Borealis upgrades Borstar PE plant in Porvoo
The company will invest EUR 65 mln to upgrade Borstar PE2 plant technology to the third generation.
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PE prices rise in Europe
Dow Europe announced a price increase for polyethylene by 100 euros per metric ton.
New polyethylen plant in Middle East
Orpic announced its plan to build new polyethylene plant in Oman with the annual capacity of 1 mln tons.
SABIC enters the market of bimodal HDPE
SABIC is readying facilities at its plant in Gelsenkirchen due to start of commercial production in the second quarter of this year.
Polyethylene manholes are easy to install and maintain and offer cost savings
Manholes made from polyethylene emerge as a faster and safer option for sewage infrastructure works.
New SABIC's HDPE
Collapsible tubes have an improved aesthetic appearance and squeezability when they are extruded from SABIC HDPE F4520.
New star in the BorPure family
Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, launches new polypropylene (PP) grade BorPure RF490MO, offering packaging converters a saving in cycle time of up to 10% and an energy reduction of up to 5% in the creation of lightweight hinge closures with superior optics.
New Quadrant's Tivar HPV
New Tivar HPV gives conveying systems a performance, cost and safety boost.
Borstar Aquility: innovative plastics solutions launched by Borealis
Borealis and Borouge introduce family of tailored irrigation solutions – Borstar Aquility.
Introduction of new SABIC HDPE grade
With the introduction of SABIC HDPE B5260ULS, processors are provided with a new blow molding grade typically developed for the production of bottles, such as milk, as well as other dairy products and juices.
Groundbreaking Round Table Conference 2012 to Explore Global Polyethylene Industry
The groundbreaking Polyethylene Round Table Conference 2012 will explore all the burning issues of the polyethylene industry on a global scale. The conference, to be held on 3rd-4th September, 2012, in Warsaw, Poland, will bring together market analysts, top managers, government representatives as well as other stakeholders in the polyethylene industry.
New Clariant liquid color technology developed for polyolefin blow molding
New liquid vehicle technology (LVT) developed by Clariant Masterbatches appears to eliminate many of the problems that have prevented wider use of liquid color and additive concentrates in extrusion blow molding of polyolefins (high- and low-density polyethylene and polypropylene).
