Great Lakes Solutions, a Chemtura business, announced that it will increase prices by up to 30 % in all regions effective 1 April 2011 and where contracts allow ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 30 Mar 2011
BASF has received approval for a 400,000 t/y MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) project in Chongqing, China. The investment will total RMB 8 billion (~ EUR 860 ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 29 Mar 2011
Bridgestone announced that the Nasu Factory which stopped producing tires in the wake of the earthquake has restarted its production beginning on March 25.
At its general meeting, Federplast.be, the Belgian Association of Manufacturers of Plastic and Rubber Products, released the results of a survey of its members. ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 25 Mar 2011
Effective 1 April 2011, BorsodChem will increase its prices for TDI in Europe by EUR 100.00 per tonne, in export by USD 200.00 per tonne.
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has elected List Group as their most recent affiliate member.
Lanxess is to increase its prices worldwide for rubber chemicals effective 1 April 2011.
Müller Kunststoffe has announced that it is increasing its activities in the Eastern European and Russian markets. The compounding specialist for soft ...
According to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), the disaster in northeast Japan on 11 March 2011 and subsequent nuclear plant ...
From 7 – 9 June 2011 the Osnabrück-based German tubing manufacturer polyvanced GmbH will stage “Innovation Days” at its Ceská Lípa factory. During these days ...
Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 21 Mar 2011
Rim Polymers Industries Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of CEH Group with headquarters in Singapore, announced a global expanding programme in the next three years for ...
The specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the can end sealants business for the metal can packaging market of US based Watson Standard Adhesives Company ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 21 Mar 2011
In a press release published on March, 18, Bridgestone summarized the latest status of the restart plans of manufacturing facilities located in eastern part of ...
On 18 March Yokohama Rubber announced plans for resuming production at plants afflicted by the earthquake.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has extended the deadline for abstract submissions for papers to be ...
Russian Voronezhsintezkauchuk has announced plans to massively expand its TPE production.
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has elected Ram Charan as their most recent Affiliate Member.
The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) announced that four more organisations have joined its Panel of Associates:
Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is increasing prices for polyester products (Celanex PBT, Vandar PBT, Impet PET, and Riteflex ...
Germany-based synthetic rubber manufacturer Lanxess recently presented itself at the “Tires and Rubber 2011” fair in Moscow, Russia. The company is one of the ...
Effective 15 March 2011, Stepan has increased prices for Stepanpol rigid, aromatic polyester polyols by USD 0.10 per pound.
Chemtura Corporation is raising the price of the products supplied by its polymer antioxidants and UV stabiliser business, reportedly as the result of an ...
With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is increasing the sales prices for higher alkylamines in Europe as follows:
BioBased Technologies has expanded its Agrol distribution network with the addition of Los Angeles-based Dorsett and Jackson, Inc. to focus on sales in the ...
On 14 March Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Lubrizol have announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire 100% of outstanding Lubrizol shares for ...
Kraton Polymers LLC announced a general price increase in the Asia Pacific region of 200 USD/t for its SBS, and OE SBS polymers and compounds, and for its SIS ...
Bridgestone Europe has announced a new round of price increases in Europe that will be rolled out in the second quarter of 2011 covering all consumer, ...
Rubber futures tumbled to the lowest level in more than four months after the earthquake in Japan caused power-supply disruptions, forcing carmakers to halt ...
Bayer MaterialScience LLC's South Deerfield, MA, USA, facility recently installed a new energy-efficient process cooling system. The new central chiller ...
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc., and Evonik Degussa GmbH of Marl, Germany, have signed a license agreement which solely grants DuPont worldwide access ...
Zeon Chemicals L.P. has begun work on increasing production capacity of its Zetpol HNBR elastomers manufacturing facility in Houston, TX, USA. Completion is ...
With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products:
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 11 Mar 2011
Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), 10 Mar 2011
Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for Carbon Black and Carbon Black Preparations by up to 200 EUR/MT for ...
Solvay will increase its Solef polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) production capacity by 50 % to keep track of the growing demand for this fluorinated speciality ...
Kuraray announced a price increase for Septon hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomers by 30 JPY/kg for all domestic and overseas shipments commencing 22 ...
The thirteenth annual SPE Automotive TPO Global Conference, a leading automotive olefins forum sponsored by the Detroit Section of the Society of Plastics ...
Great Lakes Solutions, a Chemtura Corporation business, today announced that effective 1 March 2011, or as contract terms allow, it increased prices on its ...
Source: Daily "Business Times", Kuala Lumpur; 4 Mar 2011
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), of the American Chemistry Council, has issued a call for papers and posters to be presented at the ...
With immediate effect, Henkel is implementing a price increase for certain product groups of its industrial adhesives. Increase amounts will vary based on ...
JSR Corporation and Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd. (BST) have signed a letter of intent for establishing a joint venture (JSR 51 %, BST 49 %) and constructing a ...
PolyOne Corporation recently announced the sale of its 50% ownership interest in SunBelt Chlor Alkali Partnership to Olin Corporation.
Source: Daily "Phnom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 2 Mar 2011
On 22 February DSM Elastomers declared Force Majeure for its Keltan production at the Geleen site and announced a reduction of sales. This reduction of sales ...
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical announced that work on their proposed elastomers project joint venture has moved fully ...
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has inaugurated a manufacturing facility for polyisocyanates at Ankleshwar, in the state of Gujarat, India. With the investment of ...
Effective 28 February 2011, or as contracts allow, BASF has increased prices globally of antioxidants and process stabilizers for plastic applications by 5-10%, ...
Lanxess announces a price increase for its Baypren branded chloroprene business – depending on region – for up to 300 EUR/t (or 400 USD/t). Subject to the terms ...
Zeon Europe GmbH announces a general price increase in Europe of 200 EUR/t for all nitrile rubbers. Subject to the terms of any applicable contracts, these ...
Source: Daily "Business World Online", Manila; 1 Mar 2011
Huntsman announced that it is going ahead with the engineering design for a 40,000 t capacity expansion programme at its world-scale polyetheramine facility in ...
Dow has announced that it has created a new Performance Plastics Division. This business unit will be comprised of all Dow plastics including Solution ...
The Cannon Group will be present at JEC 2011 show, held in Paris from 29 – 31 March 2011, at the booth H58 in hall 1. The company's latest developments in the ...
Kraton announced a general price increase in the Americas of 110 USD/t, or 5 cpp for its SBS, and OE SBS polymers and compounds, and 110 USD/t, or 5 cpp for all ...
Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA) has released a comprehensive global report on the synthetic rubber market. The global market for synthetic rubber is ...
Bayer announced at the recent Financial News Conference in Leverkusen that it has achieved its targets in 2010. “2010 was a good year for us overall,” said ...