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BASF
Force majeure now over for raw PA 6.6
02.10.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: PA 6.6 "on spec" material by end of September
24.09.2013
BOREALIS
New line for PP-LGF compounds at Monza / Automotive weight saving of 15% claimed
12.09.2013
POLYONE
Closing of French compounding site underway / Entity previously owned by Spartech
02.09.2013
ALBIS PLASTIC
New compounding facility opens at Chinese site of Changshu
27.08.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers: Force majeure for high viscosity PA 6 at German site in Guben
26.08.2013
TOYOBO
Engineering plastics project planned in Brazil / Capacity to reach 15,000 t/y by 2020 / Growing automotive market
23.08.2013
BADA
Capacity raised again with recent commissionings in Spain and Germany / Focus on speciality compounds
20.08.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: Force majeure for PA 6.6 from Ludwigshafen / Compound production also potentially affected
14.08.2013
ASAHI KASEI
PA 6.6 compound production begins in Indonesia / Growing automotive industry / Targets market leadership for performance plastics business
13.08.2013
CHINA POLYAMIDE MARKET
Caprolactam overcapacity likely by 2015 / PA 6 grows presence in engineering plastics sector / Annual growth of 10% forecast for PA 6.6
01.08.2013
EVONIK
Alternative raw material for polyamide 12 / Pilot plant for bio-based ALS in operation in Slovakia
31.07.2013
BASF
New PA 6 und PA 6.6 plant set for China / Capacity to be 100,000 t/y when commissioned in 2015
30.07.2013
POLYONE
Six US plant sites to be closed / Production to be shifted to other locations
18.07.2013
AKRO-PLASTIC
On a course to open a manufacturing site in Brazil in 2014 / Based on China model
18.07.2013
SABIC
Engineering contract goes to Dragados for Saudi POM project / Start-up delayed to 2016 / Cost estimate now at USD 400m
12.07.2013
TER PLASTICS POLYMER
New strategy for international markets / Outsourcing of production / Restructuring of sales and services / European acquisitions planned
11.07.2013
A. SCHULMAN
Deal called off to acquire Ferro
09.07.2013
POLYPLASTICS
Velox to be distributor of engineering plastics in Europe
03.07.2013
INVISTA
Signs exclusive nylon 6.6 deal with Saudi Arabia's PCC / Ongoing commitment to increase global supply
27.06.2013
ELIX POLYMERS
Picoplast added to distribute in Benelux
21.06.2013
DOMO
Takeover of Aquafil's engineering plastics business arm now complete / Forward integration in PA
07.06.2013
SOLVAY
Temporary stoppage at Belle-Etoile site / One production line placed on hiatus
31.05.2013
KINGFA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Guangzhou company takes 66.5% share in ailing Indian compounder / Deal estimated at EUR 1.65m
27.05.2013
CHINA
Standard plastics stagnate / Growth of 6% for engineering thermoplastics in 2012 / Market dominated by foreign capacities / Growing surpluses with PC and POM / Another grand "Chinaplas" comes to an end
24.05.2013
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