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LUBRIZOL
Follow-up: Engineering polymers business expanded through Merquinsa acquisition
03.01.2012
A. SCHULMAN
Mitsubishi to take over Sunprene joint venture
15.11.2011
MERQUINSA
Spanish TPU maker to be bought by Lubrizol / Polycaprolactone specialist / Wide geographical range
09.11.2011
FORMOSA / KRATON
Follow-up: Authorities give go ahead for new Taiwan-based HSBC joint venture
27.10.2011
GLOBAL TPE MARKET
Demand to increase by 6.3% annually to 2015 / Motor vehicle production fuels growth / Asia Pacific remains largest market / Freedonia report
14.10.2011
KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS
New SBS plant in China starts trial operations
13.10.2011
DOW
Thai propylene oxide jv begins production / Full output expected in Q4 / Feasibility study for new world-scale EPDM plant
12.10.2011
LANXESS
EPDM production in Geleen to switch to more energy-efficient technology / Site to house global synthetic rubber headquarters
28.09.2011
SIBUR
Follow-up: Additional TPE capacity in Voronezh to go towards road materials
09.08.2011
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES
Chinese subsidiary plans to establish new fluoroelastomer plant / Output to go towards meeting rising local demand
04.08.2011
THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES
Global production capacity stood at almost 390,000 t in 2010 / Demand expected to rise by 5.9% per year to 2015 / Asia leads the way / Forays into higher-value and renewable applications / New report by IAL Consultants
22.07.2011
ELASTO
Plans to start TPE production in China / Start up scheduled for H2 2012
22.07.2011
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Raising TPO and adhesive polymer capacity in China and North America / Output to go towards meeting increasing regional demand
16.06.2011
SABIC
New polycarbonate line to go up in Tianjin by 2015 / Beachhead for Indian subcontinent
23.05.2011
SIBUR
Plans to raise TPE production capacity in Voronezh
28.03.2011
LANXESS
Agreement to acquire DSM Elastomers / Dutch group wraps up divestments / “ACE” process
15.12.2010
LANXESS
Plans to raise EVM capacity in Dormagen / Expansion driven by increasing demand from wire and cable industry
03.11.2010
DUPONT
Fluoroelastomer joint venture in China
24.08.2010
KURARAY
Acrylic thermoplastic elastomer production planned in Japan
07.04.2010
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Global consumption to rise by 6% annually / China at pole position / Motor vehicles remain largest market / Freedonia study
27.11.2009
SO.F.TER MEXICO
TPE production plant opened at new headquarters
21.07.2009
COIM
Production of TPUs extended to US site
07.07.2009
DSM ELASTOMERS
Sarlink TPV plant opened in Belgium
12.05.2009
RADICI
TPE and PE compound production site opened
06.02.2009
DOW
Sale of thermoplastic PU business to Lubrizol
16.01.2009
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