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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...

LANXESS: Cooperation with EconCore on thermoplastic sandwich composites with honeycomb core made of polyamide

07.04.2014 - Lanxess and EconCore N.V. are joining forces to develop new thermoplastic sandwich materials for lightweight construction. The objective of the collaboration is to fabricate honeycomb cores from Durethan polyamides with the help of an automated, continuous process patented by EconCore. In addition,...

Styron: Price increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

04.04.2014 - Styron Europe GmbH 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 April contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: STYRON™ general...

Ettlinger: 30 years of expertise in specialized equipment for polymer processing

03.04.2014 - Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH of Königsbrunn, not far from the southern German city of Augsburg, can meanwhile look back on a thirty-year success story which began in December 1983. The company was established just over three decades ago by Roderich Ettlinger, a trained mechanical engineer. Working...

Styrolution: Price increase for Terluran ABS in April

02.04.2014 - The Gross Market Price level for Terluran ABS valid as of April 1st, 2014 is +20€/mt versus March.

Styrolution: Price increase for Polystyrene in April

02.04.2014 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of April 1st, 2014 is increased by +20 €/mt vs. March. The surcharge for HIPS is + 105 €/mt.

Buss: Smallest "quantec" G3 Kneader for flexibility in PVC compounding

31.03.2014 - The "quantec" 46 G3 is the latest addition to the Buss quantec G3 family. These high-performance Kneaders are predestined for compounding rigid and soft PVC. With throughputs up to 500 kg/h for compounding filled PVC, this smallest version offers optimal flexibility and supports short change-over times...

Assocomaplast: Market for italian machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber from is holding

31.03.2014 - Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups to-gether some 165 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has completed the year 2013 balance sheet for the sector (see table below), incorporating ISTAT foreign trade data. Recovery...

Styrolution: Price decreases for styrene-based copolymers and copolymer blends

31.03.2014 - Styrolution will, unless contractually agreed otherwise, increase its prices effective April 1, 2014 for its styrene-based copolymers and copolymer blends as follows: „Luran“ S (ASA) +80 euro per metric ton „Luran“ SC (ASA/PC) +80 euro per metric ton „Novodur“ (ABS) +80 euro per metric ton ...

Lanxess: Price Increase for EPDM Rubber

25.03.2014 - The Keltan Elastomers business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS will globally raise its prices for all of its Keltan EPDM grades (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer), effective April 1, 2014. The price adjustment for EPDM is USD 150 per metric ton. EPDM, which is offered under the brand name...

LANXESS increases prices for rubber chemicals

19.03.2014 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will raise its prices worldwide for its rubber chemicals with effect from April 1, 2014 due to higher raw material prices and unfavorable exchange rate effects. “This is a good first measure to improve our margins - and bring them back up to an acceptable level,”...

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