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LANXESS plasticizers for toy and food contact applications with FDA-Approval

08.02.2007 - Chemicals group LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) has received the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its plasticizer Mesamoll® II. This approval covers its use in products that come into contact with aqueous based foodstuffs. The universal plasticizer alkylsulfonic phenyl ester is...

SABIC: Saudi Kayan signs contracts for new PP and LDPE plants

02.02.2007 - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC, www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) affiliate, the Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SAUDI KAYAN) signed Letters of Award with two companies on January 24, 2007 for the construction of new Polypropylene (PP) and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plants at its...

Dow Announces Price Increases of its Epoxy Blends in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent

01.02.2007 - Effective 1 February 2007, or as contract terms allow, Dow Epoxy (www.dow.com) will increase the price for its D.E.R.™ 300 series epoxy blends (based on Bisphenol F) by 150 Euro / MT in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. Customers interested in learning more about the price...

SABIC Europe: Strengthening of polymers sales organization

31.01.2007 - In addition to its existing strong local sales office network, SABIC Europe (www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) has established a dedicated organization to act as a single interface with international and selected large polymers customers. Based in SABIC Europe’s Head Office in Sittard, The Netherlands,...

LANXESS expands polyamide plant in Uerdingen

26.01.2007 - The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit (SCP) of the LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) chemical group has expanded its polyamide production in Uerdingen. An existing production line has been extended by adding further processing stages, enabling extra annual production of around 20,000 tons of polyamide...

LANXESS lifts declaration of force majeure for ABS production in Tarragona

25.01.2007 - Chemicals group LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) has lifted the force majeure declaration issued last August for the production of ABS plastics by the company’s Lustran Polymers business unit at its site in Tarragona, Spain. The issuing of the declaration had become necessary because compounding at the Spanish...

Dow Europe announces price increase for Polyethelyne Resins

24.01.2007 - Effective February 1, 2007, or as contract terms allow, Dow (www.dow.com) will increase prices in Europe by 60 Euros per metric ton for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins and high -density polyethylene (HDPE) resins, DOWLEX™ polyethylene resins, ATTANE™ ultra low density polyethylene...

Balda und SINGULUS: New production technology developed

24.01.2007 - The world´s first integrated production line for surface finishing starts up in May Balda AG, Bad Oeynhausen (www.balda.de) and SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (www.singulus.de) have successfully concluded the test phases for a jointly developed, entirely new production line for the finishing of plastic components....

Brückner Formtec is taking over all sales and marketing activities of Adtech Provera

23.01.2007 - Brückner Formtec GmbH (www.brueckner.com) and Adtech Provera S.p.A., Rovato, Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a close cooperation in the field of LLDPE Stretch Wrap film lines on 5th of January 2007 in Meran. Brückner Formtec is taking over all sales and marketing activities of Adtech...

Borealis invests EUR 90 million to further develop its polypropylene business

19.01.2007 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) will invest EUR 25 million to expand the capacity of its PP plant in Porvoo, Finland, by 65,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 220,000 tpa by the end of 2008. The increased capacity will meet rapidly growing customer demand for innovative plastics solutions in the pipe and...

New Arburg subsidiary in Indonesia

17.01.2007 - With the start of 2007, Arburg (www.arburg.com) has changed its current representative office in Indonesia into an independent subsidiary. This step represents a strategic response to ongoing market growth in the region. With the new organisational form, Arburg is the first major European injection...

Borealis: Mark Garrett appointed CEO Designate to succeed John Taylor at end of 2007

15.01.2007 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) announces the appointment of Mark Garrett as CEO Designate. He will assume the role of Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO when John Taylor turns 60 years old and retires at the end of 2007. Mark Garrett will join Borealis on April 1, 2007 to ensure a smooth transition...

Eucia finds synergy in the plastics industry

15.01.2007 - On 10th January 2007, the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA, www.eucia.org) represented by Volker Fritz (President), the European Association of the Unsaturated Polyester Resins Producers (Plastics Europe UPR Group) represented by Dominique Vincent (President) and the European Plastics...

Herbold: Shredding of large-diameter PE pipes with the circular shredder of the ZSR series

21.12.2006 - Thick-walled PE pipes are continually growing in size. While 1.600 mm used to be the common standard, dimensions of over 2.000 mm are no longer any exception. The production of such pipes with wall thicknesses sometimes over 100 mm and purgings weighing several 100 kg naturally results in rejects, which...

Battenfeld opens new sales company in Russia

20.12.2006 - From January 30th to February 2nd 2007 the annual trade fair Interplastica will open its doors again in Moscow. Battenfeld Injection Molding Technology (www.btg.battenfeld.com) has already successfully operated in the Russian market for a considerable time and has further strengthened its activities...

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