www.pieweb.com
Middle East Conflict
Latest news and market reports on the impact on the plastics industry.
To the topic page

Companies Polymer Materials Charge

POLYONE
Sales and income rise in 2011 / Record operating profit from specialty platform / “Critical point” reached in transformation into specialties business
21.02.2012
BODO MÖLLER
Polish subsidiary to start distributing Argus Additive Plastics masterbatch range in Poland
20.02.2012
JOHNS MANVILLE
Expansion of Slovakian glass fibre output on schedule
20.02.2012
RIO TINTO
Higher titanium dioxide feedstock prices help lift 2011 revenues / Titanium dioxide feedstock output rose 4%
17.02.2012
LIFOCOLOR
Compound and masterbatch producer invests in new plant in Poland
13.02.2012
BINANI INDUSTRIES
Indian conglomerate acquires Belgian fibreglass producer 3B / Foothold in Europe
03.02.2012
A. SCHULMAN
Acquisition of French colour masterbatch producer Elian
02.02.2012
DOW
Latest polymeric flame retardant licence illustrates increased substitution of HBCD in insulation foam / Smooth transition to REACH norms
01.02.2012
ISRAEL CHEMICALS
Dow technology selected for new brominated polymeric flame retardants / Manufacturing plant under construction
30.01.2012
DOW
Teknor Apex appointed to market “Ecolibrium” bio-based plasticisers in North America
30.01.2012
EASTMAN
Definite agreement to acquire fellow US specialty chemicals producer Solutia / Transaction valued at USD 4.7 bn / Official go-ahead expected by mid-2012 / Annual cost synergies of about USD 100m
27.01.2012
EMERALD
Building new “K-Flex” non-phthalate plasticiser operation in Rotterdam / Multi-million dollar investment
26.01.2012
IMCD
Distributing Eastman's plasticisers in Germany
26.01.2012
NORDMANN, RASSMANN
Distributing Albemarle's “Ethacure” curing agents in Europe
23.01.2012
SOFICAR
Japanese partner takes full control of European carbon fibre jv / Arkema exits / Strategic base
17.01.2012
LAUREL BIOCOMPOSITE
Bio-Res materbatch test runs completed / Construction of new plant to kick off this spring
12.01.2012
METYX COMPOSITES
Reinforcing fabric producer building second plant in Turkey / Output earmarked for wind energy sector
11.01.2012
TAEKWANG INDUSTRIAL
South Koreans to start carbon fibre production in March / Plans to become a leading global supplier
09.01.2012
SCOTT & FYFE
Fournier Matériaux Composites appointed “Polymat” distributor in France
03.01.2012
POLYONE
Follow-up: Acquisition of ColorMatrix completed
02.01.2012
CABOT
Hong Kong masterbatch production to move to the mainland in 2012
22.12.2011
DOW
Follow-up: 50:50 carbon fibre joint venture with Turkey's Aksa / USD 1 bn in investment costs
21.12.2011
SONGWON
MoU for one pack systems joint venture with Pan Gulf Holdings and Polysys Industries / Production to kick off in late 2012
16.12.2011
SUMITOMO
Collaboration with Germany's Nabaltec on flame retardant additive / Distributing Nabaltec's aluminum trihydroxide in East Asia
15.12.2011
GENERAL MOTORS
Agreement with Teijin to co-develop advanced carbon fibre composite technologies / Possible high volume use globally by GM / Potential to be an industry “game changer”
15.12.2011
Seite 49 von 64
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.365)
    • Petrochemicals (571)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (1.023)
    • PET (259)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (267)
    • Recyclate (395)
      • General (6)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (194)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (195)
    • Polyurethanes (259)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (193)
    • Announcements (2.623)
    • World Regions (615)
      • China (313)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (158)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (155)
      • North America (178)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (135)
    • Forecasts (23)
  • Companies (36.231)
    • Polymer Materials (17.826)
      • Petrochemicals (3.238)
      • Charge (1.919)
        • General (99)
        • Masterbatches (343)
        • Additives (809)
        • Colours (393)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (275)
      • Polymers (11.470)
        • General (741)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.983)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (2.026)
          • Polystyrenes (356)
          • PVC (701)
          • Polyester (579)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (208)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.367)
          • General (352)
          • Styrene Copolymers (271)
          • PC/PMMA (476)
          • Polyamides (954)
          • POM/PBT/PP (327)
          • Technical Compounds (987)
        • PUR (812)
        • Other (2.567)
          • General (105)
          • Composites/Thermosets (414)
          • High Performance (641)
          • Biopolymers (714)
          • Elastomers/TPE (382)
          • Recyclate (311)
      • Distribution (1.199)
    • Machinery (1.129)
      • General (32)
      • Plant Construction (145)
      • Core Machines (763)
        • General (92)
        • Extrusion (182)
        • Injection Moulding (384)
        • Blow Moulding (73)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (184)
        • General (34)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (34)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (99)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (5)
    • Processing (7.434)
      • General (933)
      • Extrusion (2.419)
        • General (128)
        • Flexible Films (1.171)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (391)
        • Pipes (358)
        • Profiles/Rods (264)
        • Other (107)
      • Injection Moulding (1.805)
      • Blow Moulding (534)
      • PUR (333)
      • Other (1.163)
        • General (129)
        • Foam (316)
