Kolon

Distribution group acquires Italian competitor Sotac Tecnopolimeri

Acquisition of majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials

Albis, Ultrapolymers to share POM direct sales in Europe

Advancing PHA becomes focus / Work starts with Dutch start-up Paques Biomaterials

South Korean Kolon Industries joins Finland-based PEF development

Supplier seals polyamide deal with South Korean compounder / Move brings resin to nearby car, electronics makers

International alliance meets at "K 2019" / Advocacy is the priority / China's circular plans focus on technology and biopolymers / EPR schemes controversial

Distributor of Kolon Plastic's thermoplastic copolyester elastomers

Joint venture facility with Kolon Plastics commences production in South Korea / Plant in Germany to be shut down

China imposes anti-dumping duties against South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia

Three versatile TPE grades introduced

John Caamano named CEO of one of the world's leading POM producers

Test batches of South Korean POM to be made available in early 2017 / Joint venture not indicative of a shift away from Europe

POM to be brought into a jv with Kolon / Ludwigshafen plant will close in H2 2018

Engineering thermoplastics consumption recovers slightly in 2013 / Gains driven by ABS and PMMA / Import volumes of PC, PA and SAN down / Asian producers increasingly step into the fold / Low local capacity utilisation rates / Plastinfo report