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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...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polycarbonates in Europe

19.09.2016 - 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 natural Polycarbonate (PC) grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the September contract and...

A. Schulman: New technical support & application specialist for masterbatch in the UK and the Nordics appointed

16.09.2016 - A. Schulman Inc., a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic master batches, compounds, powders, composites and resins, yesterday announced that James Barrell has been appointed Technical Support & Application Specialist for its Masterbatch business in the UK and Nordics region. The...

Ascend: Global price increase for PA66

14.09.2016 - Ascend Performance Materials announced a global price increase for all of its "Vydyne" branded polymers, compounds and fibers. The price increase is the result of rising raw material costs that are currently affecting Ascend’s business, according to Scott Rook, Ascend’s vice president of nylon materials....

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie: Distribution agreement with Rampf for electro casting resins

13.09.2016 - With immediate effect, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie is distributing polyurethane and epoxy electro casting resins from Rampf Polymer Solutions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Baltic states. The portfolio of electro casting resins from Rampf Polymer Solutions...

Semperit: Johannes Schmidt-Schultes terminates board activity

09.09.2016 - Chief Financial Officer Johannes Schmidt-Schultes informed the company’s Supervisory Board in today’s meeting that he will not be available for another contract renewal after his second term of office at the end of April 2017. After six years of service as Chief Financial Officer of the Semperit Group...

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