BASF

Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2017: Rollover for MDI / Small increase for TDI / Isocyanates expected to point downward as new year begins / Polyols market mostly quiet

MDI: BASF declares force majeure on production in China / Natural gas for operations is lacking / Duration not clear

Global price increase for plastic additives

3D printing heads for small series production / "Formnext" exhibition in Frankfurt a "centre of gravity" / Market expected to triple by 2023 / Quality assurance a difficult issue

Polyurethane Feedstocks November 2017: Isocyanates slightly higher / Outages still felt / Markets seek price boundaries / Converters and end users explore alternatives

Acquisition of Solvay's US phosphorus additives business / Record 2017 expected

Exchange rate effects dampen Q3 earnings / Advanced materials segment boosted by speciality polymers growth

Force majeure on "ecoflex" biopolymer continues / Plant will restart shortly

Expansion of "Cellasto" capacity in India / End of TPU production in Dahej

Use of plastics in agriculture increasing worldwide / Reaction to shortage of land area and water / Biodegradable mulch films included in EU fertilisers regulation for first time / Biopolymers and recycling associations have conflicting opinions

New steam methane reformer for MDI production in China

Polyamide compounds plant starts up operation in Mexico / Part of PA business sale to BASF

"Biocomposites Conference Cologne" in December / European market sees growth

Plastics processing additive "accelothene" added to portfolio / Cooperation with swissGel

TDI plant in Ludwigshafen back in operation

Wide isocyanate margins boost earnings / Full-year outlook remains bullish

Polyurethane feedstocks October 2017: Slight upward trend holds / BASF's TDI glitch makes scant impression / Polyols prices unchanged / Demand brisk despite tightening supply

Chemical group needs to provide information more rapidly / Rhineland-Palatinate state ministry of environment warns of better TDI quality management

Force majeure declared on "ecoflex" and "ecovio" bioplastics deliveries from Ludwigshafen / No health risks expected

Semi-transparent polyamide gives high light transmission / "Ultramid" Vision offers a variety of light and colour effects

Follow up: Contaminated PU foams do not pose a health hazard / Agitation in German mattress industry

20% of revenues generated with products for low-carbon economy / Carbon Disclosure Project report

Chemical group takes back contaminated TDI / Rhineland-Palatinate state ministry of environment criticises quality control / Incident adds to tight PU feedstock market in Europe

Sulfone polymers capacity increase in India and US / Expansion for HALS additives production in US too

Follow up: BASF confirms quality problems in production / Ludwigshafen facility temporarily taken offline / Price rollover nonetheless likely in October / Numerous plant stoppages among converters