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LyondellBasell and Suez purchase plastics recycling company Quality Circular Polymers

28.11.2017 - LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a 50 percent stake in Quality Circular Polymers (QCP), a high standard plastics recycling company in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. Under the...

Songwon: Global price increases for polymer stabilizers

27.11.2017 - Songwon is raising the price of the majority of its polymer stabilizers. The increase will vary depending on product type: Antioxidants: 5 to 10 percent UV absorbers and thioesters: 5 to 15 percent The new prices will apply from December 1, 2017, or as contracts allow.

Addivant increases capacity for its high-performance polymer antioxidant “Ultranox 626”

23.11.2017 - Addivant, a world leading supplier of phosphite antioxidants for plastics, recently announced that it has expanded by over 40 percent the production capacity of its high‐performance antioxidant “Ultranox 626” at their Morgantown, WV plant in the USA. Additionally, Addivant is pursuing the extension...

Lanxess: Price increase for Durethan and Pocan compounds

20.11.2017 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess adapts the prices for its Durethan and Pocan compounds in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA region) with immediate effect. This measure is resulting from the overall market situation in combination with the ongoing developments in the material supply chains. ...

Solvay: Price increase for "Technyl" polyamide compounds in Asia

14.11.2017 - Solvay Performance Polyamides announces a price increase across Asia of US$300 per metric ton for the entire "Technyl" range of products, effective immediately. “The stringent environmental measures recently implemented by the Chinese government have a structural impact all along the polyamide chain...

Huhtamaki invests in a new manufacturing facility in Hämeenlinna, Finland

13.11.2017 - Huhtamaki is investing approximately Euro 11 million to have a new manufacturing facility built in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Manufacturing operations will be transferred from the current facility that has been built in the 60's to a new, modern facility. Construction work is planned to begin during spring...

Solvay: New PVDF plant in China inaugurated

13.11.2017 - Solvay has recently inaugurated its "Solef" polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plant in China, to meet booming global demand for this thermoplastic polymer in energy-efficient, environmental and industrial applications. "Solef" PVDF is used for applications such as lithium-ion batteries (li-ion) in hybrid...

Maag: Two new Facilities in Shanghai and Guangzhou

10.11.2017 - Maag, manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletizing systems, filtration systems and pulverizers for use in the plastics, chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, announced the opening of two new facilities that will serve the Chinese market. The first is a new 4,000 m2 facility in the Jiading District...

EMS-Grivory: Price increase for Grilamid as of January 1st, 2018

07.11.2017 - EMS- Grivory will increase prices of its High Performance Polymers Grilamid L PA12 worldwide between 0.70 Euro/kg and 1.80 Euro/kg as of January 1st, 2018. Prices for other long chain Polyamide Types such as Grilamid 2S PA610 and 2D PA612 will rise from 0.40 to 0.80 Euro/kg. The increase is a consequence...

Lanxess: Price increase for brominated flame retardants

16.10.2017 - The Additives business unit of specialty chemicals company LANXESS globally increases the prices for its polydibromostyrene products (PDBS) and its branded decadibromophenyl ethane (DPDPE) flame retardant, Firemaster 2100R, up to 15 percent for each product effective November 1, 2017. The PDBS brominated...

Lanxess: Price increase for urethane products

02.10.2017 - With immediate effect the Urethane Systems business unit of specialty chemicals company LANXESS increases prices for its products as follows: EMEA: Adiprene / Vibrathane and other urethane prepolymers will rise by up to EUR 0.80/kg, depending on the product grade Vibracure and other urethane curatives...

LyondellBasell Begins Production at New PP Compounding Plant in Dalian, China

22.09.2017 - LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, yesterday announced the successful startup of a new 20 kilotonne per year polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Dalian, China. This is the company's third facility in China, strategically located to serve the...

Americhem: Price increase for color and additive products

21.09.2017 - Americhem Inc., a global provider of color and additive solutions for polymeric products, has announced a global price increase for all color and additive products effective October 1, 2017. This increase is a result of inflationary adjustments on raw materials, energy, freight and packaging costs,...

Arkema: Expansion of PVDF production capacities in Calvert City

20.09.2017 - Arkema announced to increase fluoropolymer ("Kynar" PVDF) capacity at its Calvert City plant in the United States by some 20 percent. The expansion is fueled by strong demand in the new energies and water management markets as well as in more traditional applications (chemical process industry and high...

Ascend: Price increase for intermediate materials

14.09.2017 - Ascend Performance Materials announced a price increase for its nylon intermediate materials. The price increase takes effect October 1, as contracts allow, and includes the following price changes: Acrylonitrile (AN): $0.12/lb Hexamethylene Diamine (HMD): $0.14/lb Adiponitrile (ADN): $0.14/lb...

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