Keyword: Plastics and Polymers
News
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...
News
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
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...