Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

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Ineos Said to be Restarting Grangemouth crackers

06.11.2013 - Ineos is said to be in the process of restarting its gas-fed cracker at Grangemouth, Scotland. All facilities at the site were put on "cold standby" on October 15 at the height of...

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Bayer Expects to Meet Earnings Forecast Despite Polymer Woes

05.11.2013 - With three quarters of 2013 behind it, Germany's Bayer group sees itself as still on track to fulfil the "ambitious forecast" for 2013 voiced by CEO Marijn Dekkers earlier this...

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Dow Chemical Puts Additional Businesses up for Sale

30.10.2013 - Dow Chemical is hanging the "for sale" sign on additional links in its value chain, raising the sum of assets it plans to divest over the next few months from $1.5 billion to $3-4...

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DuPont to Spin Off Performance Chemicals Division

30.10.2013 - DuPont has announced that it will spin off its $7 billion Performance Chemicals division, including the titanium dioxide and the chemicals and fluoroproducts businesses, to...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

VIP - VISIONS IN PLASTICS 2013

28.10.2013 - Read the e-paper of VIP - Visions In Plastics 2013 online.EditorialsFor A Peaceful FuturePlastics Could Unlock Sustainable DevelopmentDr. Winfried Wunderlich...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

24.10.2013 - Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Material Innovations Steer the Drive for more sustainable products

10.10.2013 - Corporations Get a Push from Plastics - For global material companies such as Styron, R&D departments have become increasingly important to enhance our customers' sustainability...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Addivant Bridges The Gap

19.09.2013 - After SK Capital Partners wrapped up its acquisition of Chemtura's Antioxidant and UV Stabilizer business in May, the newly formed company, Addivant - a name uniquely chosen by the...