December 2014 Archives
Lead Features
Company News
BASF sells off equity in Ellba jv to partner Shell
SCG Chemicals acquires 51% of Norner Holding
RTP takes over three plants of Alloy Polymers
Bayer MaterialScience opens EUR250 mn TDI plant in Germany
IVL to acquire Performance Fibers; adds on to auto portfolio
BASF to buy Taiwanese TPU adhesives supplier
Dow on track with divestures; sale of film and sodium borohydride units to gross US$225 mn
Hanwha to purchase Samsung affiliates for US$1.7 bn; to create petrochem giant in South Korea
PolyOne acquires liquid colour assets for US$49 m
Wipak inaugurates Chinese factory
Materials News
Marine litter and waste management, rallying points at plastics meet
French engineers create electricity-generating plastic tree
Technologies, new plants to boost propylene prices, study says
Evonik starts up two new plant units for crosslinking activators
DuPont to sell Neoprene SR unit to Denka
BASF to build tech centre in India and catalyst plant in China
Teijin starts OEM production of FR in Taiwan
Bioplastics capacity to grow by 400% by 2018; Asia to take the lead
Schulman doubles masterbatch in China; Americhem buys LTL
CCL acquires German wine label company; launches e-commerce labelling
Solvay to beef up capacity in India
Cardia Bioplastic/Stellar Films merger to create biopackaging leader
PCR PET-based fibre plant to start up in Middle East
Processing waste PP into sustainable materials