BASF to build high performance specialty plastics plant in Korea
BASF will build a new plant to produce Ultrason polyethersulfone (PESU), one of BASF’s high-performance thermoplastics, at the company’s site in Yeosu, Korea.
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Interview with Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business
China today is the world’s largest automotive market. The number of vehicles sold grew in 2010 to more than 17.1 million. However, greater mobility goes hand in hand with increased emissions and higher resource consumption. Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business unit, describes solutions for more eco-friendly mobility.
Arkema plans to expand in specialty polyamide business
Arkema announces a project to acquire Chinese companies Hipro Polymers, a fast-expanding producer of biosourced polyamide 10.10, and Casda Biomaterials, world leader in sebacic acid, derived from castor oil and used in particular to manufacture this polyamide 10.10.
Berry Plastics Corporation acquires Filmco PVC packaging business
Berry Plastics Corporation, an Apollo Management, L.P. and Graham Partners portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of LINPAC Packaging Filmco, Inc ("Filmco") from LINPAC USA Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the UK-based LINPAC Group.
Large order for machines received by KraussMaffei
KraussMaffei has received an order from BMW to supply a large number of injection molding, reaction process and automation machines and systems.
ZA Puławy and ZA w Tarnowie-Mościcach look to gain a new foothold in Asia
Two Polish companies ZA Puławy and ZA w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A. signed an agreement concerning the possibility of establishing an Undertaking in South-East Asia. The purpose of the Undertaking would be to transfer technologies enabling the construction of a new caprolactam plant at a local partner, while establishing beneficial business relations.
Huge order for motan-colortronic
The motan-colortronic Group scored the biggest single order in its company history when it was awarded a contract by the LEGO Group for its manufacturing facilities in Monterrey, Mexico. motan-colortronic has delivered and installed the complete system for fully automatic centralized raw materials handling.
35 years of ZA Puławy's caprolactam on the market
ZA Puławy has produced its 1.5 millionth tonne of caprolactam. This achievement coincided with the 35th anniversary of the company's Caprolactam Plant. The first batch of the product was obtained in November 1976.
Plastics industry in India
The report on the plastics industry in India has been written by Stephen Hunt, Business Development Manager in British Plastics Federation.
Bayer MaterialScience sells Viverso to Nuplex Industries
Bayer MaterialScience AG has signed a contract for the sale of its Viverso GmbH subsidiary to Nuplex Industries Ltd., for EUR 75 million.
BASF increases capacity for Neopor
BASF increases capacity for Neopor insulation material in Europe.
Uncertain outlook for European plastics industry
According to AMI's recently published European Plastics Industry Report 2011, 2010 saw a recovery in demand for most thermoplastics, after two of the worst years the industry has seen since the oil shocks of the 1970s.
