According to a report by the Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC), held at the recent Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) ...
Effective 10 December 2010, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all ...
BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH, Münster, Germany, recently signed a contract with the Chinese company Tianjin Dagu Chemical Co. Ltd., ...
Distributor Krahn Chemie GmbH, based in Hamburg, will begin marketing chopped and milled carbon fibres from Toho Tenax Europe GmbH throughout Europe effective ...
KraussMaffei has recently opened its new production plant in Martin, Slovakia.
Croda has announced a multi-million dollar investment in its Polymer Additives business at its Hull, UK, site.
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) announced a price increase of USD 0.35 per kilogramme on TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) resins effective 1 December 2010.
On 5 November, the SaarGummi Germany GmbH has filed for insolvency. A week later the parent company, the SaarGummi GmbH filed for insolvency, too. On 16 ...
Tosaf, a manufacturer of compounds, colour and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has recently completed the start-up of a new production plant ...
Lanxess is to increase its prices for Pocan in Europe, the Middle East and Africa effective 1 December 2010. The company announced that the price increase will ...
Source: Daily "The Phom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 23 Nov 2010
Continental finalised an off-take and tyre supply agreement with Nizhnekamsk All Steel Tire Plant (NASTP), a subsidiary of Tatneft. With this contract ...
Recticel will build a new factory for the production of thermal insulation panels for the building industry.
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) plans to invest EUR 110 million to build five new downstream facilities in China by 2012. The facilities comprise three ...
Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 22 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "Lanka Business Online", Colombo; 22 Nov 2010
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) has named Safic Alcan Nordic AB as its sole distributor in the Nordics territory (comprising the countries of ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 22 Nov 2010
Tessenderlo Group has signed, through its French subsidiary CTS, an agreement with the Chinese authorities to start up a new production plant for TPE and PVC ...
Source: "The Sunday Times", Colombo; 14 Nov 2010
Solvay will build a speciality polymers compounding plant at its site in Changshu in the province of Jiangsu, China. Start-up of the plant is expected in the ...
Arkema announced the construction of a USD 30 million latex plant in Changshu, China, to produce a range of emulsion polymers for use in coatings and adhesives. ...
Bayer plans to reduce the global headcount of 108,700 by an aggregate of about 2,000 by 2012. Approximately 4,500 positions – including roughly 1,700 in ...
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. will construct a new production plant for solution-polymerised styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) for fuel-efficient tyres in Tembusu ...
The Hanson Group, LLC has recently acquired Aragon Elastomers, LLC, a supplier of cast urethane parts for rock climbing holds, wheels, and mining parts.
BASF plans to carve out its businesses in styrene monomers, polystyrene, ABS, SBC, and other styrene-based copolymers and establish separate companies.
Carpenter Co. has completed all the required tests to be awared the CertiPUR-US label for its polyurethane foams supplied to the US bedding and upholstered ...
By taking over the French rubber distributor Spécialités et Matières Premières du Caoutchouc (SMPC S. A.), Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH is investing in a new ...
Applied Market Information Ltd. is recruiting speakers for its Medical Device Polymers 2011 conference, which will take place from 7 – 9 June 2011 at the ...
New research will demonstrate the significant improvements in mechanical, electrical, thermal and barrier properties of thermoplastics that can be achieved by ...
Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising its selling prices for aliphatic isocyanates in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region by 8 %, effective 1 December 2010.
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 15 Nov 2010
Cray Valley has obtained approval for a 40 % capacity increase for its plant at Channelview, TX, USA.
Omnova Solutions Inc. announced its intention to acquire Eliokem from private equity firm Axa. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2010. ...
Chemtura has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The company ...
BorsodChem is presenting a new corporate identity (CI), including a new logo and tagline. According to the company, the new tagline, ‘Chemistry for ...
With the acquisition of Prodex System Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Poland, PCC SE strengthens its activities in Central and Eastern Europe – in countries such as ...
Hexpol will acquire rubber compounding group Excel Polymers for a price of USD 212,5 million on a cash and debt-free basis. According to Hexpol, the acquisition ...
Source: “Bernama” (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 9 Nov 2010
Rubberlite, Inc., a manufacturer of custom-engineered polyurethane foams and a convertor of cellular rubber and plastic products, has opened a European sales ...
Ashland Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its global distribution business, known for many years as Ashland Distribution, to TPG Capital for ...
Source: Daily "Gulf Times", Doha; 11 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "The Jakarta Post", Jakarta; 11 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "Gulf Times", Doha (Qatar); 11 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "The Korea Times", Seoul; 10 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "The Phom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 10 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "Gulf Times", Doha; 10 Nov 2010
Lanxess has agreed to acquire two businesses from Flexsys, a division of Solutia Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA. Lanxess will acquire the primary accelerator ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 8 Nov 2010
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 8 Nov 2010
Source: Weekly “PetroChemical News”, Durham, NC, USA; 8 Nov 2010
The management of SaarGummi Germany GmbH has filed for bankruptcy this morning at the insolvency court Saarland. Until recently the management had struggled ...
Source: Daily "The Korea Times", Seoul; 3 Nov 2010
The acquisition of the Sarlink thermoplastic vulcanisate (TPV) elastomer business by Teknor Apex was completed on 1. November 2010 upon the closing of a deal ...
Source: Daily "VietnamPlus", Hanoi; 1 Nov 2010