March 2015 Archives
Lead Features
Company News
Dow to spin off chlorine business to Olin; USD5 bn deal - Ineos Oligomers to expand output for LAO/PAO in the US
- Amcor expands into Africa with Nampak acquisition of US$22 mn
- BASF to set up propylene plant in Texas; taking advantage of shale gas
- DSM to spin off composites/polymer intermediates business; CVC to partner in new company
- Ineos integrates its ABS unit with Styrolution in the US
Materials News
- Borouge banks on India‘s middle classes for growth
- Recycling of labels launched in Europe
- Plastics industry survey presented at NPE; tackles issues and needs
- Victrex to put up an innovation centre on UK grant
- Schulman to make largest purchase: buying Citadel for US$800 mn
- Total raises bar for multilayer composite pipe productivity with XSene XRT 70 HDPE
- Evonik to buy Indian catalysts supplier
- JEC readies new expansions, "conquers" the world
- Solvay and 3A Composites collaborate on innovating specialty foam for transportation
- SGL Group and BASF cap joint research for new polyamide-carbon-fibre composite system
- Cardia restrategises: closing Brazilian plant; focusing on Asia Pacific
- BioAmber commissions Sarnia plant for biosuccinic acid
- Perstorp starts up oxo plant in Sweden; catering to PVC plasticisers
- Huntsman to shut down pigment plants in the US & Germany
- HDPE on growth course with Asia in the lead
- AkzoNobel breaks ground on speciality chemicals plant in China
- BASF offers biobased PolyTHF; expands amines plant in Germany
- Biobased levulinic acid plant to start up in Italy; targeted at plasticisers
- Bayer MaterialScience buys composite materials specialist
Machinery News
- Uponor divests Extron Engineering
- Coperion Nanjing to open new plant in China
- Battenfeld-cincinnati offers new extrusion lines with FDC system
- Wilmington Machinery unveils new in-line multi-clamp intermittent reciprocation blow moulding machin
- X-Compound appoints new management team
- Woojin moves to a new facility in Korea; targets more exports
- NPE gets fashionable; plastics reuse to be showcased in a fashion show
- W&H has high expectations from Asi
- Thermoforming machine for tableware maker
- Plastic Systems sets up a facility in India
