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Sasol inaugurates plant to boost polyethylene production

14.01.2014 - Today, Sasol Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, David Constable, and the South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, inaugurated Sasol’s new ethylene purification unit, known as the Ethylene Purification Unit 5 (EPU5), in Sasolburg. Located at the Sasol Polymers Plant in Sasolburg,...

PCI Nylon: 8th annual European Nylon Symposium

13.01.2014 - 26th-27th February 2014, Frankfurt, Germany The global polyamide industry is currently undergoing a massive investment wave which is set to continue in 2014. This new capacity – essentially all of it in China – is forcing the rest of the industry to rethink their plans and consider their options....

EPRO: „Best Recycled Plastic Product 2013” honoured

10.01.2014 - The uBin scrap collector, designed and manufactured by Green Warehouse Ltd. (www.greenwarehouse.co.uk), Bristol in the UK, won first prize in the ‘Best Recycled Product 2013‘ competition, offered by EPRO, the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations, and the supporting...

Elix Polymers: Price increases for ABS and SAN program announced

10.01.2014 - Due the additional raw material increases in January Elix Polymers has announced to increase the product prices, with effect 1st of January, as follows: • „Elix“ ABS + € 50,- / ton • „Elix“ 100 Series + € 30,- / ton • „Elix“ 200 Series + € 45,- / ton Current agreements will be honoured and adjusted...

Styrolution: Price increases for Polystyrene

08.01.2014 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of January 1st, 2014 is increased by +70 €/mt vs. December. The surcharge for HIPS is + 105 €/mt.

Styron: Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

08.01.2014 - 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 January contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: STYRON™...

Invista: Development of new PA 12 monomer technology

07.01.2014 - Invista has several patents pending on a new PA 12 monomer technology, which the global polymer company is soon going to produce at pilot scale. The new technology would position Invista as a significant supplier of PA 12 polymer. Invista expects to begin product qualifications as early as 2015. After...

INEOS ChlorVinyls: List prices for suspension PVC for January 2014

07.01.2014 - INEOS ChlorVinyls announced the following list prices effective from 1 January 2014: Pipe Grade Suspension PVC delivered in bulk in Europe: 1165 Euro per metric tonne Pipe Grade Suspension PVC delivered in bulk in UK/Ireland: 1040 GBP per metric tonne More Information: www.ineoschlor.com

Husky: Acquisition of medical and closure mold maker Schöttli completed

06.01.2014 - Husky Injection Molding Systems announced the completion of the acquisition of the Schöttli Group of Diessenhofen, Switzerland, recognized as a global leader in medical and closure mold making. With this acquisition, Husky wants to gain a deeper knowledge in the select medical applications that Schöttli...

EuPC: MedPharmPlast Europe - Official Launch

19.12.2013 - After the successful conference held in Brussels on the 2nd of October 2013 dedicated to plastics converters in the medical devices industry and pharmaceutical packaging, EuPC will officially launch a new sector group: MedPharmPlast Europe. Whilst the medical market is still growing, the international...

PolyOne expands with new facility in Turkey

19.12.2013 - PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has begun production in a new facility in Turkey. The operations feature enhanced capabilities to better serve customers with an expanding portfolio of specialty polymer formulations. The facility...

Lanxess: Price increase for rubber chemicals

17.12.2013 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will raise its prices worldwide for rubber chemicals supplied by the Rubber Chemicals business unit effective January 1, 2014. The increases are required to offset raw material cost increases in Q1 2014, says Lanxess. The price increases will impact all product...

Evonik and LanzaTech working on bio-processed precursors for specialty plastics

12.12.2013 - Evonik Industries and LanzaTech have signed a three year research cooperation agreement which will see Evonik combining its existing biotechnology platforms with LanzaTech’s synthetic biology and gas fermentation expertise for the development of a route to bio-processed precursors for specialty plastics...

Ferro Engineered Polymer Products and Longfield announce UK Distributor Partnership

12.12.2013 - Castellón, Spain-based Ferro Engineered Polymer Products and UK polymer distributor Longfield have announced an agreement by whichLongfield, based in Cheshire, United Kingdom,will market and distribute Ferro´s product range in the UK. Ferro Engineered Polymer Products’ operation in Spain is a major...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer completes PET ‘MTR’ plant for Octal Petrochemicals in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman

11.12.2013 - The plant engineering and construction company Uhde Inventa-Fischer and Octal Petrochemicals, the largest PET resin manufacturer in the Middle East and the largest integrated PET sheet manufacturer in the world, successfully commissioned a polycondensation plant for the production of PET for bottle...

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