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DOMO Chemicals signs agreement to acquire Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe

DOMO Chemicals and Solvay have signed today an agreement for DOMO to acquire Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe.

K 2019 - New products from plastic waste

BASF customers showcase prototypes made from chemically recycled material.

Empowering customers to innovate with the Ultramid Advanced portfolio

BASF’s engineering plastics of the Ultramid family have a long and very successful history in metal replacement.

Steering column switch housing made from polyamide 6

Polyamide 6 and 66 are very similar in terms of their characteristics. Polyamide 66 can therefore be replaced by polyamide 6 in many applications.

Asahi Kasei develops the world’s first polyamide foam

Asahi Kasei develops the world’s first polyamide foam - Perfect for noise reduc-tion and lightweight applications in the automotive industry.

Lanxess addresses topics of new mobility, urbanization and digitalization at K 2019

Lanxess will be presenting a broad portfolio at the international trade fair for plastics and rubber K 2019. On its 700 square meter stand, the specialty chemicals company will focus primarily on the topics of new mobility, urbanization and digitalization.

Lanxess offers economic alternatives to polyamide 66

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will once again have its own stand at the ''Fuse Box Meets Dryer – Plastics in E&E Applications'' conference of the Süddeutsche Kunststoffzentrum.

Material innovations for batteries and electromobility

Lanxess offering products and solutions along the value chain of lithium-ion batteries.

Cost-effective alternatives to polyamide 66

Lanxess is expanding the new polyamide 6 Durethan P product range with the addition of two highly reinforced material variants that can be used, among other things, as an economical alternative to polyamide 66 materials.

Evonik expands production capacities

Due to increasing global demand for high-performance polymers, Evonik is expanding its production of transparent polyamides of the Trogamid CX brand at the Marl Chemical Park (Germany).

Lanxess intensifies focus on electromobility

Lanxess sees great application potential for its Durethan and Pocan in the New Mobility growth market. This is why the High Performance Materials business unit founded the “e-Powertrain team”.

Achieving flame-retardant properties without red phosphorus

Lanxess offers alternatives to polyamide 66 compounds containing red phosphorus.

Durethan is 65 years old

This year marks the 65th birthday of the family of polyamide compounds Durethan manufactured by Lanxess.

Following a solid third quarter, Lanxess strengthens its position

Sales increased by 4.4 percent to EUR 1.79 billion in the third quarter. EBITDA pre exceptionals 1.5 percent higher at EUR 277 million. Net income from continuing operations increased to EUR 80 million.

Sabic expands its PP portfolio with new impact copolymer

Sabic announces the launch of a new impact copolymer (ICP) grade - Sabic PP PPA20 - targeted at demanding home appliances as well as high-end cosmetics, furniture and other household consumer goods.