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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...

Krahn Chemie: European distributor for Premier Chemicals

22.01.2010 - Starting immediately, Hamburg-based distributor Krahn Chemie will be in charge of the European marketing of the magnesium oxides produced by US manufacturer Premier Chemicals. These products are an excellent addition to Krahn´s current rubber product range, which includes the special elastomers CR,...

K.D. Feddersen: New polypropylene for high quality surfaces

22.01.2010 - Softell, a new polypropylene (PP) from LyondellBasell Industries, allows high-quality surfaces to be produced without additional coating or painting. This product already has numerous applications, particularly in the automotive industry for vehicle interior trim. In this case, there is a focus...

LANXESS brings forward new rubber facility project in Singapore

21.01.2010 - The world’s leading synthetic rubber company LANXESS has brought forward its plans to build a new butyl rubber facility in Singapore. The company will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in May, 2010, and production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2013. The 100,000 tons per annum plant on Jurong...

Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices

21.01.2010 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces that it will increase all polyethylene and polypropylene prices by EUR 100/tonne as of January 25, 2010. “We have decided on this price increase to restore our margins and stay in line with our innovation strategy,”...

DSM acquires full ownership of NPC PA6 polymer facility

20.01.2010 - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and Shaw Industries Group, Inc. announced recently that DSM has acquired full control of the PA6 polymerization facility of Nylon Polymer Company LLC (NPC) in Augusta (Georgia, United States). Shaw...

Balda: Share price development wit brilliant comeback 2009

19.01.2010 - By returning to profitability and securing its funding in the fall of 2009, Balda AG has pulled off a brilliant performance in its share price development. The shares of the mobile phone supplier, listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, opened in 2009 at a price of 0.52 euros....

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