Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

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SABIC Realigns Business Unit Structure

09.10.2015 - Following a strategic review, Saudi Arabian petrochemicals group SABIC has announced a new corporate organization that it said is designed to address changes in the market...

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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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LyondellBasell Closes SJS Plastiblends Buy

05.10.2015 - LyondellBasell has completed the acquisition of SJS Plastiblends, a polypropylene compounder based at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. The Rotterdam-headquartered petrochemicals and...

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Indorama Swells Louisiana Cracker Boom

29.09.2015 - Thanks to its location on the US Gulf Coast with its booming shale gas industry and generous investment incentives to investors, the state of Louisiana is rapidly becoming a mecca...

Strategy & Management

Poised For Growth

04.09.2015 - Chemistry: it’s in everything and it’s everywhere. In fact, nearly all manufactured goods are directly touched by chemistry, either as a material, in processing, or in some other...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Perstorp Launches an Innovation Challenge

01.09.2015 - Perstorp wants your help in identifying and solving a future challenge in this ever-changing world. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of their versatile Capa caprolactone...

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Clariant Forms Subsidiary for Plastics & Coatings business

18.08.2015 - Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is to establish a separate subsidiary for plastics and coatings, comprising the three business units for masterbatches, additives and...

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LyondellBasell to Acquire SJS Plastiblends

11.08.2015 - To expand its global footprint in the automotive market and become more competitive in India’s growing market, LyondellBasell will acquire PP compounds manufacturer SJS...