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| M&As: Elementis to buy talc producer Mondo Minerals; Mitsubishi Chemical to acquire PVC compounds business from Welset Plast |
| British speciality chemicals company Elementis Plc is to buy Netherlands-based Mondo Minerals from US private equity firm Advent International for an enterprise value of US$600 million to expand into talc additives used in a range of products from plastics... |
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| Materials News |
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| World Cup 2018: ball and stadium roofing made of plastics |
| With the football fever on for FIFA World Cup in Russia, plastics materials are playing their role in the game, which is held once in four years. “Telstar 18” proudly continues the series of Official World Cup Balls sporting goods firm Adidas has produced since 1970, when the original “Telstar” with its iconic 32 black... |
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| Machinery News |
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| US plastics machinery shipments up 15% in first half of 2018 |
| Plastics machinery shipments in North America rose in the first quarter of 2018 on a year-over-year basis, according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). This is the fourth consecutive quarterly year-over-year... |
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