Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

Markets & Companies

Building Momentum

19.01.2015 - In the US, where economic growth has been characterized as "slow and steady" for some time, expansion and strength in the chemical industry continues and momentum is building. In...

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GCC Says Plastics industry Becoming More Sustainable

12.01.2015 - The plastics industry in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is evolving into a larger, more diverse and sustainable industry opening up channels for more consumers...

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European Industrial Renaissance

09.01.2015 - Europe is at a disadvantage vis-à-vis other regions with regard to access to resources, according to Karl Falkenberg, Director General for Environment at the European Commission...

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Plastics Firm Touts Lower Electricity Costs in US South

07.01.2015 - Lower electricity prices and increased demand from customers in the southeastern US were the reasoning behind Pennsylvania-based Audia International's 2014 decision to locate its...

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BASF Acquires Taiwanese TPU Adhesives Producer

09.12.2014 - As part of its drive to become an integrated solution provider for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and TPU-based adhesives, BASF is acquiring Taiwan Sheen Soon (TWSS), a producer...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Songwon Diversifies into Indian and Middle East Plastic Materials Markets

26.11.2014 - On August 1, 2014, Songwon's acquisition of the specialty chemicals business of Indian company SeQuent Scientific, which includes the polymer stabilizer business, the production...

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Dow Says US Plastics Plans for Americas on Track

17.11.2014 - Dow Chemical has announced plans to expand capacity and enhance production technologies and equipment of its polyethylene production units in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, to support...

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Bayer Said to Have Tapped Rothschild for BMS Float

23.09.2014 - Bayer is said to have chosen investment bank Rothschild to advise on its plan for an initial public offering (ipo) of engineering plastics sub-group Bayer MaterialScience (BMS)...