        • Composites/Thermosets (360)
        • Thermoforming (228)
        • Rotational Moulding (33)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (247)
    • Application (7.649)
      • General (139)
      • Packaging (3.304)
      • Construction (755)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.754)
      • Electrical Appliances (354)
      • Consumer Goods (703)
      • Medical (414)
      • Technical (226)
    • Other (2.193)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.756)
      • Services (260)
      • Logistics (177)
  • Commercial Register (165)
    • Insolvency (159)
    • Changes (6)
  • Markets (24.724)
    • Polymer Materials (10.661)
      • Petrochemicals (2.629)
      • Charge (885)
        • General (40)
        • Masterbatches (99)
        • Additives (349)
        • Colours (162)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (235)
      • Polymers (6.743)
        • General (869)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.546)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.273)
          • Polystyrenes (167)
          • PVC (525)
          • Polyester (364)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (143)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.355)
          • General (89)
          • Styrene Copolymers (115)
          • PC/PMMA (162)
          • Polyamides (475)
          • POM/PBT/PP (114)
          • Technical Compounds (400)
        • PUR (477)
        • Other (1.496)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (302)
          • High Performance (314)
          • Biopolymers (441)
          • Elastomers/TPE (147)
          • Recyclate (245)
      • Other Materials (61)
      • Distribution (343)
    • Machinery (527)
      • General (132)
      • Plant Construction (15)
      • Core Machines (308)
        • General (118)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (131)
        • Blow Moulding (15)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (72)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (17)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.759)
      • General (467)
      • Extrusion (628)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (305)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
        • Pipes (75)
        • Profiles/Rods (91)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (182)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (84)
      • Other (310)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (82)
        • Composites/Thermosets (141)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.364)
      • General (51)
      • Packaging (2.114)
      • Construction (342)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.020)
      • Electrical Appliances (230)
      • Consumer Goods (275)
      • Medical (213)
      • Technical (63)
      • Other (56)
    • Regions and Countries (4.208)
      • World (196)
      • German-speaking Countries (500)
      • Europe (2.060)
        • General (507)
        • Italy (148)
        • France (157)
        • Spain/Portugal (106)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (525)
        • Low Countries (75)
        • Central Europe (181)
        • Scandinavia (46)
        • Russia (115)
        • Eastern Europe (57)
        • Southeastern Europe (143)
      • North America (498)
      • Asia (683)
        • General (123)
        • China (393)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (28)
        • India (88)
      • Middle East (148)
      • Other (40)
      • South America (83)
    • Other (3.205)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.272)
      • Economic Trend (531)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (277)
      • Energy (84)
  • Production and Engineering (3.847)
    • Polymer Materials (2.396)
      • Petrochemicals (63)
      • Charge (445)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (114)
        • Additives (229)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.857)
        • General (31)
        • Standard Themoplastics (369)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (606)
          • General (20)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (64)
          • Polyamides (209)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (181)
        • PUR (74)
        • Other (777)
          • General (23)
          • Composites/Thermosets (108)
          • High Performance (161)
          • Biopolymers (253)
          • Elastomers/TPE (115)
          • Recyclate (117)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (95)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (32)
        • General (16)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (445)
      • Polymer Materials (146)
      • Technical (16)
      • Product Development (42)
      • Process (84)
      • Application (95)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (58)
    • New Products (871)
      • Packaging (573)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (100)
      • Electrical Appliances (28)
      • Consumer Goods (51)
      • Medical (38)
      • Technical (8)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (40)
  • Management (811)
    • Purchasing (109)
    • General Management (195)
    • Company organisation (45)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (8)
    • Finances (102)
    • Logistics (337)
  • People (1.514)
  • Industry (6.621)
    • General (1.284)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.522)
    • Legislation (1.470)
    • Environment / Health (1.335)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.181)
  • Plastic Fantastic (579)
  • Commentaries (85)
  • Interviews (163)
  • Notes by Publisher (81)
© 2026 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 12/05/2026
Ref: 01zcttyb0ibluv25alks0l45
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100100&page=49&pageid=302