Rhodia and KCI have signed a global partnership agreement for marketing KCI`s polymers for conditioning performance in shampoo and shower gel formulations. KCI's recognized high quality Polyquaternium-10 product range will be marketed by Rhodia under the trade namePolycare.
Miroglio becomes the latest NatureWorks partner to sign a Master License Agreement (MLA) to supply fiber and yarns in Europe and beyond.
Ineos Bamble AS and Puralube Nordic AS (a joint venture between Norsk Spesialolje AS (NSO) and Puralube GmbH) have announced an agreement to locate a new environmentally friendly lubricant oil production plant on the Ineos site at Ronningen, Bamble, Norway.
Borealis and MCC agree to improve PP compound supply for the automotive industry.
Rhodia and Lyondell sign definitive agreements for the sale of their isocyanates businesses to Perstorp.
Sun Chemical and EskoArtwork announced at drupa 2008 unveiled details of a new strategic partnership in color and workflow to bring further benefits to new and existing customers of these two world leaders in graphic arts.
The current Dollar rate does not make US Business for European companies very easy. Watertown Plastics Inc. based in Connecticut (USA) together with its main customer Axilone - a well-known French manufacturer of cosmetic caps and closures - decided nevertheless to invest in Multi-injection technology from Billion. This strategic choice creates a transatlantic link to bring Know-how from Europe in the USA. The aim is to generate more added values.
Spanish firm Rocersa can now count on a new Sacmi-supplied press, the innovative PH 7500, the latest from the new "Imola" range, high-tonnage presses designed to take the place of the "Power" series that first appeared in 1999. Featuring significant technical innovations, the machine guarantees uniform distribution of the pressing load, even on larger-size models.
Clariant International Ltd and Zhejiang Baihe Chemical Holding Group today announced the expansion of the Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigments Co. LTD joint venture by investing in a world-scale plant for the production of Quinacridone specialty organic pigments. The new plant will be built at the existing joint venture facility located in Hang Zhou City, Zhejiang Province (PRC).
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers and Biesterfeld Plastic extend collaboration to Poland. Distributor`s portfolio in the country to include specialty polymers for cosmetics packaging and related applications.
The agreement signed at the beginning of February for the sale of Demag Plastics Group to the Japanese Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. will enter into force on March 3, 2008.
KraussMaffei`s CEO - Dr. Dietmar Straub and Toshiba`s Machine Co., Ltd. - President Mr. Reiji Nakajima, have signed a cooperation agreement to develop leading edge machinery for plastics processing. Both companies have already started joint projects, first results of the cooperation are expected already in 2008.
