BASF

BASF's larger Ludwigshafen cracker to undergo maintenance turnaround

Simulation brings considerable weight savings for PA 6 parts

Automotive materials design tool wins SPE award / 30 different product samples

New PU Systems House in Dubai

April's PS price adjusted downward / ABS rolls over

“Uvinul” light stabiliser approved for food contact applications

How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated

North American polyamide prices to rise

Higher prices for PA, PBT and POM

Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2011: MDI takes a giant step forward / TDI sees minimal gains / Cost pass-through for polyols / High starting materials prices limit PU output / Demand becoming more dynamic / Calls for hikes despite stagnating costs

The post-quake reality: One-third of ethylene capacities offline / Petrochemical industry crippled by electricity shortages / European and US companies appear largely unaffected / Numerous plants idled as a cautionary measure

Cost rises pressure earnings in 2010 / Automotive top performer / Restructuring in flexible foam

European BDO and derivatives prices to rise

Engineering plastics capacity to increase in Korea

Price hike for antioxidants and process stabilisers

Record sales and earnings in 2010 / Engineeering polymers buoyant / Crisis a distant memory

EU gives green light for takeover of Ineos Nova

North American polyamide prices continue to rise

Polyurethane feedstocks in February 2011: Cost pressure drives MDI and polyols / Downturn in TDI ends / Producers unable to pass on all hikes / Unusually strong demand / Heightened risk of increase in March

Three medical POM and PBT grades introduced

XPS with added graphite achieves improved thermal insulation

North American polyamide and polyester prices to increase

Standard Thermoplastics in January 2011: Polyolefins and PS go through the roof with triple-digit rises / Only PVC calm / Supply tight / Demand robust / Cost pressure intensifies / Situation increasingly dramatic

European PS prices on the rise

Wanhua acquires all shares of Hungarian isocyanate manufacturer / Additional capacity expansions in store