Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

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HaloPolymer Joined Plastics Europe

31.01.2013 - HaloPolymer Holding has become a member of Plastics Europe association - the only trade association in Europe which develops and assists in the practical implementation of legal...

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Informex USA 2013

24.01.2013 - The Informex USA, to be held Feb. 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center promises to offer its expected 4,000+ attendees a direct view of what is happening in the varied chemical...

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DSM Reduces Water Footprint in Engineering Plastics Site in Pune, India

22.01.2013 - In 2012, DSM has dramatically reduced the level of water consumption at its engineering plastics compounding site in Pune, India. The water footprint of the operation, where the...

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Styron Names Pugh SVP and Business President, Plastics

15.01.2013 - Styron, the global materials company established in June 2010, today announced the appointment of Martin Pugh as Senior Vice President and Business President, Plastics of Styron...

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BASF Opens CSB Production Site in Bahrain

18.12.2012 - Today, BASF is opening a state-of-the-art production site for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This is the largest facility of this kind...

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Cheap Shale Gas Gives Impetus to Bioplastics Growth

07.12.2012 - Makers of chemicals and plastics from plant matter are emerging as unlikely beneficiaries of the abundance of U.S. shale gas, which is shaking up the global petrochemical industry...

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Niche French Chemical Firms Ride U.S. Shale Gas Wave

05.12.2012 - France may have banned the controversial hydro-fracking extraction technology, but the shale gas revolution in the United States is proving a boon for small, specialised French...

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Dow Chemical Says China Leadership Transition Bigger Worry

04.12.2012 - Many executives say they're anxious about the U.S. fiscal cliff negotiations, but Dow Chemical's chief executive says he's more bothered by the messy Chinese leadership transition...