2013 Exhibitions
July 2013 Archives
Lead Features
Company News
Eastman beefing up Tritan capacity - Croda acquires Chinese firm to access the Asian markets
- BASF to build PA plant in China
- Toho Tenax sets up Singapore base to cover Asia
- Antioxidant feedstock plant doubled
- Sasol/Ineo in HDPE jv in the US
- DuPont may sell its Performance Chemicals business
- Chem-Trend buys composites release agent firm
- Ravago buys Styron’s EPS business
- Nordson buys two Kreyenborg companies
- PolyOne to close plants in the US, after Spartech buy
- Cytec exits Chinese jv and retrenches staff with Umeco buy
- Machine maker OMV sold to Swiss firm
- Shanxi using Unipol technology for its PP plant in China
- Huntsman buying polyols supplier Oxid
- Clariant Oil to open tech centre in Malaysia
- BASF to expand capacities for BDO and PolyTHF
- Sabic-Albemarle jv starts up catalyst facility
- Clariant/Wilmar amines jv receives approval
- Owens Corning expands and adds on supply from China
- Bemis to expand in Asia with Chinese acquisition
- Amcor to push for market leadership with Chinese buy
- Welex acquired by Graham
- IPPT acquires Kilian KG
Materials News
- Bayer to use CO2 as a raw material for plastics
- New base for PET bottle
- Half of styrenics growth to come from Asia Pacific
- Americans develop epoxy resin alternative to BPA
- PU market to flourish in Asia Pacific
- Teijin to produce meta aramid fibre in Thailand
- Dreyplas to distribute Chinese PEEK in Europe
- Italian firms jointly develop 100% biodegradable protective caps
- BASF develops the first expanded TPU
- Lanxess and Genomatica run first production of bio-based PBT
