Keyword: Kunststoffe & Polymere

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Arkema Joins French Recycling Pact

29.04.2016 - Arkema has signed an agreement to participate in the French state-backed Reverplast project, alongside four other companies. Reverplast forms part of new measures launched by the...

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Chemtura Expands MDI Prepolymers in Italy

14.04.2016 - US specialty chemicals company Chemtura is expanding capacity for Low Free (LF) MDI in Latina, Italy. The expansion is due for completion by the end of 2016. The company said the...

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Indorama and Dhunseri to form Indian PET JV

01.03.2016 - Thai polyester producer Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world market leader, and Dhunseri Petrochem have agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture to produce and sell PET polymer in the...

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First Glycerol-to-Plastics Unit Planned in Italy

08.01.2016 - Italian bioplastics developer Bio-on has joined forces with Eridania Sadam’s Gruppo Industriale Maccaferri (S.E.C.I) to build the world’s first plant for the production of...

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Covestro and Reverdia to Develop Bio-based TPU Foam

09.10.2015 - Covestro, the formerly Bayer MaterialScience, and green chemistry specialist Reverdia, the Dutch-based biomaterials joint venture of DSM and Roquette Frères, have agreed to jointly...

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BASF Starts Initial Production of MDI in China

28.08.2015 - BASF has started its first production of MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) at its new 400,000 t/y plant in Chongqing, China. Production will be ramped up gradually in line with...

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Arkema Offers Plastic Sheet Distributor for Sale

18.06.2015 - In line with its program to divest operations with sales of €700 million and refocus on core businesses, French chemical producer Arkema has announced plans to sell its plastic and...

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BASF Trials MDI Precursor Production at Chongqing

30.04.2015 - BASF has begun trial operations at its 400,000 t/y mononitrobenzene plant at Chongqing, in western China. The new facility will feed the group's integrated MDI complex at the same...