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Borealis announces changes in its Supervisory Board

28.02.2012 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces the following changes in its Supervisory Board: Borealis is pleased to announce that H.E. Khadem Al Qubaisi, Managing Director of the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Chairman of the Board of...

Gneuß: Four PET Recycling Lines for Brazil

27.02.2012 - Gneuss Kunststofftechnik reports the sale of four PET recycling plants to the two Brazilian companies Unnafibras Textil SA (Santo André, SP) and Nova Pack Embalagens Ltda (Bento Goncalves, RS). The decisive argument for a Gneuss solution was the unrestricted FDA approval for the materials produced with...

profine: Manufacturer of PVC-U profiles tightens up management

27.02.2012 - profine GmbH, a leading manufacturer of PVC-U profiles for windows and doors, is tightening up its management. The management board will be reduced from five to three members. The decision was passed by the company´s supervisory board. Achim Judt and Albrecht P Lange are leaving the company following...

Kreyenborg Group invites to 6th symposium „plastics processing“

23.02.2012 - “New trends in the plastics industry“ – a profound and exciting topic for Kreyenborg Group’s this year’s symposium, which will be held on 9th and 10th May, 2012 in Muenster / Westphalia. Global competition in the development of plastic applications puts companies from the plastics industry constantly...

Purac: Solutions for improved heat-resistant PLA

22.02.2012 - At the NPE 2012 Purac will present solutions for improved heat-resistant PLA for injection molding, extrusion and fiber industry. PLA homo polymers known as PLLA and PDLA which stand at the base of this improved heat performance are now commercially available. „Our technology offers the unique possibility...

Abipet + Dr. Thiele: „PET Conference South Americas 2012 - PETtalk and PRF“

21.02.2012 - June, 11th and 12th, São Paulo, Brazil The continuous growth of the Polyester Industry in South Americas requires deep and updated information about market development, new processes, production, application and recycling. To concentrate and present these issues to the South American polyester...

DuPont: Price increase in Europe for Elvax® EVA copolymer resins

20.02.2012 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a price increase of Euro 0.15/kg on all grades of DuPont™ Elvax® EVA copolymers in the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. This increase is effective March 1st, 2012 or as contracts allow. DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is a world-class...

DSM Engineering Plastics global HQ has moved to Asia

16.02.2012 - DSM Engineering Plastics announced that its global headquarters have moved to Singapore. The Company, which has development, sales and manufacturing facilities located in The Netherlands, USA, Japan, China, Taiwan, India, Belgium and Russia has moved a number of its key functions to Asia in order to...

Bodo Möller Chemie: Argus appoints Bodo Möller Chemie Polska as new distributor for masterbatches

15.02.2012 - From now on, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group distributes high-quality Masterbatches in Poland of Argus Additive Plastics GmbH. Bodo Möller Chemie Polska Sp. z o.o. based in Poznañ will add the complete masterbatches product program of the German company Argus in Büren to its product portfolio. This...

Lanxess invests EUR 20 million in aromatics network

14.02.2012 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding cresol production at the Leverkusen site once again. It plans to further increase capacity for this high-quality intermediate for the global market by some 20 percent by mid 2013. Among other applications, cresols are widely used in the manufacture of...

Dow Europe: Price increase for Polyethylene Resins

14.02.2012 - Dow Europe GmbH announced a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions (see also plasticker-News, dated 2012-01-09). Effective February 1, 2012, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increased prices for all grades of its low-density...

BASF increases prices for certain polyalcohols in Europe

14.02.2012 - BASF is increasing the prices of the polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP), hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol ester (HPN), 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) and 1,5-pentanediol (PDO), with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit by 150 €/mt in Europe. These price adjustments...

SKZ: New Continuous Mixer installation completes compounding facilities

13.02.2012 - SKZ, the German Plastics Center, and Farrel Corporation have formed a partnership for continuous compounding research and development. Farrel will install a CP125 Continuous Mixer in the SKZ Compounding Lab for evaluation and process development. The Farrel Continuous Mixer is a well-established...

ELIX Polymers: Price increase for ABS products

13.02.2012 - Due to rapid increase in raw material costs Elix Polymers, Tarragona, announced a price increase with immediate effect as follows: • ELIX® ABS, Lustran®, Novodur® (ABS) + 150,- EUR/ton • ELIX ® 100 Series + 200,- EUR/ton • ELIX ® 200 Series + 120,- EUR/ton Current agreements will be honoured...

Styrolution increases prices for Styrolux (SBC) in Europe

10.02.2012 - Styrolution today announced that effective February 1, 2012, it has increased the sales price in Europe for Styrolux® (SBC) by 200 €/mt. All existing contractual obligations will be honored. After a time of prolonged price stability, this increase has become necessary due to rapidly increasing raw...

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