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EXXONMOBIL
Doubling of TPE production capacity in UK completed / New US facility for TPO and LAO
16.05.2019
CELANESE
Thermoplastic copolyesters production expansion in Italy
13.03.2019
LANXESS
Sale of Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco completed / German group announces EUR 250m investment in Asia / Largest share to be spent in China
10.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HCR elastomers: Wacker Chemie declares force majeure
09.01.2019
KRAIBURG TPE
Thermoplastic elastomer capacity increase in Malaysia
11.12.2018
ALBIS PLASTIC
“Solplast” portfolio extended by halogen-free flame-retardant TPE
20.11.2018
BOREALIS
Majority share in South Korean compounder DYM Solution
31.10.2018
SOLVAY
Expansion of fluroelastomer capacity in Italy and China / Strong demand from the automotive and semiconductor industries
31.10.2018
HEXPOL
Swedish producer buys Italian TPE compounder Mesgo
05.10.2018
VERSALIS
EPDM plant opened in Italy / Automotive elastomeric materials
24.09.2018
EPDM
Global market value forecast at over USD 5 bn in 2023 / South America to grow fastest / Highest end-use growth from polymer modification / BCC Research report
29.08.2018
LANXESS
Sale of Arlanxeo stake to Saudi Aramco / Proceeds to go to debt reduction
10.08.2018
PERSTORP
Caprolactone upgrade in UK makes progress / Strong demand from PU market
05.06.2018
EMS
Collaboration with Italy's API Trinseo / Development of durable rigid and flexible material combinations
10.05.2018
ARLANXEO
Expansion of chloroprene rubber production in Germany
31.01.2018
VERSALIS
South Korean elastomer joint venture with Lotte goes into operation / First site in Asia
01.12.2017
AZELIS
Appointed distributor for Huntsman's "Tecnothane" hot-cast elastomers in France and Benelux
09.10.2017
SUMITOMO
New base for PP compounds in China / Expansion of automotive OEM supply
09.06.2017
KRATON
New hydrogenated HSBC plant starts up in Taiwan / Differentiated grades
22.05.2017
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global consumption to expand by 5.5% per year to 2020 / Strong demand from automotive sector / Smithers Rapra report
27.04.2017
KRAIBURG TPE
Expansion into South Korea
28.03.2017
ARKEMA
More capacity for PA 11 and bio-based TPE / Investments in USA and China
14.09.2016
SAFIC-ALCAN
Marketing DuPont's “Vamac” ethylene acrylic elastomers across Europe / Aliphatic isocyanates agreement with Vencorex / Management reshuffle
22.06.2016
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global market growth to slow to 5.5% per year to 2020 / Rising demand for higher heat and chemical resistance in auto applications / Smithers Rapra study
27.01.2016
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
SBCs remain most important despite mature markets / Strong growth continues in Asia-Pacific and China / TPVs see fastest gains from new applications / Freedonia report
30.11.2015
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