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LANXESS
Start-up of Chinese EPDM plant / Grades tailored to Asian market
13.04.2015
INDUSTRIAL RUBBER
Global demand to reach USD 158 bn by 2018 / China to see strongest gains / Slow growth in western Europe limits increases for eastern Europe / Freedonia report
14.01.2015
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Raising TPU output in India amid higher demand / Expansion due to be completed in Q2 2015
11.09.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE speaks to Klaus Ries, business manager Styrenic Foams & Styrene Monomers at BASF / EPS market expected to continue consolidating / New impulses brought by PolyFR flame retardant
18.06.2014
VERSALIS
Styrene rubber site in Hythe to close / New elastomer joint venture with Lotte in South Korea
13.11.2013
LANXESS
Construction of EPDM plant in China continues according to plan
30.09.2013
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global growth of more than 5% annually / Demand to reach 5.8m t in 2017 / Automotive market will account for biggest share / Asia Pacific to remain largest market / Freedonia report
04.09.2013
VERSALIS
Plans to produce hydrocarbon resins at Priolo site / Agreement with Neville Venture
12.08.2013
ALBIS PLASTIC
Distribution deal for TEEE product from Sipol
30.07.2013
LANXESS
Conversion of Sittard “Keltan” EPDM production to ACE process now complete / Changzhou facility to start up in 2015
03.07.2013
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Transaction of TPE and PVC activities from Tessenderlo now complete
25.06.2013
SIBUR
Commissioning of new TPE line in Voronezh
19.06.2013
3M
Fluoroelastomer capacity expansion in the US / Cooperating with DSM on PA-based light-weight blends
11.12.2012
VERSALIS
Elastomers joint venture with Honam Petrochemical / Raising Asian profile
10.10.2012
MITSUI
Functional polymeric materials plant planned in China / Commercial operation expected in October 2014
10.09.2012
LANXESS
New EPDM plant to start up in China in 2015 / “World's largest” facility to cost EUR 235m
06.09.2012
MITSUI
Elastomers expansion planned in Singapore
03.09.2012
HEXPOL
Elasto subsidiary raises TPE output in Lichtenfels
30.08.2012
KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS
Commercial production kicks off at second SBS line in Ningbo
13.08.2012
HEXPOL
Acquisition of caps and closures compounds specialist EPS
04.07.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Arkema places customers on strict PA 12 allocations / CDT deliveries expected to resume by year's end / Frenzied efforts to produce PA 10 substitutes / Force majeure remains in place for “Pebax” TPE and “Rilsamid” PA 12
21.05.2012
ELASTOMER MARKET
German industry association warns about new price wave / EPDM at an all-time high / Predicts “immense challenges”
30.03.2012
DOW
Follow-up: Thai propylene oxide plant successfully commissioned
09.01.2012
MITSUI / SINOPEC
Joint venture for EPT plant in China
04.01.2012
LUBRIZOL
Follow-up: Engineering polymers business expanded through Merquinsa acquisition
03.01.2012
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