(Frankfurt, Germany; raised its gross market price for polystyrene by EUR 50/t. The premium ...

Engineering thermoplastics December: Several prices drop to rock bottom / Fewer imports than expected / Weak demand nevertheless met at all times These cookies cannot be deactivated as they are ...

Masterbatch specialist Gabriel-Chemie (Gumpoldskirchen;  has expanded storage capacity at its headquarters in Lower Austria.

Quartet of firms combine to launch Europe-wide recycling initiative / Toll manufacturing agreement with Röhm to produce rMMA ...

Mobil Chemical Co (3225 Gallows Road, Fairfax, VA 22037-0001, USA) has announced plans to expand its oriented PP film production at Kerkrade, the Netherlands, but is planning to sell off its European ...

Windhager (Tahlgau / Austria; www.windhager.eu) has acquired a majority stake in PVC film manufacturer Van Merksteijn Plastics (Boekelo / The Netherlands; www.vanmerksteijnplastics.nl) for an ...

Aerospace, defence and security systems supplier Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina / USA; www.goodrich.com) has acquired Crompton Technology Group (CTG, Banbury / UK; www.ctgltd.co.uk) ...

Swedish packaging giant Tetra Pak (Lund; www.tetrapak.com) has launched the Tetra “Evero” aseptic one-step opening (OSO) for its 1,000 ml aseptic carton bottle for milk. The company said that the ...

Dow Chemical’s (Midland, Michigan / USA; www.dow.com) PU division has launched a high performance polyether polyol suitable for adhesive, sealant and elastomer formulations in markets including ...

In the wake of the deadly natural catastrophes that hit Japan, it comes as no surprise that leading global PVC manufacturer Shin-Etsu Chemical (Tokyo / Japan; www.shinetsu.co.jp) has declared force ...

The Biocomposites subgroup of industry association Composites UK (Hemel Hempstead, Herts / UK; www.compositesuk.co.uk) is hosting a one-day event on “Bioresins ...

Greiner Packaging (Kremsmünster / Austria; www.greiner-gpi.com) has acquired all the shares of Capsnap Europe (Kremsmünster / Austria; www.capsnap.at), a leading manufacturer of five-gallon ...