BASF

Price increase for “Styrolux” SB copolymer

Engineering Thermoplastics in December 2009: Year ends on a stable footing / Quarterly contracts still preclude hikes / Supply limited by reduced production and decline in imports / Automotive continues to be lively / Rising costs drive demand

Price increase for PS in Europe

Elastogran company name to be dropped

Price increase for ABS and PS

Standard Thermoplastics in December 2009: Majority of polyolefins hold firm at November level / Occasional corrections / PVC remains weak / Cost increases factored into PS price / Rising notations likely in January

BASF restarts 1.08m t/y Antwerp cracker / Smaller German unit back up later this month / “No FM”

Price increase for butanediol and BDO derivatives

European production of polyamide 6 bundled / Rudolstadt site to close / Job cuts

Business stabilises at low level after late 2008 crash / Sales and production lose ground against 2007

"Ultrason" impact modifier available in powder form / Easier incorporation into resins

Plastic structural inserts replace metal reinforcements / After the engine compartment, substitution now in the bodywork

Follow-up: Partial restart of benzene plant after blaze