Müller Kunststoffe has announced that it is increasing its activities in the Eastern European and Russian markets. The compounding specialist for soft ...
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 ...
On 18 March Yokohama Rubber announced plans for resuming production at plants afflicted by the earthquake.
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.
Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is increasing prices for polyester products (Celanex PBT, Vandar PBT, Impet PET, and Riteflex ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
With immediate effect, Henkel is implementing a price increase for certain product groups of its industrial adhesives. Increase amounts will vary based on ...
PolyOne Corporation recently announced the sale of its 50% ownership interest in SunBelt Chlor Alkali Partnership to Olin Corporation.
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 ...
Effective 28 February 2011, or as contracts allow, BASF has increased prices globally of antioxidants and process stabilizers for plastic applications by 5-10%, ...
Dow has announced that it has created a new Performance Plastics Division. This business unit will be comprised of all Dow plastics including Solution ...
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 ...
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 ...