Polyurethanes
Dow and Saip inaugurate ce|de|pa

On 7 July 2011, Dow Chemical and Saip Equipment inaugurated with their customers ce|de|pa, (the Continuous Panel Development Center, or Centro de Desarrollo del ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
From ANTEC 2011

The 2011 Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) of the Society of Plastics Engineers took place in Boston, May 1-5, 2011. The number of registered participants was ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Kuraray's Kashima plant to resume normal production

Kuraray Co., Ltd. announces the scheduled resumption of normal production at the Kashima Plant (Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture).

Polyurethanes
First meeting of the Exhibitors Council for K 2013

The first meeting of the Exhibitors Council heralds the beginning of concrete preparations for K 2013, which will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from ...

Polyurethanes
Sanitized moves forward in the plastic market

The Swiss company Sanitized AG has expanded its services for the growing number of users of antimicrobials in the plastics industry. The company is now offering ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Kraton announces SBS price increase

Kraton announced the following price increase for its SBS and OE SBS polymers and compounds:

Rubber
Lanxess increases prices for technical rubber grades

Lanxess has increased its prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges and its Baymod and Nanoprene products by EUR 150 per metric ton with effect ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
PHILIPPINES: JG Summit sets 2013 start of naphtha cracker

Source: Daily "The Manila Times", Manila; 4 July 2011

Polyurethanes
Dorf Ketal starts full production at new organic titanate plant

Dorf Ketal recently announced full production at its new organic titanate plant in Mundra, India.

Rubber
Perstorp extends 2-EHA capacity

Perstorp is extending its capacity for 2-EHA in Europe as well as in Asia by establishing production at the group’s manufacturing unit in Singapore, where PIA ...

Polyurethanes
Perstorp increases neopentyl glycol capacity

Perstorp is investing in extended capacity for the polyalcohol neopentyl glycol by establishing production at its manufacturing site in Zibo, China.

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Brabender provides IKV with laboratory mixer

Brabender GmbH & Co. KG, Duisburg, has provided the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University with a laboratory mixer for the processing ...