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Ineos Styrolution: Expansion of Altamira ABS/ASA Plant

07.12.2016 - Ineos Styrolution, global market leader in styrenics, recently reveals plans to expand the company’s plant in Altamira, Mexico, responding to growing demand in the Americas region. The copolymer plant produces a variety of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate)...

Gurit Acquires BASF PET Business

02.12.2016 - Gurit yesterday announced that it has acquired BASF`s PET structural foam business for an undisclosed purchase price. The transaction comprises BASF`s PET operations in Italy, including its staff, operating assets and product IP in the form of an asset deal. This acquisition will strengthen Gurit`s...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

01.12.2016 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the December contract...

Ineos Styrolution: Price increase for ABS in December

01.12.2016 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of December 1st, 2016 is +110€/mt versus November 2016.

Semperit: Fire in porcelain former storage and mechanical workshop of Latexx Partners, Malaysia

24.11.2016 - In the evening of 23 November 2016 (local time), a fire broke out in the Malaysian production site of examination and protective gloves (Latexx Partners). For safety reasons the operation of several adjacent production sites was stopped and the sites were evacuated. The fire was extinguished within...

A. Schulman: Distribution agreement with API expanded to the UK and Ireland

22.11.2016 - A. Schulman Inc. recently announced that it is expanding its distribution agreement with API S.p.A and will now also be serving the UK and Ireland. API S.p.A. is one of the leading compounders of Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) and Biopolymers in Europe. API’s 60 years’ history is since twenty years...

Corbion: Joint Venture in bioplastics with Total

21.11.2016 - Total and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers. The two partners plan to build a world-class PLA polymerization plant with a capacity of 75,000 tons per year at Corbion´s site in Thailand that already has...

Sabic: New PP pilot plant on-stream by the end of March 2017

18.11.2016 - Sabic will have a new pilot plant for development of next-generation polypropylenes on-stream in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, by the end of March next year. The plant, which will use gas-phase polymerization technology, will support the production at nearby full-scale plants of materials that meet...

Corbion starts construction of 75kTpa PLA bioplastics plant

17.11.2016 - The ground breaking ceremony which took place on November 9th, 2016 marked the official start of construction of the new PLA bioplastics polymerization plant at the existing Corbion site in Rayong, Thailand. Upon completion in 2018, it will be able to produce the complete "Luminy" portfolio of PLA neat...

BASF increases capacity of its global plastic additives production network

08.11.2016 - Within the next five years, BASF plans to invest globally more than 200 million Euro in its plastic additives business, approximately half of which in Asia, focusing on capacity expansions and operational excellence. Plastic additives improve product properties such as scratch resistance or light stability,...

Petcore: New PCI Wood Mackenzie report “PET Recycling in Europe 2015” - Over 1.8 million tonnes of PET bottles collected and recycled

07.11.2016 - With over 1.8 million tonnes of collected and recycled PET bottles, the 2015 European PET collection and recycling volumes have increased by 5% compared to 2014. This means that nearly 59% of all bottles placed in the European market have been collected for recycling in 2015, outlining an increase of...

Plastipak acquires Business Assets of Evolve Polymers Ltd.

04.11.2016 - Plastipak Packaging, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging as well as virgin and recycled plastic resin, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the business assets of Evolve Polymers Ltd. Evolve is one of Europe’s leading plastics recyclers, based in...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

02.11.2016 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the November contract...

Ineos Styrolution: Price increase for ABS in November

01.11.2016 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of November 1st, 2016 is +60 Euro/mt versus October 2016.

Celanese to Acquire SO.F.TER. Group

18.10.2016 - Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, yesterday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Forli, Italy based SO.F.TER. Group, one of the world’s largest independent thermoplastic compounders. Celanese will acquire SO.F.TER. Group’s comprehensive...

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