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NOVAMONT
Majority share in Mater-Biopolymer acquired from Mossi & Ghisolfi / Upstream integration through production of “Origo-Bi” renewable polyester used as “Mater-Bi” feedstock / Capacity for 100,000 t/y
05.03.2014
SUCCINITY
Follow-up: BASF-Purac joint venture begins commercial biobased succinic acid production
04.03.2014
AMIANTIT
Saudi pipe giant invests heavily in Norwegian Flowtite Technology subsidiary / 25 global production sites for GRP pipes
03.03.2014
ELASTO
New office in Belgium to meet rising European medical TPE demand
26.02.2014
NOVAMONT
Italian supermarket chain Unicoop Firenze to use "Mater-Bi" bioplastic bags across outlets in Florence and Tuscany
25.02.2014
CARDIA BIOPLASTICS
Renewable plastic products taking off in China and Brazil / Australian bioplastic firm expands machinery park
21.02.2014
CEREPLAST
Bioplastics producer files for bankruptcy protection / Lenders' actions force Chapter 11 proceedings / Plans to reduce debt
20.02.2014
MITSUBISHI
Expansion of “Durabio” bio-based plastic production in Japan / Product marketed for automotive touch panels
19.02.2014
VELOX
Distributing Axalta Polymer Powders' “Coathylene” thermoplastic powders and speciality additives throughout Europe
18.02.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
Debate on UK parliament's proposed plastic bag charge heats up / Symphony calls for exemption for oxo-biodegradable bags
13.02.2014
VERSALIS
MoU with Elevance to develop metathesis technology for vegetable oil-based bio-chemicals / Plans for world-scale facility in Porto Marghera
11.02.2014
EVONIK
New plant for structural foam started up at Darmstadt / 50% capacity increase
07.02.2014
CELLULAC
Plans for sustainable lactic acid production in converted brewery / Up to 100,000 t/y output from Irish facility
05.02.2014
BIOAMBER
100,000 t/y bio-based BDO facility planned in North America / Offtake agreement with Vinmar extends for 15 years / Market breakthrough
04.02.2014
HEXPOL TPE
Distribution partnerships with Telko and Forplast in CIS and Baltic states
31.01.2014
POLYMER-CHEMIE
Collaboration with Resysta on rice-based material / Focus on East European markets
29.01.2014
SIERRA RESINS
US company to develop next-generation bioplastics for food processing and packaging industries
29.01.2014
TORAY
Additional compounding unit started up in China's Sichuan province / Polymerisation capacity in Korea to be expanded
29.01.2014
CELANESE
Business flat in 2013 but margins still healthy / Weakness in Q4
28.01.2014
BASF
“Ultrason” high-performance thermoplastics plant starts up in Korea
22.01.2014
BIESTERFELD
Distribution agreement for Solvay's polysulfones in Scandinavia
16.01.2014
BRASKEM
Agreement with Genomatica to develop bio-based butadiene process / Genomatica butadiene programme extended into the Americas
16.01.2014
IMCD
South African distribution agreement with SO.F.TER
16.01.2014
HEXPOL TPE
Expansion at German subsidiary / Additional TPE line / Technical centre adds 600 m²
15.01.2014
SUCCINITY
Spanish succinic acid plant production underway / Commercial volumes expected in Q1
13.01.2014
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