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Cabot: Price increases for Masterbatch and Specialty Compounds

10.10.2014 - Effective November 1, 2014, or as contracts allow, Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) will increase prices, up to 5 percent for black masterbatches and conductive compounds and concentrates. This price increase is required due to escalating costs of operations and regulatory compliance, as well as increased...

LANXESS: Lightweight design with continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites

07.10.2014 - At Composites Europe, Lanxess is focusing on Tepex, the continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic high-performance composites from its subsidiary Bond-Laminates. "Our intention is to highlight the enormous potential for lightweight design opened up by our composites. To this end, we are showcasing a...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

02.10.2014 - Styron, 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 copolymer grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the October contract and spot prices for...

Ineos Signs Polyethylene Technology License Agreements with ASCENT

02.10.2014 - Ineos Technologies yesterday announced that it has entered into license agreements for its Innovene S and Innovene G polyethylene technologies to be used by the proposed ASCENT (Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise) petrochemical complex currently being evaluated by Odebrecht and Braskem in West Virginia,...

Styrolution: Price increase for Polystyrene in October

01.10.2014 - The October price for Styrolution´s GPPS is increased by +10€/t from September. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90€/t.

Victrex: Global price increase for PAEK polymers

15.09.2014 - Victrex Polymer Solutions, a world leader in high performance polyaryletherketones, is increasing its prices by a minimum of 6.8% for its PAEK polymers on 1st October 2014, or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to offset increased costs to secure key raw materials like Hydroquinone...

Altuglas International raises price for all its range of PMMA “Altuglas” sheets and blocks

09.09.2014 - Following a tight supply situation, escalation in cost of raw materials and transport, Altuglas International will be increasing the prices of its PMMA “Altuglas” sheets and blocks, by 7%. This will be effective on all shipments from October 1st 2014 or as contract allows.

Petcore Europe: Europe recycled over 65 billion PET bottles in 2013

02.09.2014 - PET is by far the most recycled plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of around 65 billion bottles recycled in 2013. Petcore Europe Chairman Roberto Bertaggia said: “The demand for PET as the packaging material of choice continues to grow, penetrating new markets with innovative...

Styrolution: Price decrease for Polystyrene in September

02.09.2014 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of September 1st, 2014 is decreased by -35€/mt vs. August. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Evonik: Global price increase for Interface & Performance products

02.09.2014 - The Business Line Interface & Performance of Evonik is increasing the prices of its products effective October 1, 2014, or as contract allows. Prices will be increased by up to ten percent or as contract allows. This measure is needed to compensate for increasing costs during past years in various...

Starlinger: Ground Breaking for North American Headquarters of American Starlinger-Sahm Inc.

01.09.2014 - Greenville-based American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc. held the ground breaking ceremony for construction of the North American Headquarters on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. The new facility will be located in the South Chase Business Park in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, and comprises a total of 23,000 sq. ft....

BASF: Price increase for pigments and dyes worldwide

01.09.2014 - With effect from September 1, 2014, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for numerous pigments and dyes by up to 15 percent worldwide. The products affected are predominantly azo pigments, yellow and red high performance pigments, effect pigments, phthalocyanines and dyes. Price increases...

Krahn Chemie: New distribution partner for Lanxess in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

22.08.2014 - The Lanxess High Performance Elastomers unit has transferred its distribution business in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Krahn Chemie Polska. The core products of this division are the technical rubber products CR, EVM, NBR and HNBR. Lanxess is one of the world´s largest manufacturers...

Wittmann Battenfeld: Further expansion of capacity for large machines

15.08.2014 - Following commissioning of the new assembly hall for large machines in April last year, Wittmann Battenfeld is now increasing its capacity for the production of large machines by a further 650 qm. The project concerns an extension of the existing assembly hall, where a machining center for clamping...

Klöckner Pentaplast: New production capacity in Europe and South America

15.08.2014 - The Klöckner Pentaplast Group recently announced the launch of new production capacity in Europe and South America. As part of the company’s €45.6 Mio investment in its 2013 and 2014 expansion plans, new production capacity recently went online in Great Britain, Argentina, and Brazil. Klöckner Pentaplast...

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