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Ferro: Albert Weber new Global Business Director

22.11.2012 - Albert Weber has been appointed Global Business Director of Ferro Corporation’s Engineered Polymer Materials business. Before this he served as European Business Director for Ferro Spain, S.A. and worked at different managing positions for Lyondellbasell, Elenac and Hoechst. Ferro Engineered Polymer...

Styron: Price increases for PC and PC compounds & blends in Europe

21.11.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all CALIBRE™ polycarbonate (PC) and EMERGE™ compounds and blends products. Effective December 1, or as contract terms allow, the prices for these products will rise by EUR 230 per metric ton. „Following the elevation...

Maag: New Chinese facility together with Dover Corporation

21.11.2012 - To further increase its footprint in the far-east and re-state its interest in China and the Asia-Pacific region, maag automatik has opened a new facility in Shanghai, with its parent company, the Dover Corporation. The 11,000 sqm building shall help maag’s customers optimize their own operations...

Dr. Thiele: 8th China International Recycled Polyester Forum

21.11.2012 - Different to the past seven meetings the 8th China International Recycled Polyester Forum combined the conference with an exhibition round the polyester recycling industry. According to the organizer the attraction of this event was expressed by over 300 conference participants from China and fifteen...

INEOS licenses PP process for new project in Xinjiang, China

20.11.2012 - Ineos Technologies has licensed its Innovene PP Process for the manufacture of homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers to China Shenhua Coal to Chemical Xinjiang Coal Chemical Company, a subsidiary of China Shenhua Group Corporation Limited located in Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...

DuPont extends Biesterfeld Plastic resin-distribution collaboration into Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Ukraine

20.11.2012 - Effective September 1st, 2012, for Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and October 1st, 2012, for Ukraine, DuPont Performance Polymers (DPP) has reinforced its collaboration with Biesterfeld Plastic by extending its distribution agreement into these four countries. The new agreement is a extension of the...

Borealis: Third quarter results improve in a continuously challenging market

19.11.2012 - Borealis recorded a net profit of EUR 129 million for the third quarter of 2012 compared to EUR 107 million in the same quarter in 2011. Overall, the company has delivered a net profit of EUR 380 million year to date, compared to EUR 448 million during the same period in 2011. Net debt was reduced by...

LyondellBasell to restore LDPE capacity at Wesseling, Germany

19.11.2012 - LyondellBasell recently announced that the company will restore a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) line in Wesseling, Germany, that has been out of service since January 2012. Startup of the new line is targeted for mid-2013. The Wesseling LDPE line has historically been used to produce LDPE grades...

VinyLoop: White Paper shows environmental potential of recycled PVC

15.11.2012 - The recycling firm VinyLoop on November 12th released a White Paper aimed at raising awareness among manufacturers, retailers, policymakers and the public that recycling can dramatically shrink PVC’s environmental footprint and boost sustainability. The White Paper says VinyLoop’s recycled PVC cuts...

Koch-Technik: Two new types of its Graviko dosing system

14.11.2012 - At the recent Fakuma fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Koch-Technik presented two new types of its patented gravimetric Graviko dosing system. The GK65 and GK 200 are deviced to precisely and reliably dose plastic materials with high reproducibility. Accurate and reproducible doses exactly as called...

Borealis to acquire DEXPlastomers

12.11.2012 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire the shares of DSM Plastomers B.V. and Exxon Chemical Holland Ventures B.V., each holding a 50% interest in DEXPlastomers V.O.F. in Geleen, The Netherlands, from DSM...

BioAmber: Collaboration with Faurecia and Mitsubishi Chemical for Automotive Bioplastics

09.11.2012 - BioAmber will be the supplier of biobased succinic acid to a Faurecia-Mitsubishi Chemical partnership for the production of automotive plastics. Faurecia has been conducting research into bioplastics derived from 100% natural materials since 2006 (BioMat project) and has now signed an exclusive industrial...

Styron: Price Increases for Polystyrene in Europe

07.11.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the November contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows in order to recover margins...

Ashland: Price increases for epoxy vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and additives

05.11.2012 - Effective November 16, or as contracts allow, Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., will increase North American prices for their epoxy vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and additives by $0.06 per pound. Ashland Performance Materials is a global...

DuPont: New halogen free nylon 66 grade offers enhanced thermal aging

30.10.2012 - In response to health, safety and sustainability needs – primarily for electrical applications such as contactors, circuit breakers and housings – DuPont Performance Polymers has extended its portfolio of halogen-free* materials, with a new flame-retardant (FR) nylon 66 with enhanced thermal ageing....

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