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SABIC to acquire GE Plastics for $11.6 billion

22.05.2007 - GE and SABIC (www.sabic.com) today announced that they had reached agreement for SABIC to acquire GE Plastics for a purchase price of $11.6 billion. Announcement of the acquisition was made by Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE and Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and CEO of SABIC. "As a global...

Rieter-Symposium: PET Direct Crystallization for Virgin and Recycling Applications

21.05.2007 - “PET Direct Crystallization for Virgin and Recycling Applications” is the title of this year’s Rieter Symposium (www.pelletizing.com) to be held on 21 and 22 June, 2007. In a coordinated program of ten focused presentations, well-known experts like Andrew Noone (Director PET Resin & Recycling Consulting...

IdentiPlast: Positive outlook for plastics recycling and recovery

14.05.2007 - Reflecting growing market demand for sustainable waste solutions, the sixth IdentiPlast conference – the plastics industry’s most important gathering on recycling and recovery of plastics – attracted a record number of participants from around the world. More than 260 delegates, including 25 Chinese...

Starlinger captures Austrian Export Award 2007

08.05.2007 - Recognition for international market success, contribution to Austria’s economy At a gala evening on April 25th in Vienna’s Palais Liechtenstein, the Export Award in the Industry category was presented to Starlinger & Co. GmbH (www.starlinger.com) in recognition of the company’s exceptional export...

Werner Koch: Mixing, dosing, conveying and drying at Chinaplas 2007

30.04.2007 - Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH (www.koch-technik.de) will be exhibiting their machines and systems for dosing, conveying and drying plastic granulates at Chinaplas 2007. Ispringen-based Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH has announced that the Graviko dosing system, dry-air dryers in the CKT series,...

Chemtura: Anne P. Noonan named Group President Polymer Additives

27.04.2007 - Chemtura Corporation (www.chemtura.com) has appointed Anne P. Noonan as Group President, Polymer Additives (Plastics Additives and Flame Retardants, Brominated Performance Products and Fumigants). In addition to her business leadership role, she is also responsible for flame retardant advocacy initiatives,...

Buss books record order for seven cable compounding lines

26.04.2007 - Only about one year after regaining independence, Buss AG (www.busscorp.com) recently booked ist biggest order ever. Worth more than 10 million EUR in total, the scope of supply covers seven complete lines for high-grade cable compounds. Decisive for the customer – a multinational cable manufacturer...

SABIC: Highest ever SR 6.3 billion profits in first quarter of 2007

20.04.2007 - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC, www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) reported first quarter 2007 profits of SR 6.3 billion, an increase of 50% compared to SR 4.2 billion in the same period in 2006. Consolidated operating profits amount to SR 9.6 billion compared to SR 6.6 billion, an increase...

Plastpol: 11th International Fair of Plastics Processing in Poland

20.04.2007 - This is one of the most important international exhibitions dedicated to the plastics processing sector in Europe. The fair event in question is PLASTPOL (www.plastpol.com), the 11th edition of which will be organized by Kielce Trade Fairs on 29 May - 1 June this year. The range of products to be...

Starlinger with increase in turnover in 2006-2007

20.04.2007 - The privately owned Viennese company with factory premises located in Weissenbach, Lower Austria, has been in the machinery business since 1835. As world market leader in machinery and complete plants for production of woven plastic sacks, with an export rate of over 99%, Starlinger & Co. Ges.m.b.H....

Arkema enhances its Evatane® product range

19.04.2007 - Following research and development work, Arkema plans to launch a new Evatane® grade combining high Vinyl Acetate content - 40% - and a low Melt Flow Index (MFI below 3). "These two parameters are difficult to combine. This new grade, blended with other products, will help produce a cable with sound...

TechnoCompound: Long fibre PP compound for automobile door trim modules

18.04.2007 - A door trim module in long glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene (PP) for the new MINI was shown by TechnoCompound (www.technocompound.com) at the international VDI conference ‘Plastics in Automotive Engineering’, which took place in Mannheim on 21st and 22nd March 2007. For this application, the German...

Chemtura: Robert Wedinger Group President Performance Specialties

18.04.2007 - Chemtura Corporation (www.chemtura.com) has named Robert S. Wedinger to the position of Group President, Performance Specialties (Petroleum Additives, Urethanes, Polyurethane Dispersions, Fluorine, and Optical Monomers). Dr. Wedinger also serves as Chief of Staff, Chemtura Corporation. He joined...

Ashland introduces POLARIS® resins to Europe

17.04.2007 - POLARIS brand resins for cast marble, solid surface and engineered stone are being introduced to the European marketplace customers by Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Performance Materials, a division of Ashland Inc. (www.ashland.com) POLARIS resins are consistent and versatile,...

Arburg: Official ground-breaking ceremony for new Customer Centre

12.04.2007 - Firm commitment to Lossburg production location/ Geothermal climate control technology On 28 March 2007, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Arburg Customer Centre (www.arburg.com) was held in Lossburg. At the heart of the new building will be a large show room, which offers sufficient...

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