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Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

24.02.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions, in an effort to recover its margins. Effective March 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its lowdensity...

Bayer MaterialScience: Technical cooperation with Mitsubishi and Kyowa

24.02.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience has agreed close technical cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. and Kyowa Industrial Co., Ltd. in the field of polycarbonate (PC) automotive glazing. By combining their expertise in injection molding applications, the three partners are looking...

LME announces change to price discovery process for plastics

22.02.2010 - The London Metal Exchange (LME) has modified the price discovery process for plastics futures contracts traded on the Exchange. Since 15 February prices for the LME plastics contracts in polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene will be discovered on LMEselect, the London Metal Exchange’s electronic...

PLAST2012: Shift for the triennial Italian plastics trade show

22.02.2010 - Due in part to two external factors – the new dates for the triennial NPE show in the US (now scheduled in March instead of June) and the unilateral decision by the organisers of IPACK-IMA (International show dedicated to packaging and filling, industrial logistics and machines for the food industry)...

Polyone: Sustainable Solutions for Automotive Engineering

22.02.2010 - Polyone Corporation, a global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will attend at the VDI conference; its the tenth year of participation, underscoring the Company’s commitment to the automotive business. To address the needs of automotive manufacturers, the Company brings...

LyondellBasell Announces Settlement of Intercreditor Dispute

18.02.2010 - LyondellBasell Industries announced that an agreement has been reached that will help pave the way to LyondellBasell´s emergence from Chapter 11. The proposed agreement, which remains subject to court approval, final internal approval and final documentation, resolves objections by the Unsecured Creditor´s...

Evonik’s New Metathesis Catalysts

17.02.2010 - The Catalysts Business Line of Essen, Germany-based Evonik Industries has expanded its portfolio of metathesis catalysts. It is offering its customers three new, efficient homogeneous catalysts that cover a broad spectrum of reactions in cross-metathesis, ring-closing metathesis, and ring-opening metathesis:...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polycarbonate

16.02.2010 - Effective March 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate Compounds and Polycarbonate Blends by 300 Euro per metric ton across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. More Information: www.dow.com

Ticona: Price increases for POM in Europe and Asia

16.02.2010 - Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is increasing prices up to 10 percent on its POM products depending on grade. This increase takes effect on customer shipments beginning March 1, 2010 in Europe and in Asia, or as contracts allow. More Information: www.ticona.com

Songwon: Global price increases for plastic additives

16.02.2010 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV stabilizers, Songstab acid scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants between 5 and 15% effective on orders received on...

BASF increases prices for certain polyalcohols

12.02.2010 - BASF is increasing the prices of its polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP), hydroxypivalic acid neopentylglycol ester (HPN) and 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit. The price adjustment accounts for inadequate margins, so BASF. Polyalcohols...

INEOS: PP and PE production licence contracts in India

11.02.2010 - INEOS Technologies announced that it has licensed its ‘Innovene PP Process’ for the manufacture of polypropylene homopolymers, random and impact copolymers and the ‘Innovene G Process’ for the manufacture of linear low density and high density polyethylene to ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPaL). ...

Lindner Resource: New technologies boost efficiency of plastics shredding

11.02.2010 - Lindner reSource GmbH in Grossbottwar/Germany has further developed its single shaft shredders from the "Vega" series, especially in terms of their application areas, high throughput capacities and optimal energy efficiency for shredding plastics. High availability under tough conditions The company´s...

BASF raises global prices of propionic acid

10.02.2010 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for propionic acid as follows: • Europe, Africa, Middle East: +EUR 0.10/kg • The Americas: +USD 0.07/lb • Asia Pacific: +USD 0.15/kg BASF is a leading supplier of propionic acid with production facilities at its...

Gneuss: Blown Film Production with Increased Reclaim Content

10.02.2010 - The raw material costs and the need to keep the production line running continuously are key factors in ensuring the viability of blown film extrusion lines for the manufacture of refuse sacks, carrier bags, food packaging and hygienic films for example. In order to increase the proportion of reclaim...

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