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Equipolymers: Price Increase for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

05.12.2006 - Supply for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins remains challenging due to strong demand from resin converters and increased raw material prices. Additionally, present PET prices do not allow for acceptable margins for Equipolymers (www.equipolymers.com). Based on this situation, Equipolymers...

PolyOne: Price Increase for Engineered Materials in Europe

30.11.2006 - PolyOne Corporation (www.polyone.com) announced that will increase prices up to 10% on certain European Engineered Materials product lines. This price increase is to offset the impact of higher energy and raw material costs. Pricing changes will be differentiated to reflect the unique manufacturing,...

Reifenhäuser: Wood Extrusion Wood Polymer Composites (WPC) on the Advance

27.11.2006 - In the course of the last months, six extrusion lines were installed in Kosche´s production facility in the Federal state of Hesse and successfully taken into operation within a very short time. Based on the line technology developed by Reifenhäuser (www.reifenhauser.com) and Kosche they can produce...

KWD Summary-Report: “Pipes & Fittings in CHINA 2001- 2006”

22.11.2006 - Since many years the editorial staff of kwd-globalpipe has been collecting all information available concerning following issues concerning China Pipes and fittings, Heating and climatisation and Plumbing & Heating. This also includes areas such as enterprise, materials, processes, machines and much...

Borealis invests €200 million in Borstar® polypropylene plant in Central Europe

20.11.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) reports that the 330,000-tonne-per-year (t/y) expansion of its polypropylene (PP) facilities in Burghausen, Germany, based on its proprietary Borstar technology, is progressing according to plan with start up scheduled before the end of 2007. Product silos are in...

Borealis: Price increases of its polypropylene based products for European automotive and appliances businesses

20.11.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) announced shortly that it will increase the price of its polypropylene based products used in automotive and appliances applications in Europe by 50 EUR/per tonne as of 1st January, 2007. The increase comes on top of the future price development of propylene. “Feedstock,...

LANXESS: New BMW 3 Series Coupé with side panels made from Triax®

20.11.2006 - Long-awaited by many motoring enthusiasts, the BMW 3 Series Coupé has finally reached the showrooms. It is the flowing lines and sporty handling of this elegant and timeless two-door that really stand out, and when the new 3 Series Coupe hits the streets, a LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) product will be...

LANXESS: Earnings advance in third quarter of 2006

16.11.2006 - Chemicals group LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) increased its operating result before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) pre exceptionals by a double-digit percentage in the third quarter of 2006. EBITDA pre exceptionals rose by 10.8 percent in the period July through September, to EUR 164 million (Q3...

DuPont breaks ground for new Vespel® plant in Singapore

15.11.2006 - DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont.com) officially started construction of its new production facility for Vespel® parts and shapes, when it hosted a ground-breaking ceremony at the site in Singapore on 30th October 2006. Guests of honour at the ceremony included Ms. Aw Kah Peng, director of Chemicals...

Borealis: Highly developed polypropylene for Rehau pipe systems

13.11.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, has recently supplied REHAU (www.rehau.com) with BorECO™ BA 212E, a highly developed polypropylene (PP) for pipe systems. One of the most diversified plastics processors in the world, REHAU was faced with the challenge...

DSM: Prices Increases In EMEA Region

10.11.2006 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced a price increase for a number of polymers effective throughout the EMEA region (Europe, Middel East, Africa) from January 1st, 2007. According to Jos Goessens, Business Group Director for DSM Engineering Plastics: "The costs of energy, critical...

SABIC Europe to increase prices for PP Automotive grades per December 1st 2006

07.11.2006 - SABIC Europe (www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) announced that it will increase the prices of all automotive PP grades in Europe, SABIC®PP, SABIC®PPC and SABIC®PP STAMAX, by 50 €/metric ton as per December 1st 2006. “The economic situation and PP market conditions make this move inevitable. The...

Rapid: Rolf Gren appointed CEO at Rapid Granulator

02.11.2006 - Rapid Granulator AB (www.rapidgranulator.se), a supplier of granulators for the plastics and recycling industries, has appointed Rolf Gren as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of September 1st, 2006. Originally from Stockholm, Sweden, Mr. Gren (53) has an extensive background in sales, marketing...

Rapid: New on-line granulator cost evaluation tool

02.11.2006 - Rapid Granulators AB has launched a new, easy to use on-line return on investment (ROI) and cost evaluation tool for granulators on the company’s website www.rapidgranulator.se. After entering a few production parameters and granulator specifications, the programme calculates granulator payback time...

Borealis: 10 years of partnership in Europe with Ashland Distribution

31.10.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) and Ashland Distribution (www.ashland.com) are celebrating the success of their 10 year partnership in dealing with distribution customers of Borealis-produced polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) in Europe. This first pan-European polyolefin distribution partnership...

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