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LANXESS: Change in the Board of Management

07.08.2014 - Werner Breuers, Board Member of LANXESS AG and up to now responsible for the segments Performance Polymers and Advanced Intermediates, will leave the company at his own request after his contract ends on May 31, 2015, in order to pursue new challenges. Breuers will leave the Board of Management with...

KEM ONE: PVC price evolution for August 2014

06.08.2014 - KEM ONE will maintain a strict price policy in order to recover the margins deteriorated by the weakness of the market for caustic soda. A price increases of 20€ will be applied in August 2014 for Suspension and Mass PVC.

FKuR: Bioplastic Specialist has expanded its distribution in North America with Clariant

05.08.2014 - Global specialty chemicals leader Clariant and bioplastics specialist FKuR announce their distribution agreement for North America. With immediate effect, Clariant Masterbatches will market, sell and distribute FKuR´s full line of biodegradable and biobased products in North America. FKuR´s product...

Styrolution: Roll-over for Polystyrene-Price in August

05.08.2014 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of August 1st, 2014 is a roll-over vs. July. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Arburg extends subsidiary in Czech Republic

31.07.2014 - Construction work in the Czech Republic was officially launched on 14 July 2014 with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site. The new extension will significantly enlarge the existing Arburg building in Brno by 565 square metres to more than 1,600 square metres. The new capacity is mainly required to...

GlobalData: China and Russia to Lead Global Polypropylene Capacity Additions

30.07.2014 - Global polypropylene capacity increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from 2003, reaching 65 million tons per year (mmty) in 2013, and is expected to continue rising to 86 mmty by 2018, at a slightly higher CAGR of 5.8%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The...

Coveris: Sale of spanish injection molding business

29.07.2014 - COVERIS and ITC completed the sale of COVERIS´s Spanish injection molding business including it´s factory located in Sopelana/Bilbao (Spain) to ITC Packaging Group, a Spanish provider of rigid packaging solutions located in Ibi/Alicante (Spain). The divested business has a turnover of approximately...

Celanese: Price increases for UHMW-PE in Europe

22.07.2014 - Celanese Corporation announced to increase the price of all "GUR" and "GHR" UHMW-PE grades sold in Europe by 20 cents per kilogram effective September 15, 2014, or as contracts allow.

Styron: Price Increase for Polycarbonate in Europe

22.07.2014 - Styron and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increasesfor all "Calibre" polycarbonate resins. Effective August 1st, or as existing contract terms allow, prices for "Calibre" products will increase by 180 Euro per metric ton. According to the company these price increases are in response...

Velox: Sales partnership with Composites Evolution

18.07.2014 - VELOX, distributor of composites materials in Europe announced their new partnership with Composites Evolution, the British supplier of natural fibres. VELOX will supply this new product range in France, UK and Italy starting July 2014. VELOX represents the Biotex product range from Composites Evolution....

Huhtamaki to acquire Positive Packaging

11.07.2014 - Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Positive Packaging, a privately owned flexible packaging company with nine manufacturing facilities in India and the United Arab Emirates as well as significant business in Africa and other export markets. With the acquisition Huhtamaki continues to...

DSM: PA 6 price increases for Europe and the Americas

10.07.2014 - As a result of increasing raw material prices DSM will increase the price for its "Akulon" and "Novamid" polyamide 6 compounds. DSM will increase prices by € 120/t in Europe, and by $0.10/lb in North and South America. This increase will take effect for all orders shipped on or after August 1, 2014...

Arkema: Strategic collaboration with Omya in Europe for Plastic Additives

09.07.2014 - Omya, a leading global provider and distributor of specialty chemicals, and Arkema, a leading global chemical company, announce that they have entered into an exclusive pan-European distribution agreement. Under this distribution agreement, Omya will market Arkema´s Plastic Additives range for various...

AMI: New study about global market for PP compounds

09.07.2014 - An authoritative report from industry consultants, AMI Consulting, published in June 2014, quantifies and analyses the global market the polypropylene compounds. The study segments the market into NAFTA, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Middle East/Africa, by product family and by application. Within...

SPE: Recruitment process for new managing director started

08.07.2014 - The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has begun the process of recruiting a new managing director. SPE has posted the position with Gros Executive Recruiters. The new managing director will combine tasks of the current commercial director and the current managing director, who are both retiring...

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