades Combat Corrosion of Electrical Wire

02.11.2009 - New “Electrical/Electronics Friendly (EF)” grades of DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA resins offer sharply lower potential for corrosion of delicate metal parts that are in intimate contact with parts molded from them. The new resins are formulated to avoid ingredients that can cause corrosion of fine copper...

EMS-GRIVORY: Fast flowing, high impact strength polyamide 6 for thin-walled applications

30.10.2009 - For thin-walled power tools this plastic material scores points with both its toughness and with economic aspects such as the shorter cycle time. But the new range of high impact strength Grilon FC products can score points in other areas as well. EMS-GRIVORY presents a range of new high impact strength...

LyondellBasell: Al-Waha Starts up New Propane Dehydrogenation Unit and Largest Spherizone Polypropylene Plant

30.10.2009 - Al-Waha Petrochemical Company has successfully started up its new complex in Al-Jubail Industrial City which includes a 450 KT per year polypropylene plant based on LyondellBasell’s Spherizone process technology. Al-Waha was formed in 2006 and is a joint venture between Sahara Petrochemicals Company...

Kreyenborg: High-end backflush filter convinces in the production of polyolefin sheets

29.10.2009 - After already a series of systems of the V-type screen changer of Kreyenborg GmbH, Germany have proven their effectiveness with the processing of PET, now the first filter with the special power backflush technology is in operation in a polyolefin line. In the direct extrusion of shredded HDPE blow...

LyondellBasell: Launch of New High-performance Lupolen Resin for Use in Blown Film

29.10.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries announced the commercial launch of a new polyethylene (PE) resin for potential use in a wide range of customer blown film applications. The new Lupolen GX 4081 grade features a superior balance of mechanical properties, and a unique combination of stiffness and toughness that...

BASF: Personal Changes in the company’s leadership team

29.10.2009 - The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has announced the following changes in the company’s leadership team: Dr. Alfred Hackenberger, currently President, Competence Center Specialty Chemicals Research, will become President of the South America regional division based in São Paulo, Brazil effective...

Krahn Chemie: Now Represents BYK in Poland

29.10.2009 - Starting in November 2009, Krahn Chemie will be representing BYK in Poland. Both companies have had a successful partnership in Germany since 2004. The new sales and distribution partnership covers the entire application spectrum of the additives developed and manufactured by BYK. In addition to...

Arkema increases production capacity at its Calvert City Kynar® PVDF plant

29.10.2009 - Work to extend Arkema’s Kynar® PVDF resin plant in Calvert City (United States/Kentucky) is nearing completion. This latest debottlenecking of around $20 M will ensure a 15% increase in the plant’s production capacity from early 2010. "This latest extension will provide us with the necessary capacity...

INEOS wins PP and HDPE technology licence contracts in China

28.10.2009 - INEOS Technologies announced that it has licensed its ‘Innovene PP Process’ for the manufacture of homopolymers, random and impact copolymers and its ‘Innovene S Process’ for the manufacture of HDPE and MDPE to the Yulin Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. of Yanchang Petroleum Group Co., in Shaanxi, China....

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: Textile Polyester Plant for PVTex in Vietnam

28.10.2009 - Uhde Inventa-Fischer has won a contract for a textile-grade polyester plant with their customer Petrovietnam-Vinatex Dinh Vu Petrochemical and Fiber Joint Stock Company, Vietnam (PVTex). The main contractor is a consortium of Hyundai Engineering, Seoul/Korea, LG International Corporation, Seoul/Korea...

LANXESS: Fuel filter housing made of conductive polyamide 6

28.10.2009 - In many cases, polyamide 6 represents a viable, cost-effective alternative to die-cast aluminum in the production of fuel filter housings. One example of this is the fuel filter for the luxury sedan of a German automaker. This component is made by Mann+Hummel, one of the world’s leading manufacturers...

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