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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...

Crucial New Book Explores use of PVC in Medical Products

28.04.2009 - iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Update on Medical Plasticised PVC. Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is the most versatile of all the commodity polymers. It can satisfy a wide range of product function, safety, performance, and cost criteria. It is therefore ideal for use in medical...

LyondellBasell Adds Holding Company to Chapter 11 Protection

27.04.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries last Friday announced that LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. has been voluntarily added to Lyondell Chemical Company´s reorganization filing under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to protect the European holding company against claims by certain financial and U.S. trade...

Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increases for Polyethylene Resins

27.04.2009 - Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions for PE resins, based on the continued high raw materials costs that the company is experiencing and the need to restore its margins. Effective May 1, 2009, or as contract terms...

All-Finanz have bought Menzolit Compounds International

23.04.2009 - The contrat to sell the Menzolit-group (www.menzolit.com) to the German investor All-Finanz has been signed in Heidelberg on April 20th, 2009. At the beginning of March 2009, the Swedish company Plastal, to which Menzolit formerly belonged, filed for insolvency. Before Plastal´s insolvency, extensive...

KRAIBURG TPE: TPE Production with high-purity medical paraffinic white oils

22.04.2009 - No matter whether it’s a question of toys, food packaging materials or products for use in medical technology – manufacturers can put their faith in compounds made by KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com). They can depend on top quality and be absolutely sure that the products are safe from a medical...

DuPont: Low-wear, low-energy polymer conveyor chains made of low-friction acetal resin

22.04.2009 - iwis antriebssysteme GmbH & Co.KG (Hall 25, Stand B26) will launch its new FLEXON® hinged-slat chains and MatTop chains made of DuPont™ Delrin® acetal resin at Motion, Drive & Automation (Hanover, Germany, 20-24 April 2009). The polymer chains are the Munich-based company’s response to market requirements...

Akulon® from DSM Engineering Plastics in automotive feasibility studies

21.04.2009 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced that Akulon PA6 resin has been selected by various OEMs and Tiers for various applications and feasibility studies for oil sumps and oil pans use in under-the-hood. Currently various engine and road tests are ongoing. Final design validation of...

Sole Shareholder of Indian Sempertrans Nirlon

20.04.2009 - In the course of ongoing international expansion Semperit AG Holding (www.semperit.at) takes over the remaining 26% of the shares of Sempertrans Nirlon, India, from its former local jointventure partner. This transaction makes Semperit the sole shareholder of Sempertrans Nirlon. Sempertrans Nirlon manufactures...

LANXESS enters into distribution agreement with Russian rubber manufacturer Halopolymer

20.04.2009 - The German specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) and the Russian rubber manufacturer Halopolymer, OJSC (Moscow, www.halopolymer.com), have entered into a distribution agreement for fluororubbers. Maxim V. Doroshkevich, CEO of Halopolymer, and Guenther Weymans, head of the Technical...

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