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Trevira: Preparations for transfer of business are proceeding smoothly

04.12.2009 - Preparations for the planned transfer of business into a new company, with the insolvency administrator as stakeholder, are proceeding smoothly. Notwithstanding the stoppage in the sales process with the previously desginated investors, it will be possible to meet the scheduled deadline with the effective...

Petcore: Can Bio-based Plastics ever Substitute Conventional Plastics?

04.12.2009 - The associations European Bio-plastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) have recently published a jointly-commissioned study on bio-based plastics. It forecasts their capacity developments and technical substitution potential. The authors, from Utrecht University estimated...

Ferromatik Milacron: Economic Conditions Force New Cost-Cutting Measures

03.12.2009 - The board of directors at Ferromatik Milacron yesterday spoke with employees about the ongoing impact of the international economic crisis on the company, and the need for new cost-cutting measures. Details of these measures are still to be determined. Over the past twelve months new orders at Ferromatik...

Bayer MaterialScience: New film system with watermarks for polycarbonate cards

03.12.2009 - Watermarks incorporated into bank notes, stamps and other valuable paper documents have for many years proven to be an effective deterrent to counterfeiters. Now Bayer MaterialScience has developed a film system based on Makrofol® ID DP1230 that also allows colored watermarks to be incorporated into...

LyondellBasell to Shut Down One PP Production Line at Wesseling Plant in Germany

02.12.2009 - LyondellBasell announced yesterday that it will shut down one polypropylene (PP) line in Wesseling, Germany, by the end of 2009. As a result, PP capacity at the site will be reduced by 110KT. “We have concluded that our current polypropylene operating rate at Wesseling is no longer economically...

Rhodia: New ecological and organically sourced polyamide

01.12.2009 - Rhodia is introducing a new environmentally friendly polyamide – the organically sourced 6.10 range – as a complement to its polyamide range. Produced primarily from renewable materials, it offers high-performance and economically attractive solutions that contribute to a reduced environmental footprint....

BASF starts up a new production facility for intermediates

01.12.2009 - After a two-year construction phase, BASF yesterday (November 30, 2009) started up a new plant complex for the production of the chemical intermediates cyclopentanone (CPon) and cyclododecanone (CDon) at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site. Kurt Beck, the prime minister of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate,...

BASF to increase prices for Polyamide 6 and 6,6 polymer and copolymer in North America

01.12.2009 - BASF will increase the price for Polyamide 6, Polyamide 6,6 and copolymer by $0.10 per pound effective December 1, 2009, or as contract allows. This increase covers nylon polymer for spinning, monofilament, film, wire and cable applications, neat resin for compounding. “This increase is necessary...

Erema: Optimising energy consumption in plastics recycling machines

30.11.2009 - The new ecoSAVE technology will help operators of EREMA plastics recycling systems to reduce their energy costs even further in future. For the customer, ecoSAVE means a reduction in production costs and further optimisation of energy consumption. EREMA, however, also sees ecoSAVE as a commitment...

Trevira sale process stopped by Insolvency Administrator

30.11.2009 - Werner Schneider, Insolvency Administrator of Trevira Group, has stopped with immediate effect the process to sell the fibre manufacturer to the two entrepreneurs Stefan Messer and Karl-Gerhard Seifert. Instead, the business of Trevira Group will be transferred as scheduled to a new company on 1st January...

Gurit sold its 50% stake in GuMa to joint-venture partner Mazzucchelli

27.11.2009 - Gurit Holding AG, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-end composite materials and technologies, has sold its 50% stake in the joint-venture GuMa to Mazzucchelli. Gurit had established GuMa in 2006 together with the Italian transparent thermoplastic expert Mazzucchelli. GuMa mainly produces...

Milliken’s new clarifying agent Millad® NX8000 opens up a world of opportunity for highly transparent injection-blow moulded PP containers

27.11.2009 - The market for very clear thick-walled bottles and jars that has remained largely untapped by polypropylene is now opening up as the result of a cooperative project between Milliken Chemical, market leader for clarifying agents for polypropylene, and precision blow mould maker ADOP France. The project...

Bayer MaterialScience strengthens polycarbonate sheet business in India wit a joint venture

26.11.2009 - Bayer MaterialScience has entered into an agreement with Malibu Plastica (P) Limited, Ahmedabad, India, to set up a joint venture that will supply polycarbonate sheets to the Indian market. Bayer MaterialScience intends to further grow its business in the country and strengthen its global position as...

MBS: Polyolefins congress highlights key industry issues

26.11.2009 - Key business and technology issues facing the polyethylene and polypropylene supply chains got a good airing at the PEPP 2009 global congress on polyolefins organized by Maack Business Services in Zurich in October. This annual meeting regularly attracts representatives from virtually all the world’s...

Songwon strengthens its presence in the Middle East and Africa

25.11.2009 - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd., a global leader in polymer additives, is pleased to announce the opening of its headquarters for the Middle East and Africa in Bahrain. The opening of the Songwon Industrial Company Limited – Representative Office follows the recent establishment of Songwon’s local warehouse...

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