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PlasticsEurope appoints Leonor Garcia as Director of Public Affairs

21.08.2015 - PlasticsEurope, the pan-European association representing European plastics manufacturers, is announcing the appointment of Leonor Garcia as Director Public Affairs. She will take up her new position at PlasticsEurope as of 1 September 2015. Presently, she is Director Corporate Scientific and Regulatory...

LyondellBasell Announces Sale of Argentina-based Petroken

19.08.2015 - LyondellBasell, one of the world´s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, recently announced that YPF S.A. and Grupo Inversor Petroquimica S.L. have accepted an offer to purchase LyondellBasell´s Argentina-based, wholly-owned subsidiary Petroken Petroquimica Ensenada S.A. (Petroken). The...

Styrolution: Price decrease for Polystyrene in August

03.08.2015 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of August 1st, 2015 is decreased by -10€/mt vs. July. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Styrolution: Price decrease for ABS in August

03.08.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of August 1st, 2015 is -20 €/mt versus July 2015.

Songwon: Global price increases for Phenolic Antioxidants

31.07.2015 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. recently announced a global price increase of 5% on the entire range of Phenolic Antioxidants. The increase is effective for all orders invoiced on or after August 15th 2015 or as contracts allow.

Solvay starts up new fluoroelastomers plant in Changshu, China

30.07.2015 - Solvay has begun production at its new fluoroelastomers (FKM) plant in Changshu, China, as part of its ongoing strategic site expansion, to meet booming demand for its specialty polymers from Asia´s fast-growing automotive industry and multiple other high-end markets. As Solvay Specialty Polymers´...

Mondi Group agrees to sell Consumer Packaging plant in Osterburken, Germany

24.07.2015 - Mondi has signed an agreement with Polifilm Extrusion GmbH, to sell Mondi’s film manufacturing site in Osterburken, Germany; subject to competition clearance. The sale will enable Mondi to refine its product portfolio and move away from supplying films to competitors of its Consumer Packaging business....

ProTec acquires PolymersNet

20.07.2015 - Effective from June 26, 2015, ProTec Polymer Processing has taken over PolymersNet GmbH. The company based in Lampertheim/Germany is specialized in design, construction, and commissioning of powerful systems for manufacturing of long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) using the Pultrusion Technology....

DSM Engineering Plastics announces leadership change

03.07.2015 - Royal DSM recently announced Roeland Polet has been named Business Group Director DSM Engineering Plastics, succeeding Roelof Westerbeek. Roeland Polet joins DSM from the Valspar Company, where he most recently was Senior Vice President Global Industrial and Corporate Development, based in Minneapolis...

BASF to sell stake in SolVin to Solvay

02.07.2015 - BASF is selling its 25% share in the joint venture SolVin to Solvay. The transaction will take place on July 1, 2015. Financial details were not disclosed. In addition, BASF has reached agreements with Solvay and Inovyn to continue to supply BASF’s site in Antwerp with basic chemicals. SolVin...

Styrolution: Price decreases for ABS and for Polystyrene in July

02.07.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of July 1st, 2015 is -20 €/mt versus June. The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of July 1st, 2015 is decreased by -65 €/mt vs. June. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Lanxess: Price increase for flame retardant PBT compounds

01.07.2015 - Due to the significant increase of raw material costs, specialty chemicals company Lanxess increases the prices of their flame retardant Pocan compounds (polybutylenterephthalate compounds) globally by € 0.15 per kg on average effective July 1, 2015. The price level of non-flame retardant Pocan...

Starlinger: American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc. moves into new Headquarters

29.06.2015 - Beginning of June 2015 American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc. has completed the move into its new North American headquarters. Located in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, the facility comprises a total of 23,000 sq.ft. and consists of a machine exhibition area, spare parts warehouse, and office space. "North...

Rinco Ultrasonics: Machinery range extended with first electrically driven ultrasonic welding machine

26.06.2015 - With its new Electrical Motion ultrasonic welding machine (working frequency: 20 kHz), the Swiss specialist for ultrasonic welding technology, Rinco Ultrasonics, is treading new ground: away from the traditional pneumatic drive to an electrically driven welding machine. With this solution, the relevant...

Huntsman: Acquisition of Polyurethane Elastomer Manufacturer Tecnoelastomeri

25.06.2015 - Huntsman Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tecnoelastomeri, a manufacturer and marketer of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) based hot-cast elastomer systems and processing machines, based in Modena, Italy. 2014 sales revenue for Tecnoelastomeri was approximately $12...

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