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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...

Sale of LATI USA, Inc. plant accommodation

10.04.2007 - LATI USA, Inc has completed its North American market reorganization through the sale of the facility, located in 257 Deming Way - Summerville, South Carolina, USA. The facility was sold to the Company Force Protection Technologies, Inc. LATI USA, Inc. will carry on the commercial activity across...

Basell expands distribution roles for Albis and Ultrapolymers

05.04.2007 - Basell Sales & Marketing Company B.V (www.basell.com) recently announced that it has signed agreements with two prominent distributors of plastic materials - Albis Plastic GmbH and Ultrapolymers Group N.V. – to expand their roles in the distribution of Basell polyethylene and polypropylene. “Our...

Petcore endorses recyclability of SurBond-E™ barrier material

28.03.2007 - Petcore (www.petcore.org) announced shortly that multi-layer barrier bottles produced by the Graham Packaging Company, using their SurShot™ co-injection technology combined with their SurBond-E™ barrier material, fulfilled the specifications of the Petcore protocol for bottle to bottle and bottle to...

Reifenhäuser: Significant increase in performance and still higher efficiency of blown film lines

26.03.2007 - A better utilisation of synergy effects existing within the group of companies was a primary goal of the restructuring process at Reifenhäuser. As a logical consequence, central service functions are performed today by the Reifenhäuser Holding Company (www.reifenhauser.com) allowing the operative units...

Borealis announces record profits for 2006 and EUR 370 million investment in Sweden

23.03.2007 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) announces record financial results for 2006, with a net profit of EUR 327 million, compared to EUR 226 million the year before, an increase of 45%. The result corresponds to a return on capital employed (ROCE) after tax of 17%, compared to 12% in 2005. Net interest-bearing...

Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

22.03.2007 - Effective April 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...

Borealis: New DIN standards for water pressure pipes recognise PP-RCT

20.03.2007 - During 2006, the German standards for polypropylene (PP) pressure pipes have been revised. The designations PP-H100, PP-B80 and PP-R80 have been withdrawn as they did not reflect the required behaviour at elevated temperatures and were changed to PP-H, PP-B and PP-R. Also, pioneering PP-RCT has now...

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