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DSM increases prices of Akulon® PA6 Polymers

06.05.2009 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced a price increase for its Akulon® polyamide 6 polymers. Effective May 1st, 2009, or as contracts permit, all shipments in Europe will be increased by EUR 70 per metric ton. Richard Pieters, Global Business Manager at DSM Engineering Plastics says:...

Bayer MaterialScience expands its distribution network for polycarbonates in Eastern Europe through the addition of ALBIS

06.05.2009 - Bayer MaterialScience (www.bayermaterialscience.com) is stepping up its activities in Eastern Europe by expanding its cooperation with the ALBIS Group (Hamburg, www.albis.com). Bayer MaterialScience has added ALBIS to its existing partners in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania...

Norner Innovation: MDO line for development centre

06.05.2009 - The norwegian Norner Innovation AS (www.norner.no) has entered an agreement with Hosokawa Alpine (www.alpinehosokawa.com) AG to install a so called MDO line (Mono Directional Orientation) for development of plastic films for flexible packaging and industrial applications in its development centre. The...

BASF: Styrenic plastic specialty Terblend N for the ski-hatch opening

06.05.2009 - For the first time, the plastic Terblend® N NG-02 is being used for a ski-hatch (Photo) opening in the new Opel Insignia. In spite of its glass fiber content, this ABS/PA blend made by BASF (www.basf.com, www.terblend-n.com) can be used for visible parts without having to be coated. In comparison to...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation builds a PA 6 plant in Vietnam

05.05.2009 - Already in June 2008, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation (FCFC) from Taiwan and Uhde Inventa-Fischer (www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) signed a contract for a polyamide 6 plant. The plant will be built in Vietnam, to the south of Ho Chi Minh City. The annual capacity of 47,000 metric tons will be used...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer builds plant for Grodno Khimvolokno in Belarus

05.05.2009 - Uhde Inventa-Fischer (www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) and Grodno Khimvolokno signed a contract in October 2008 for the delivery of a polyamide-6 plant. The plant will have an annual capacity of 91,000 metric tons; it will produce polyamide-6 chips for tire cord, BCF and engineering plastics. The plant...

Wittmann Battenfeld establishes sales and service subsidiary in Romania

05.05.2009 - The Austrian Wittmann Group (www.wittmann-battenfeld.com) continues to expand within the EU: As from 1 May 2009, a sales and service subsidiary is opened in Bucharest, Romania. ‘Wittmann Battenfeld Srl’ serves to strengthen the role of the Wittmann Group in the growing Romanian market. The Wittmann...

BASF: A drastic decline in sales in the Plastics segment

04.05.2009 - In an extremely difficult environment, BASF’s (www.basf.com) business declined in the first quarter of 2009. At €12.2 billion, sales were 23% lower than in the first quarter of 2008, primarily due to persistently weak demand. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items fell by 58% to €985 million...

BASF increases prices for PolyTHF worldwide

04.05.2009 - With immediate effect or as contracts allow, BASF (www.basf.com) is increasing the sales prices for PolyTHF ® (P olytetrahydrofuran ) worldwide. • Europe: + EUR 75/mt • North America: + USD 6ct/lbs • Asia: + USD 200/mt The price adjustment for PolyTHF is related to unsatisfactory margins and...

FKuR: Worldwide First Fully Compostable Net Bag

04.05.2009 - The Spanish Grupo Giró (www.giropack.com) launches worldwide first certified complete compostable net bag. The new net packaging system developed by Giró comprises 100 % compostable materials certified according to EN 13432 for net and etiquette. For the knitted net itself Bio-Flex® F 1130 and for...

Bayer MaterialScience: Slump in business leaves a distinct mark

30.04.2009 - The performance of the Bayer Group’s businesses in the first quarter of 2009 varied widely as expected. “While CropScience and Pharmaceuticals continued on a path of growth, the slump in business at MaterialScience (www.bayermaterialscience.com) also left a distinct mark on sales and earnings of the...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers and Distrupol extend UK and Ireland collaboration

30.04.2009 - Distributor’s portfolio includes specialty polymers for cosmetic and industrial applications Effective April 15, 2009, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP, www.dupont.com) has named Distrupol as its sole distributor in UK and Ireland for its range of specialty ethylene copolymers products...

Biesterfeld looks back on successful year 2008

29.04.2009 - The Biesterfeld Group (www.biesterfeld.com) registers a successful year 2008. The company´s consolidated sales increased by 2.1% over previous year to reach € 853.7m. EBIT rose 12% over previous year to reach € 36.4m. 591 employees generated a net result of € 17.1m. While the business in Western...

Plastpol 2009: Polish exhibition of plastics opens in one month

29.04.2009 - This is the largest exhibition of plastics not only in Poland, but in all of Eastern Europe, and also one of the most important events of the year for the world´s companies in this industry. For the last few years, Plastpol (www.plastpol.com) has been at the top of the Polish Trade Fairs Corporation´s...

SABIC: Long glass fiber-filled polypropylene for North American Automotive Industry

28.04.2009 - As part of an ongoing effort to reaffirm and further strengthen its long-term commitment to the North American auto industry, SABIC Innovative Plastics (www.sabic-ip.com) recently announced its agreement to acquire the RheMax product line from RheTech, Inc., of Whitmore Lake, Mich. Under the terms of...

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