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February 18, 2010
Lawmakers in the Oregon state senate have voted down a bill that would have barred certain products containing bisphenol A (BPA) from state commerce. The proposal would have restricted...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/Oregon-Senate-Votes-Down-BPA-Ban-Industry-Says-Study-Affirms-Products-Safety_24867.html January 11, 2010
NEW YORK, January 11, 2010 – Access Intelligence (News) (AI), owners of SRI Consulting (chemical.ihs.com) Chemical Week (CW) (www.chemweek.com) and Chemical Engineering...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene_san/Access-Intelligence-Chemical-Division-to-finalize-acquisition-of-Maack-Business-Services-_24049.html December 29, 2009
Ube Industries says it will merge its Thai Caprolactam (Bangkok) and Ube Nylon Thailand (Bangkok) subsidiaries effective February 1, 2010, and the merged company will be named Ube...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/nylon/Ube-to-Merge-Caprolactam-and-Nylon-Subsidiaries-in-Thailand_23804.html December 24, 2009
PolyOne says it has acquired substantially all of the assets of New England Urethane (NEU; North Haven, CT) for $12 million. NEU is a custom compounder of high-performance engineering...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/PolyOne-Acquires-Specialty-Healthcare-Company_23776.html December 21, 2009
The business will be integrated with Celanese's Ticona subsidiary....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polyacetal/Celanese-Acquires-Engineering-Plastics-Firm-in-Germany_23704.html December 18, 2009
Teijin, as part of the previously announced restructuring of its polyester fiber business, says it will sell its 97.9% stake in Teijin Indonesia Fiber (Tifico; Jakarta, Indonesia), a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/thermoplastic_polyester/Teijin-Continues-Polyester-Restructuring-Sells-Stake-in-Indonesian-Polyester-Fiber-Subsidiary_23682.html December 1, 2009
The FDA has missed its November 30 target date for a reassessment of bisphenol A’s (BPA) safety in food contact materials, but says it “will have an announcement...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/FDA-Misses-Target-Date-for-BPA-Review-But-Announcement-Due-Soon_23210.html December 1, 2009
BayerMaterial Science (BMS) has restarted some of its mothballed polycarbonate (PC) and methylene di- para -phenylene isocyanate (MDI) plants following a recent increase in demand...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/Bayer-Reactivates-Mothballed-Polycarbonate-MDI-Plants&hellip_23160.html December 1, 2009
Teijin Chemicals says it has today established a new business unit, dubbed Mobility Business Project, to expand the automotive market for polycarbonate resin and other advanced...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/Teijin-Sets-up-New-Business-Unit-to-Expand-Polycarbonate-Resin-Business_23190.html November 25, 2009
Bayer MaterialScience says it has entered into an agreement with Malibu Plastica (Ahmedabad, India), a leading polycarbonate sheet producer in India, to set up a joint venture that...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/Bayer-MaterialScience-to-Set-Up-Polycarbonate-Sheet-JV-in-India_22969.html November 18, 2009
Solvay Advanced Polymers (SAP; Alpharetta, GA), a Solvay subsidiary, says it will cut about 50 jobs, or about 8% of its workforce, in an effort to restructure its U.S. operations. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Solvay-Advanced-Polymers-to-Cut-50-Jobs_22863.html October 28, 2009
The Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom; Beijing) says that China will require a security deposit on imported nylon-6 from the U.S., European Union, Russia, and Taiwan. The decision follows a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/nylon/China-Imposes-Deposit-on-Imported-Nylon-6-as-Antidumping-Measure_22194.html October 27, 2009
Bayer reported a 6.1% drop in earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) for the third quarter of this year to €837 million ($1.25 billion) on 7% lower sales of €7.4 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/Bayers-Profits-Decline-on-Flat-Sales-MaterialScience-Makes-Positive-Contribution_22334.html October 23, 2009
Cabot Corp. says it has expanded carbon black capacity at its Tianjin, China facility by 150,000 m.t./year, bringing total capacity to about 300,000 m.t./year. The facility is a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene_san/Cabot-Expands-Carbon-Black-Capacity-at-Tianjin_22288.html October 7, 2009
Lanxess has completed its exit from the acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) business by transfering its remaining 49% stake in Ineos ABS to Ineos. Lanxess has not received any...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene_san/Lanxess-Completes-Pull-out-from-ABS-Receives-No-Payment-for-49-percent-Stake_21922.html October 6, 2009
Girls whose mothers were exposed to high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) during early months of pregnancy are more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior, according to a study published...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/polycarbonate/Study-Links-Prenatal-BPA-Exposure-to-Aggressive-Behavior-in-Girls_21906.html October 5, 2009
Kraton Polymers says it will increase the price of styrene-ethylene-butene-styrene (SEBS) and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) in Africa, Europe and the Mideast on November 1. SEBS will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Kraton-Ups-Prices-for-Styrenic-Block-Copolymers_21881.html September 28, 2009
Korea Kumho Petrochemical (Seoul) plans to build an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) compounding plant at Foshan, China, by the end of 2010, local media reports say. Initial...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene_san/Korea-Kumho-to-Build-China-ABS-Compounding-Plant_21563.html September 22, 2009
Environmental group Clean Production Action (Medford, MA) says it will unveil a “plastics scorecard” on September 30 that evaluates plastics for their environmental and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene_san/Environmental-Group-to-Unveil-Plastics-Scorecard_21565.html September 22, 2009
The expansion will be focused on specialty engineered nylons, polyesters, and alloys, the company says....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/nylon/A-Schulman-Adds-Engineered-Plastics-Capacity-in-Mexico_21564.html |
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