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Indorama: Acquisition of Artenius TurkPET

05.06.2014 - Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) has acquired 100% of Artenius TurkPET, based in Adana, Turkey. Artenius produces PET resin and has 130,000 tonnes of capacity. "Turkey and its encompassing region is a fast-growing market and our investments in Turkey are part of a well-defined strategy...

Coperion to consolidate North American operations by November 2015

05.06.2014 - Coperion GmbH, a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) recently announced that it will realign and relocate their North American operations based in Ramsey, New Jersey, USA, to their other facilities located in Pitman, New Jersey, Wytheville, Virginia and Houston, Texas. This realignment is being...

KEM ONE: PVC prices increase for June 2014

04.06.2014 - KEM ONE announced a price increase for suspension and mass PVC of 25€ to be applied in June. The company wants to maintain a strict price policy in order to recover the margins, deteriorated by the weakness of the market for caustic soda.

Styrolution: Price decrease for Polystyrene in June

03.06.2014 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of June 1st, 2014 is decreased by -35 €/mt vs. May. The surcharge for HIPS is + 105 €/mt.

Altuglas International: Price increase for PMMA acrylic resins

02.06.2014 - Altuglas International, subsidiary of Arkema group, recently announced an increase of 120 Euros per metric ton for PMMA resins marketed under the "Altuglas" trademark in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This price increase will be applicable to all deliveries from July 1st 2014. The price revision...

Lanxess: Price increase for rubber chemicals

22.05.2014 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess announced to raise the off list prices worldwide for its rubber chemicals with effect from June 1, 2014 or as contracts allow. Depending on product and region, the adjustments will be up to 0.70 EUR/kg (1.10 USD/kg). “After the minor move we made in April, this...

Velox: Extended partnership with Sika to the UK

08.05.2014 - Velox GmbH, a European leader in the marketing and distribution of raw material specialities for the plastics, composites, rubber, paints and coatings industries, has signed an exclusive distribution contract for the Sika ranges of epoxy resin formulations and hardeners on the UK market. SIKA provides...

Styron: Price increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

08.05.2014 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced price increases for all polystyrene (PS) and copolymer grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the May contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: "STYRON"...

Styrolution: Price increase for Terluran ABS in May

07.05.2014 - The Gross Market Price level for Terluran ABS valid as of May 1st, 2014 is +20€/mt versus April.

Styrolution: Price increase for Polystyrene in May

06.05.2014 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of May 1st, 2014 is increased by +30 €/mt vs. April. The surcharge for HIPS is + 105 €/mt.

Lanxess: Price increase for inorganic pigments

06.05.2014 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is increasing its prices worldwide for inorganic pigments by a minimum of 125 Euro per 1000 kg (USD 175 or local currency equivalent), with immediate effect. Customers will be contacted individually regarding the specifics of the price increase as it applies to their...

Plastics Recyclers Europe: Recycling Conference - "Let’s work together on plastics packaging design!"

29.04.2014 - Today, products are very often designed without any real knowledge of their actual recyclability. However, design of a packaging has a crucial impact on the recycling. Consequently, the first step in minimalizing a negative impact of a product on the environment shall be its design. During the Recycling...

Songwon: Global price increase for Songnox Antioxidants

17.04.2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced to increase its global selling price of the "Songnox" Antioxidants product range by 5-8% depending on product family. The increase will be effective on orders received on or after May 15, 2014, or as contracts allow. The primary driver for this increase is to...

LANXESS increases prices for technical rubber grades

14.04.2014 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG is to raise its prices for ethylene-vinyl acetate synthetic rubber grades (EVM). The increase will take effect in the EMEA, LATAM, APAC and GC regions on April 15, 2014, and in the NAFTA region on April 21. The High Performance Elastomers business unit has announced...

LANXESS opens high-tech plastics plant in Brazil

11.04.2014 - LANXESS inaugurated its new high-tech plastics plant in Porto Feliz, Brazil. The specialty chemicals company has invested around EUR 20 million (R$ 62 million) in the facility, which will initially have an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons. Up to 50 highly-skilled jobs will be created. The new...

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