Thermoplastic Elastomers
Gerresheimer extends plant in the Czech Republic

Gerresheimer AG announced plans to extend its Czech production plant in Horsovsky Tyn. Before the end of 2011 the company will have doubled the size of the ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
BASF increases prices for polymer dispersions, powders, resins and additives

Effective 20 June 2011, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices in Europe, Africa and Western Asia for polymer dispersions as well as additives by 85 ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Allod celebrates 10th anniversary

Allod Werkstoff GmbH & Co. KG is passing a major mile marker in its history this year as the TPE specialist celebrates its 10th anniversary. The company ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Tessenderlo sells PVC and chlor-alkali activities to Kerling

Tessenderlo and Kerling announced that they have signed a sale and purchase agreement. Kerling, through its Ineos ChlorVinyls business, will become the new ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Mitsubishi expand TPO and adhesive polymers production in China and North America

In response to growing demand, Mitsubishi Chemical will expand the production facilities for olefin thermoplastic elastomers and adhesive polymers in China and ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Raumedic sign partnership agreement

Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Raumedic announced the signing of a global partnership agreement. It covers arrangements concerning the mutual development of fluid ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
THAILAND: Trial for fully compostable plastics in Q3. SCG unit foresees viability in three years

Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 10 June 2011

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
ACS Rubber Division seeks nominations for science and technology awards

The Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, is accepting nominations for the following six Science and Technology Awards for 2012:

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
ANTEC 2011: More than two thousand participants from 42 countries attended more than 700 original presentations

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 Polyurethanes
AkzoNobel opens new fire protection R&D facility

AkzoNobel has opened a EUR 7 million state-of-the-art fire protection laboratory at its Felling site in the UK, part of a major EUR 10 million investment in ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
SO.F.TER. acquires PGroup

Italian compounding specialist SO.F.TER. has acquired PGroup in administration. PGroup is based in Ferrara and specialised in the production of Engineering ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Kraton announces price increases in Europe and the Americas

On 1 June Kraton announced a price increase in Europe, Africa and the Middle East of EUR 175/MT for SBS and OE SBS polymers and compounds.