Zeon Corp. announced the new construction of a SSBR plant on Jurong Island in Singapore. The company intends to build the facility in two phases, each with an ...
Lanxess and Dutch company Royal DSM N.V. have agreed on the sale of DSM Elastomers to Lanxess for EUR 310 million. DSM Elastomers produces EPDM under the brand ...
Joseph P. Kennedy, internationally-renown Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science and Chemistry at the University of Akron has made a gift of more than USD ...
Yule Catto & Co. plc has entered into a purchase agreement for PolymerLatex GmbH, a manufacturer of synthetic latex based in Marl, Germany, with TowerBrook ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 18 Jan 2011
Chemtura Corporation has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 17 Jan 2011
Dana Holding Corporation announced that it has reached a settlement with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., for warranty claims ...
Chinaplas 2011, the 25th international exhibition on plastics and rubber industries, will be held from 17 – 20 May 2011 in the largest exhibition hall in ...
Lanxess is expanding its activities in Latin America. The company’s subsidiary Rhein Chemie has acquired Argentina-based Darmex S.A., a manufacturer of ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 14 Jan 2011
PolyOne announced the opening of an Innovation Center in Gaggenau, Germany. This facility will support application development for the specialty platform by ...
Evonik Carbon Black GmbH is increasing prices for carbon black pigment grades and pigment black preparations by up to 10 % for deliveries to locations in ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 14 Jan 2011
Source: “Bernama” (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 12 Jan 2011
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 30 Dec 2010
Source: Daily "The Phom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 11 Jan 2011
Bayer intends to significantly expand its capacities for the production of high-grade materials in China by 2016. Investments of around EUR 1 billion are ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 12 Jan 2011
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA has announced that it will increase prices on all consumer, commercial, and specialty tyres, and retreads starting from January 2011 ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 30 Dec 2010
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 27 Dec 2010
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 10 Jan 2011
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 23 Dec 2010
Ineos Nova announced that prices for General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS) products in Europe will increase by a minimum of EUR 135 per tonne effective 1 January 2011.
According to the European Plastics Converters (EuPC), on 1 January 2011 Italian legislation banning the use of „non-biodegradable” plastic bags, entered ...
Source: Saigon GP Daily, Ho Chi Min City; 5 Jan 2011
Source: Daily “The Jakarta Post”, Jakarta; 21 Dec 2010
Source: Daily "Gulf News", Dubai; 4 Jan 2011
Source: Daily "Business Times", Kuala Lumpur; 3 Jan 2011
Source: Daily "Gulf Times", Doha; 3 Jan 2011
Kuraray announces that its subsidiary established in Shanghai, Kuraray China Co., Ltd., has received certification as a Regional Headquarters of a Multinational ...
Source: Weekly "Sunday Observer", Colombo; 19 Dec 2010
PolyOne announced that it has acquired Uniplen Indústria de Polímeros Ltda. (Uniplen), a Brazilian producer of specialty engineered materials and distributor ...
Kraton announces a general price increase in North America of 110 USD/t, or 5 cpp for its SBS, and OE SBS polymers and compounds. Subject to the terms of any ...
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. announced 17 December that it has reached an agreement to sell its AlphaGary plastic compounding business to Mexican PVC producer ...