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Styrolution: Price increase for Polystyrene in January

12.01.2016 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of January 1st, 2016 is increased by +20€/mt vs. December. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Lanxess: Capacity expansion for high-performance plastics in the USA

07.01.2016 - Lanxess has started up a second production line for high-performance plastics compounding at its facility in Gastonia, North Carolina, as planned. The new line represents an investment of about USD 15 million and doubles the site’s production capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 metric tons annually. ...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene in Europe

07.01.2016 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the January contract and spot prices for the products...

Styrolution: Price decrease for ABS in January

06.01.2016 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of January 1st, 2016 is -10€/mt versus December 2015.

IK: German plastic packaging industry with positive economic outlook amid rising costs

05.01.2016 - The German plastic packaging industry is looking ahead with confidence to the coming year, as shown by the results of the IK economic forecast for the first quarter of 2016. This suggests that 70 per cent of member companies judge the economic situation to be good; a year ago, this figure stood at a...

Huhtamaki to acquire a flexible packaging manufacturer in the Czech Republic

05.01.2016 - Huhtamäki Oyj´s subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiomo, a.s., a privately owned manufacturer of flexible packaging foils and labels in the Czech Republic. With the acquisition Huhtamaki expands its flexible packaging manufacturing footprint to Eastern Europe and is able to offer agile...

Huhtamaki investing in new capacity in Northern Ireland

04.01.2016 - As part of its growth strategy, Huhtamaki is investing in new capacity at its molded fiber packaging manufacturing unit in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. The total investment is approximately GBP 5 million. Machinery installation is expected to be completed in early 2016. The Lurgan unit, which has been...

Huntsman: Global Titanium Dioxide Price Increases

23.12.2015 - Huntsman Corporation recently announced global price increases for all its titanium dioxide pigments. The following increases are effective January 1, 2016, or as contracts allow: Europe: 150 Euros per tonne or $160 (USD) per tonne in dollar-based markets North America: $0.07 per pound (USD) ...

Chemours Titanium Technologies: Global price increase on titanium dioxide

22.12.2015 - The Chemours Company ("Chemours”) recently announced a global price increase on all "Ti-Pure” titanium dioxide grades. Effective January 1, 2016 or as contracts or law allow, a net price increase of $150 per tonne will apply for all "Ti-Pure” titanium dioxide grades sold in all regions. Chemours...

Songwon appoints Depotchem as exclusive distributor for Israel

22.12.2015 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. recently announced that Depotchem Amgal Ltd., a leader in the distribution of chemicals and raw materials, will be its exclusive distributor for Israel from January 1, 2016. Based in Bney Aish, Depotchem will be responsible for distributing Songwon’s antioxidants, UVA’s,...

Lanxess: Price adjustment for chloroprene rubber and adhesives

21.12.2015 - The High Performance Elastomers business unit of specialty chemicals company Lanxess will globally raise its prices for chloroprene rubber and adhesive grades effective January 1, 2016. The price increase is EUR 250 / USD 270 per metric ton. This adjustment reflects the general market and cost development...

Petainer Innopac Packaging opens new manufacturing facility near Mumbai

21.12.2015 - Petainer Innopac Packaging, a joint venture between Petainer UK Holdings Ltd and Innopac Containers Pvt Ltd, recently officially opened its new manufacturing facility close to the Mumbai region in India. The plant has been designed to provide customers with high quality, high performance and sustainable...

Gneuss: Optimization of polyamide processing with MRS technology

17.12.2015 - The patented MRS concept from Gneuss offers an efficient gas exchange in the processing section combined with excellent mixing properties. An important application is the removal and recovery of caprolactam. In this case by starting from pellets or by direct coupling to the polymerization process...

DSM Engineering Plastics expands EMEA distribution through strengthened strategic partnerships

17.12.2015 - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, recently announced that it has expanded its distribution capability through strategic partners Nexeo Solutions, Resinex and Ter Plastics Polymer Group to cover the entire EMEA region. As of January 1, 2016, DSM’s...

DSM opens West Coast office in the US - Bay Area facility to focus on serving electronics OEMs

09.12.2015 - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, yesterday announced that its Business Group DSM Engineering Plastics has opened an office in the San Francisco Bay area to support the consumer electronics business and the rapid growth of this segment. DSM is leading...

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