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Companies Technical Thermoplastics Polyamides

ASCEND
Plans to expand intermediate chemicals and polymers capacity by 10-15%
07.11.2017
INVISTA
PA specialist sells textile business to Shandong Ruyi / Focus will be on polyamide value chain
03.11.2017
SOLVAY
Polyamide compounds plant starts up operation in Mexico / Part of PA business sale to BASF
02.11.2017
AQUAFIL
Italian PA 6 producer makes investment into US carpet recycling plant / New facility to help the industry go circular
27.10.2017
ASCEND
Further price hike planned for adipic acid
23.10.2017
GRUPA AZOTY
Official inauguration of new PA 6 plant in Poland
02.10.2017
DOWDUPONT
Capacity expansion for engineering plastics in China / Three new lines for "Zytel" PA resins and "Hytrel" TPE set to be onstream by late 2019
27.09.2017
BASF
Takeover of Solvay's polyamide business / PA 6.6 segment to be strengthened
19.09.2017
DOWDUPONT
Readjustment of DuPont's polymers to Specialty Products / Materials Science division thinned out
18.09.2017
GRUPA AZOTY
New R&D centre in Poland / PA drives Plastics business in first half of 2017 / Improved margins
12.09.2017
LANXESS
Synergy effects after Chemtura acquisition in the US / Production sites in Germany and the US will remain / PA products to profit from lightweight trend
07.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Turbine fire stops power supply at Solvay and Rhodia in Freiburg / Production halts at site
24.08.2017
TEKNOR APEX
German compounding capacity expanded / New products in the market from 2018
21.08.2017
EVONIK
Air Products assets buy is paying off / Demand propels methacrylates in H1
15.08.2017
LANXESS
EBITDA pre-exceptionals up 25% / Strong Q2 showing for Engineered Materials
11.08.2017
DSM
Plastics division lifts profit / Strong demand from automotive industry
10.08.2017
EVONIK
New PA 612 monofilament for musical instruments / “Enhanced clarity and tone”
27.07.2017
EMS
PA group reports record half-year numbers / Good business with specialities / Raw material costs soar
20.07.2017
ARKEMA
Major new investment in bio-sourced PA 11 / “Significantly” enhanced Asian presence
14.07.2017
LANXESS
Rubber and Colorant Additives merged under Rhein Chemie / Organisational restructuring
07.07.2017
LANXESS
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway takes 3% stake / Markets try to interpret move
08.06.2017
NILIT
Compounding in Italy to be shuttered
01.06.2017
LANXESS
Q1 core profit rises on strong volume growth, raw material price pass-through / Lifted outlook for 2017
17.05.2017
CELANESE
Purchase of Nilit's PA compounding business / Global footprint extended
10.05.2017
HENGYI
Expansion of caprolactam capacity in China / Plans for its own PA 6 processing facility
03.05.2017
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