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Corbion Purac intends to construct a 75kTpa PLA production plant

03.11.2014 - Corbion Purac will accelerate its thrust into the biotechnology arena, making the next step in the bioplastics value chain by becoming a PLA producer. With entry into PLA, Corbion Purac intends to bring new biodegradable solutions to the plastics industry, and increase global PLA production capacity...

INEOS announces planned closure of Barex plant

31.10.2014 - INEOS Barex AG recently announced that it intends to close the Barex plant in Lima, Ohio. The plant is the sole INEOS facility that produces Barex resins. The plant is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. David Schmidt, CEO of INEOS Barex: “We regret having to take the decision to close...

DSM: Polymerization plant to be built in Augusta

30.10.2014 - Royal DSM recently announced that its new polymerization plant will be built in Augusta, GA. The investment was accounted earlier this year and now a location has been confirmed. The plant, which will become part of DSM´s Engineering Plastics business group, will manufacture high viscous "Akulon" polyamide...

Ferromatik Milacron: Denis Poelman promoted to Managing Director in Europe

30.10.2014 - As Milacron continues to advance its operations globally, Ron Krisanda, COO, Advanced Plastics Processing Technologies / Operations / Technology announced that effective immediately, Denis Poelman has been named Managing Director of Ferromatik leading the European Injection Molding Machinery team. Poelman...

Songwon increases price on its entire range of Polymer Stabilizers in Japan

29.10.2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has announced a 15% price increase for its Polymer Stabilizers in Japan. The increase is effective November 15, 2014, or as contracts allow. The price adjustment is necessary to offset the unfavorable impact caused by the depreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S....

Songwon and UTS enter cooperation agreement to supply additives to SIBUR

27.10.2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and its distributor United Trading System (UTS) have signed a long-term cooperation agreement to supply the Russian petrochemical company, SIBUR with additives used in polypropylene, polyethylene, rubbers, thermoplastic rubbers and PVC. Under the agreement, Songwon will...

A. Schulman: Strategic Alliance with Initz for the Commercialization of PPS Compounds in EMEA and the Americas

24.10.2014 - A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM), a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, recently announced that it has signed an agreement and a strategic partnership with the South Korean polymer producer Initz for the compounding and marketing of Initz Co.,...

Illig Strengthens Presence in the US and Southeast Asia

24.10.2014 - Illig USA L.P. sales and service station and Illig Far East service station will move into a new, larger domicile or already moved in. Both locations were founded in 1996. Illig USA already moved from the previous Atlanta, Georgia, location to Indianapolis, Indiana – opening day was April 1, 2014. Illig...

FKuR: Award-winning water filter made from bioplastic

22.10.2014 - Soma is a new designer water filter made from natural resources. The bioplastic used for this filter is "Bio-Flex", a material developed by Fraunhofer Umsicht in cooperation with FKuR. It all started with an "oops." When Mike Del Ponte, founder of Soma, hosted a dinner party, he was unwilling to...

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...

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