Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

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EU Parliament Passes Law Curbing Plastic Bags

22.04.2014 - Under a draft law passed by the European Parliament just before Easter, with 539 in favor, 51 against and 72 abstentions, EU member states would have to halve their use of certain...

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Grupa Azoty to Build New PA 6 Plant at Tarnow

10.04.2014 - Grupa Azoty, the Polish chemicals and plastics producer based at Tarnow, has announced plans for a second polyamide 6 production facility at its site in the the special economic...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Innovative Bonding with Plastics Interface Technology

03.04.2014 - Plastics Interface Technology (PIT) - is a patented technology for the bonding of various decorative materials with a polymer substrate. Developed by the PP Compounding group of...

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Kaneka Completes Takeover of BASF’s PVC Additives

01.04.2014 - Kaneka Belgium, subsidiary of Japanese chemical producer Kaneka, has completed the acquisition of BASF's Vinuran acrylate-based PVC impact modifier and processing aids business...

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The Million-Dollar Question

31.03.2014 - Recovering from the Economic Crisis - The European plastics industry will have to overcome some major challenges in the near future and work hard to maintain its leadership...

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BASF Sells PolyAd Services to Private Equity

10.03.2014 - BASF has said it will sell PolyAd Services, part of its Plastics Additives business unit, to private equity investor Edgewater Capital Partners of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. The deal...

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PP Futures Trading Kicked off in Dubai and China

28.02.2014 - Commodity exchanges in Dubai and China simultaneously began trading polypropylene futures on 28 February. The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange said its contract, sized at 5 t...

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Spanish Court Approves Sale of Artenius Turkpet to Indorama

21.02.2014 - The commercial court in Barcelona, Spain, overseeing the bankruptcy of erstwhile Spanish PET giant La Seda de Barcelona has authorised receiver Forest Partners to proceed with the...