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BASF: New special ABS Terluran for electroplating

29.09.2010 - Upon the occasion of K 2010 BASF will be introducing a new member of its ABS product line (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) that was specifically developed with an eye towards the requirements made in electroplating. This material goes by the name Terluran® BX 13074 and is intended particularly...

LANXESS: Price increase for Baypren products

29.09.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS will increase its prices for CR (chloroprene rubber) effective fourth quarter 2010. Dependent on regions, the price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 525 / USD 700 for CR. The continued high level of feedstock...

MAUSER adjusts IBC Prices

28.09.2010 - Effective September 15th, 2010 or as contracts allow, the MAUSER Group adapts IBC prices between 5-10 Euro per IBC. The price adjustment reflects the increased production cost. All existing contractual obligations will be honored, announced the company. About MAUSER MAUSER Group is a leading producer...

Huhtamaki to sell the majority of its European rigid plastic consumer goods operations

28.09.2010 - Huhtamaki has agreed to sell the majority of its European rigid plastic consumer goods operations to Island Lux S.à r.l. & Partners S.C.A., an affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP, the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a U.S. based private investment firm. The annual net sales of...

LANXESS: Change in Management at three business units

28.09.2010 - There will be a change in management at three of the 13 business units of specialty chemicals company LANXESS. Dr. Hans-Georg Schmitt, Head of the Basic Chemicals business unit (BAC), will retire as of January 1, 2011. Schmitt has been in charge of Basic Chemicals since the formation of LANXESS. ...

Instron: Testing Technology from Thermoplastic Materials to Components

28.09.2010 - Instron will underline its position as a versatile partner for a full range of polymer testing services at K 2010. The company will present its comprehensive portfolio of newly-developed and enhanced testing devices, ranging from high-precision melt flow testers for the quality control and research...

DuPont at K 2010: Responsible Innovation Now

28.09.2010 - The DuPont exhibit at K 2010 reflects the company’s optimistic and future-oriented view of its business and the opportunities for high-performance polymers and elastomers that are emerging from recent global economic challenges. Under its sustainability banner of “Responsible Innovation Now”, DuPont...

plasticker.com: Online marketplace for the plastics industry

27.09.2010 - The plasticker industry portal plasticker.com is presenting itself for the second time at K 2010, on the common stand of the ministry for trade, medium and small sized enterprises and energy of the state of North Rhine Westphalia (Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Mittelstand und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen)....

BASF: ABS/PA Terblend N with improved flow in speaker grilles

24.09.2010 - The especially easy-flowing ABS/PA brand Terblend® N NM 21 EF marketed widely by BASF in 2010 has found its first high-volume application in automobile interiors. Peguform, an automotive supplier for interior and exterior components headquartered in Bötzingen, is using the material to manufacture speaker...

Pallmann: Solutions for fine grinding, granulation and preparation of secondary raw materials

23.09.2010 - PALLMANN company will present itself again during the K-exhibition in Düsseldorf, with its own booth. PALLMANN will present its capabilities and innovative strength as a manufacturer of machines and systems for the size reduction of plastics, the recycling of valuable materials and the preparation of...

Arburg: Ten years of Arburg Brazil

23.09.2010 - On 15 September 2010, the team at Arburg Brazil celebrated the subsidiary´s 10th anniversary in the presence of Managing Partner Renate Keinath and Managing Director Sales Helmut Heinson. "The subsidiary has developed admirably and has successfully established itself in the Brazilian injection moulding...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: Successful Commissioning of PET MTR® plant at Indorama AlphaPet Inc.

23.09.2010 - In September 2009, Uhde Inventa-Fischer successfully commissioned the first line of Indorama’s latest PET resin plant in Alabama (USA). The second line came on stream in June 2010. The plant has an annual capacity of 432,000 tons and uses Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s proprietary patented MTR® technology....

Altuglas International: Price increase for acrylic resins

23.09.2010 - Altuglas International announced an increase of 250 Euros per metric ton for PMMA resins marketed under the Altuglas® trademark in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This price increase will be applicable to all deliveries for the month of October. The price revision is the result of both the...

Gabriel-Chemie + RAL: RAL PLASTICS - New colour range for plastics

23.09.2010 - In time for the K 2010 in Dusseldorf in October, the RAL gGmbH is presenting a new colour range for plastics together with the Gabriel-Chemie Group. With this independent plastic standard, RAL is reacting to the versatile demands from the plastics processing industry. The Gabriel-Chemie Group...

Evonik: Michael Hirschhäuser new Vice President of Carbon Black

22.09.2010 - As of 1st of October Michael Hirschhäuser will take over the position of Vice President Sales & Global Key Account Management Tire from Mr. Stefan Immer within the Evonik Carbon Black GmbH. Mr. Immer will retire at the end of the first quarter 2011 and will support his successor during the handover...

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