In the coming months, two milestones will occur at the Wanhua owned BorsodChem in Hungary. At the end of June, the company's new TDI-2 plant will be ...
As part of its strategy to develop markets globally Elasto exhibited for the first time at Chinaplas. “We have a growing presence in Asia and are proud of the ...
The first meeting of the Exhibitors Council heralds the beginning of concrete preparations for K 2013, which will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 16 – ...
Kuraray said in a statement issued on 25 May that it increases the prices of its Septon, Hybrar and TU polymer materials for shipments commencing 1 June 2011.
DuPont Performance Polymers announces the following price increases effective 15 June 2011 or as contracts allow in Europe, Middle East and Africa:
BASF announced it will build the world’s largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe. The plant will have a capacity of 300,000 t/y and will ...
Lanxess has increased the prices of its polyamides Durethan, namely PA 6 and PA 6.6, and PBT polyesters (polybutylene terephthalate) Pocan by 0.30 EUR/kg in ...
Huntsman has signed a licence agreement with Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd. for the production of propylene oxide (PO) and methyl tertiary butyl ether ...
Effective 1 June 2011 or as contracts allow, DSM Coating Resins will increase prices in all regions for all its liquid polyester resins, solid thermoplastic ...
Effective 1 June 2011, Bayer MaterialScience is raising its selling prices for aliphatic polyisocyanates in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Latin ...
Source: Daily "The Jakarta Post", Jakarta; 25 May 2011
Source: Daily "Business Insight", Manila; 25 May 2011
During a press conference at Chinaplas 2011 KraussMaffei Group announced that it is bundling forces on the Chinese market. It is planned that – beginning on 1 ...
Lapolla Industries, Inc. has recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Ron Smith to better serve the insulation needs of the HVAC ...
Effective 1 June, 2011, or as existing contracts permit, Perstorp will increase prices on HDI (Hexamethylene Di-isocyanate) and IPDI (Isophore Di-isocyanate) ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 23 May 2011
Source: Daily "VietnamPlus", Hanoi; 23 May 2011
KraussMaffei is doubling the production area for robot-assisted manufacturing solutions at its subsidiary KraussMaffei Automation AG in Schwaig Oberding in the ...
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has announced its new chairs and vice chairs for the 2011 and 2012 ...
Johns Manville (JM), a manufacturer of energy-efficient building products and engineered speciality materials, announced its sponsorship and valued partnership ...
Five years after the successful launch of the “Walk the Talk” (WtT) product stewardship programme, Isopa – the European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers ...
The Essen-based German company Evonik Industries is expanding its polyether ether ketone (PEEK) capacity.
In Munich, KraussMaffei has recently opened a TechCenter for lightweight parts and fibre-composites technology. The company has installed high-performance ...
Source: Daily "Gulf Times", Doha; 17 May 2011
Source: Daily "The Phom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 13 May 2011
Source: Daily "VietnamPlus", Hanoi; 13 May 2011
Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 13 May 2011
Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 13 May 2011
Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 9 May 2011
Stepanpol PC 130-01 and PC 160-01 are two new aromatic polyester polyols from Stepan.
With immediate effect, or as contract terms permit, Evonik will increase globally prices for all polyurethane additives.
With immediate effect, or as contract terms permit, Evonik will increase globally prices for all Gorapur release agents.
Perstorp invests in extended capacity for the polyalcohol neopentyl glycol by establishing production at the group’s manufacturing site in Zibo, China, with ...
Assocomaplast, the Italian Plastics and Rubber Machinery and Moulds Manufacture Association, has published its 2010 report. The trade association stated that ...
Japanese trading house Marubeni and Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem have entered into a long-term purchase agreement of butadiene. Braskem proceeds a ...
The Italian producer of colour pastes Repi S.p.A. is planning to open a new production site in North Carolina at the end of this year.
The Private equity companies Berkshire and Omers Private Equity have signed an agreement to jointly acquire Canadian injection moulding machinery producer Husky ...
Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 3 May 2011
In a statement issued on 4 May Kraton has announced a general price increase in the Asia Pacific region of 450 USD/MT for its SBS, and OE SBS polymers and ...
Following a recovery in the fortunes of the polyurethanes industry in NAFTA during 2010, Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) announced plans to investment USD 120 ...
Effective 1 June 2011, or as contracts allow, Stepan will increase prices for Stepanpol polyester polyols for the CASE industry in North America and South ...
Lanxess is increasing prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges and its Baymod and Nanoprene products by up to EUR 300 per tonne with effect ...
Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all of these ...
Ineos Styrenics announced that prices for General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS) products in Europe will increase by a minimum of EUR 40.00 per tonne effective 1 ...
BorsodChem announced that the construction of it's new toluene di-isocyanate plant in Kazincbarcika, Hungary, is proceeding as scheduled.
Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 25 Apr 2011
Lanxess has successfully completed the acquisition of DSM Elastomers. The antitrust authorities have granted the approvals that are necessary for completion. ...
On 2 May 2011, Kraton has announced a series of price increases for several raw materials.
Yokohama Rubber announced that it would establish Shanghai Yokohama Rubber Products Sales Co., Ltd., a sales company for Multiple Business (MB) products ...
At the end of March, the Plastics Technology Club held its inaugural convention during the EPLA trade fair in Poznan. The new plastics industry association ...