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Arkema: Price increase for EVA copolymers

07.12.2015 - Arkema recently announced a price increase of 50 Euro/MT for its whole "Evatane” (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer) range starting December 1, 2015.

Coperion Nanjing opens new plant

03.12.2015 - Coperion (Nanjing) Machinery Ltd. Co., Nanjing, PR China, recently opened a new facility in the Nanjing Jiangning District. Coperion President Kimberly K. Ryan inaugurated the new plant in Nanjing Jiangning District in a formal and festive ceremony in the presence of Government officials of Nanjing...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

02.12.2015 - 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), ABS and SAN grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the December contract and spot prices for...

Styrolution: Price increase for ABS in December

01.12.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of December 1st, 2015 is +40€/mt versus November 2015.

Alpla: New production site in Egypt - Acquisition of Cairo branch from Argo S.A.

30.11.2015 - Alpla Holding GmbH will take over the Egyptian production site of Argo S.A. at the end of 2015. In doing so, the Austrian-based specialist in plastic packaging will expand its market position in Africa. Alpla opened its first site on the African continent in 2014 in Johannesburg. Around 50 people...

LyondellBasell: Definitive Agreement to Acquire PP Compounding Business of Zylog Plastalloys

30.11.2015 - LyondellBasell, one of the world´s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys Pvt. Ltd. (Zylog) of India. Upon completion of the acquisition, LyondellBasell...

DSM to boost capacity of Akulon XS for flexible packaging films

30.11.2015 - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, recently announced that the company is expanding production capacity for “Akulon” XS at its facility in Emmen, the Netherlands. The capacity increase is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2016. It will...

BASF to expand compounding capacities for PA and PBT at the Schwarzheide site - Start-up planned for 2017

27.11.2015 - BASF is expanding the compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe. Presumably from 2017 it will be possible to additionally produce up to 70,000 metric tons per year of "Ultramid” (PA: polyamide) and "Ultradur” (PBT: polybutylene terephthalate) at the Schwarzheide site, Germany. Around...

Sulzer to Execute Contract for EPS Production Plant in Brazil

24.11.2015 - In March 2015, Sulzer has received an order from Innova S.A. for the delivery of a foam production system relying on Sulzer´s extruder-based melt impregnation technology. The facility in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - with a capacity of more than 24,000 tons per year - will produce Expandable...

EUROMAP: New Recommendation EUROMAP 78 published

17.11.2015 - The Technical Commission of EUROMAP has published the new recommendation EUROMAP 78 "Electrical Interface between Injection Moulding Machines and External Safety Devices". It is the successor of EUROMAP 73 which is based on the usage of three limit/safety switches. EUROMAP 78 facilitates the use...

BASF starts operations at 300,000-metric-ton TDI plant at Ludwigshafen site

17.11.2015 - BASF today officially inaugurated the new TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant has an annual capacity of 300,000 metric tons of TDI. The total investment, including precursors, is over €1 billion. This is the largest investment ever made at the site and will create around...

Celanese to Expand Advanced Materials Portfolio with addition of PEEK

16.11.2015 - Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, recently announced it will expand the high end of its engineered materials product portfolio with the initial introduction of two premium industrial grades of Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) in the second half of 2016. "With...

DuPont Board of Directors Names Edward D. Breen Chair and CEO

10.11.2015 - The DuPont board of directors recently announced it has named Edward D. Breen the company´s chair and chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Breen has served as interim chair and CEO of DuPont since October 16, 2015, and joined the company´s board in February 2015. "Ed Breen brings...

Rehau: Dr. Guido Stannek new CPO

06.11.2015 - Set to join the Rehau Group with effect from 1 November 2015, in his capacity as the future head of purchasing Dr. Guido Stannek (47) will take over the post of Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). Born in 1968, Dr. Guido Stannek brings longstanding experience in supply chain management to the position....

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene and ABS in Europe

06.11.2015 - 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) and ABS grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the November contract and spot prices for the...

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