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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...

Extricom + Ohl Engineering: New PET-Recycling plant for 12,000 tonnes per annum

20.10.2006 - Extricom GmbH (www.extricom.de) and Ohl Engineering GmbH – PET Recycling Technologies (www.ohl-technologies.de) have received an order from PKR in Beselich for the installation of their second PET recycling plant. The principal underlying reasons for this choice of investment were Extricom’s years...

Van Gansewinkel acquires Plastic Herverwerking Brabant and Envirotec

19.10.2006 - Waste service provider Van Gansewinkel (www.vangansewinkel.com) strengthens its position in the recycling market through the acquisition of Plastic Herverwerking Brabant (PHB, www.phb-recycling.com), based in Waalwijk. PHB recycles various plastics waste streams, including contaminated plastics materials....

Husky opens new Vienna sales office

18.10.2006 - Husky Injection Molding Systems (www.husky.ca) has announced the opening of its new Vienna sales office. Sales activities, service management, project coordination and customer training are among the offerings at the new facility, which will serve as a gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, and will...

Basell to increase prices of its advanced polyolefin products

09.10.2006 - Basell (www.basell.com) announced shortly that it will increase prices by € 60 per tonne on its Adsyl, Adflex, Hifax and Hostacom ranges of advanced polyolefin products sold in the European, Middle East and African regions, effective immediately. “This increase is necessary due to the continued escalation...

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