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Gurit: Closing of acquisition of Chinese Suzhou Red Maple Wind Blade Mould

04.01.2010 - Gurit, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-end composite materials and technologies, has closed the transaction announced on December 8, 2009, to acquire Suzhou Red Maple Wind Blade Mould Co. Ltd., Taicang, Jiangsu China, on December 18, 2009 by taking over the entirety of its parent company...

BASF: Name change for Elastogran companies

23.12.2009 - Following the introduction of the BASF corporate brand for European polyurethane sites, the next step is to change the names of Elastogran companies. For instance, Elastogran GmbH with its head offices in Lemförde will be called BASF Polyurethanes GmbH from now on. This is in keeping with a system already...

Celanese Acquires Long-fiber Thermoplastics Business of FACT

23.12.2009 - Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, recently announced the acquisition of the long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) business of FACT GmbH (Future Advanced Composites Technology) of Kaiserslautern, Germany, a business unit of The Ravago Group. Completion of the...

RadiciGroup Plastics explores new business opportunities in the NAFTA market

23.12.2009 - As part of its strategy to strengthen its manufacturing and marketing presence in the NAFTA market, RadiciGroup Plastics has confirmed that it has entered into a “stalking horse” Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire the American compounder MDE, subject to a Section 363 bankruptcy auction. The Group is...

Borealis to exit rotomoulding business

22.12.2009 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, has announced its decision to withdraw all activities for the rotomoulding sector by March 31, 2010. Borealis has been committed to the rotomoulding market for many years, introducing leading rotomoulding products under its...

CSM: Lactide plant in Thailand for the production of components for bioplastics

21.12.2009 - CSM announced recently that its subsidiary Purac will start with the construction of a Lactide plant in Thailand to produce components for bioplastics. This investment is driven by CSM’s commitment to play a leading role in the development of the market for lactic acid based bioplastics (PLA). This...

Erema: VACUREMA rPET approved by FDA for the packaging of frozen ready-prepared foods

18.12.2009 - Additional possibilities for recycled PET (rPET) from EREMA´s VACUREMA range of plastics recycling systems have been created by the current extension of FDA approval) in this field. Previously, rPET made with these systems had been approved for the FDA application categories "C" to "G", and category...

Rieter sells nonwovens activities to Andritz

18.12.2009 - On December 11, 2009 Rieter signed a contract with the international technology group Andritz, based in Graz, Austria, for the sale of the French company Rieter Perfojet S.A.S, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rieter Group. This divestment is being made in the context of focusing on core activities...

LANXESS: Divestment of Chinese joint venture stake and U.S. site

17.12.2009 - LANXESS AG has taken further steps to streamline its global production network and thus reduce operating costs in the face of the economic crisis and competitive business environment. The specialty chemicals group has sold its 55 percent stake in the hydrazine hydrate joint venture LANXESS Yaxing...

Evonik: High gloss and toughness impart to plastic coatings

17.12.2009 - Evonik reports in a current Product Story No. 27, December 7, 2009, about "Outshining the Competition - How Evonik Imparts High Gloss and Toughness to Plastic Coatings". More Information: www.evonik.com

BASF + ContiTech: First plastic transmission cross beam

16.12.2009 - New applications for lightweight components are constantly being found in the automotive sector. For the first time, a transmission cross beam (Photo) has been manufactured of the plastic polyamide and used as standard in the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo 550i. By choosing Ultramid® A3WG10 CR instead...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for PC, PC Compounds and PC Blends

16.12.2009 - Effective December 28, 2009, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for its Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate Compounds and Polycarbonate Blends by 150 Euro per metric ton across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. The price adjustments are generated by...

Weima: New blade system for effective and energy-efficient shredding

16.12.2009 - WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH offers an entirely new worldwide-patented CrossCut type of blade for all sizes of its single shaft shredders. The square rotor blades have a saw-tooth shaped grooved profile around the edges that enables enhanced ground material quality along with significantly reduced energy...

Balda: With new strategy on the road to success

15.12.2009 - Balda is free of short-term bank liabilities after repayment. Construction of new plant in Beijing is making rapid progress. Malaysia subsidiary receives new orders. Against the background of the new sales campaign launched by the new management board, the recent strategic direction of Balda AG,...

European Bioplastics: Bioplastics are developing successfully

15.12.2009 - The industry conference on bioplastics hosted by the European Bioplastics Association took place on the 10th and 11th of November 2009. With 380 visitors the 4th European Bioplastics Conference has confirmed the event´s status as the leading congress of bioplastics professionals in Europe. Despite the...

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