BASF

"Ecovio" biopolymers to be produced in the US / Partnership with Heritage Plastics

European GRP market stagnates at 1m t / Open processes will not match pre-2009 levels / Focus on automation and continuous closed processes / 26% increase of visitors at "Composites Europe" fair in Stuttgart

China Engineering Thermoplastics August/September 2013: Most feedstocks rise / Demand sees modest growth / Import quotes increase / Domestic prices remain stable but with some concessions / National Day holiday looms in October

BASF: PA 6.6 "on spec" material by end of September

Long-term additives supply agreement with BASF

Engineering Recyclate September 2013: Rollover dominates the picture everywhere / Demand tends slightly weaker / Business continues lively with rPC/ABS blends / October likely to remain unchanged

Launching of solid aerogel insulating panel / Pilot plant being built in Germany

New polyurethanes technical centre in Pakistan / More onsite customer service in Asia

Engineering Thermoplastics August 2013: Still little movement with most types / PP compounds up due to C3 / Cost increases rattle foundations in September / Upward pressure set to rise

Deal to explore North American conductive thermoplastics market signed

Subsidiary Kuokuang cancels plans for Malaysian cracker / Shale gas threatens naphtha

Closing of French compounding site underway / Entity previously owned by Spartech

BASF reiterates commitment to styrenics JV / Growth targets outlined in Frankfurt

Engineering Recyclate August 2013: Summer holiday season puts pressure on rPC and rPOM / Adequate availability of base material / Demand robust for time of year / Stock replenishing activities and higher costs could drive up prices next month

BASF: Force majeure for PA 6.6 from Ludwigshafen / Compound production also potentially affected

Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report

PlasticsEurope has new executive director / Wilfried Haensel's tenure to end in October

Caprolactam overcapacity likely by 2015 / PA 6 grows presence in engineering plastics sector / Annual growth of 10% forecast for PA 6.6

New PA 6 und PA 6.6 plant set for China / Capacity to be 100,000 t/y when commissioned in 2015

Ready-to-use PU panels offer customised solutions with high insulation / Sample quantities available in H2 2014

Business slows in Q2 / Meeting 2013 earnings targets now more challenging, CEO says

PVC industry group joins Swedish project to boost recycling in healthcare

Lightweight particle foam keeps “WaveRunners” afloat / Expandable polymer helps meet ISO watercraft standard

South German ethylene pipeline dedicated in Munich

Blow moulding polyamide grade launched / Closes gap in market for manufacturing automotive pipes / Commercialisation due this autumn