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BASF raises prices for polyalcohols

03.12.2007 - BASF (www.basf.com) is to increase its prices in Europe for neopentylglycol, trimethylolpropane and hydroxypivalic acid neopentylglycolester with immediate effect or as allowed by contract: • Neopentylglycol (NPG) + euros 0.15/kg • Trimethylolpropane (TMP) + euros 0.19/kg • Hydroxypivalic acid...

Rhodia Polyamide Announces a Price Increase in Europe, Middle East and Africa for its Polyamide Compounds

30.11.2007 - Rhodia Polyamide (www.rhodia-polyamide.com) announces a 150 to 200 €/MT price increase for its Polyamide 6 and 6.6 Technyl® compounds in Europe, Middle East and Africa, effective January 1st, 2008 - or as contracts allow - to help offset rising raw material, transport and energy costs. Further Rhodia...

Erema: Successful K show for Austrian recycling specialist

23.11.2007 - What was by far the most successful K trade fair ever since the Upper Austrian company EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H. (www.erema.at) first participated was held from 24 to 31 October in Düsseldorf. While orders amounting to around 7 million euros were placed during K´2004,...

Weima: Good intake of orders at K 2007 for plastics shredding machines

23.11.2007 - WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH (www.weima.com) has been able to conclude several purchase contracts directly at the K 2007 fair especially for single shaft shredders for shredding of plastics. The customers originated mainly from abroad, but a very high level of enquiries was also recorded from the domestic...

DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions announces DuPont™ Butacite® PVB price increase

21.11.2007 - DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions (www.dupont.com) recently announced a price increase of 15 percent on all grades of DuPont™ Butacite® polyvinyl butyral interlayer effective January 1, 2008. The price increase will be applied globally. DuPont stated that this action is required due to the continued...

Equipolymers Completes Re-vamping of Ottana PET Train

19.11.2007 - Equipolymers (www.equipolymers.com) has completed the construction of a state-of-the-art polycondensation line for the production and manufacture of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) at its production centre in Ottana, Italy. The new production facility started production on 1st November 2007. Incorporating...

A. Schulman: Price adjustments announced by the masterbatch business unit

16.11.2007 - Despite changes in masterbatch pricing due to raw material cost increases, product margins have continued to erode throughout 2007. Efforts to improve productivity and equipment utilisation have not fully overcome the impact of increases in other key cost elements like transport and energy together...

BASF increases capacity for epsilon-caprolactone

16.11.2007 - BASF (www.basf.com) will begin expanding its production capacity for epsilon-caprolactone (CLO) with a first project to raise its annual capacity by up to 2,000 metric tons in 2008. In line with market growth, further capital has been earmarked for projects to expand CLO and its value chain in subsequent...

Borealis announces EUR 225 million net profit for third quarter

14.11.2007 - • Operating profit growth in Q3, 29% above the same period in 2006 • Norway divestment contributes EUR 105 million to results • Borealis launches Water for the World at K 2007 Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces an operating...

BASF further expands its position for engineering plastics in Europe

14.11.2007 - Acquisition of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ shares in the joint venture for PBT production in Schwarzheide / Strong growth of the European market for engineering plas-tics expected to continue unabated BASF (www.basf.com) has signed an agreement with SABIC Innovative Plastics (www.sabic-ip.com) on...

Evonik Röhm: Price Increase for Methacrylate Resins

14.11.2007 - The Binders & Additives (BD) Business Line, part of Evonik Röhm GmbH (www.binders-and-additives.com), a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.de), Essen, will implement price increases for its methyl methacrylate-based resins by up to 10% in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, effective...

Ineos Nova: European Polystyrene Price Announcement for November

13.11.2007 - INEOS NOVA (www.ineos-nova.com) announced recently that the prices for all European Polystyrene products sold in November will be kept equal to the October Price. The Polystyrene price stability and the margin expansion is fully justified by company’s view of the Supply/Demand balance for Polystyrene....

Brückner: Looking Forward to Expansion in Bulgaria

12.11.2007 - Bulgaria’s leading OPP film manufacturer, Plastchim-T, is expanding its film production with a second BOPP line. Due to the perfect and smooth cooperation they experienced working together with Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.brueckner.com) on their first BOPP project, Plastchim-T naturally...

DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions Increases Prices

08.11.2007 - DuPont Cites Rising Costs, Demand for Additional Capacity and Accelerated R&D DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions (www.dupont.com) announced a global price increase, effective Nov. 1, 2007, for fluoropolymer resins and dispersions, of up to 20 percent depending on the product family and grade, and subject...

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: First Dolphin two-component mould in operation at K 2007

07.11.2007 - Rotary injection mould combines soft-touch with rigidity Now effectively ready for service in mass production, the first injection mould for the Dolphin process could be seen in operation at K 2007. This process combines the injection moulding and foaming operations in one production cell and is...

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