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May 21, 2013
A fire at Formosa Plastics’ Point Comfort, TX, on 2 May injured 16 people and shut down the PE-1 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit, which produces Formolene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Formosa-Point-Comfort-fire-impacts-US-HDPE-supplies_52096.html January 9, 2013
Americhem (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), has announced the acquisition of Infinity Compounding (Swedesboro, NJ), a supplier of specialty filled and reinforced engineering thermoplastic...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Americhem-acquires-engineered-polymers-manufacturer-Infinity-Compounding_48837.html October 4, 2012
Victrex Polymer Solutions (Thornton Cleveleys, UK), a subsidiary of Victrex Plc, today announced a major expansion in polyaryletherketones (PAEK) capacity by early 2015. The company...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Victrex-to-build-polyaryletherketones-plant-in-the-UK_46697.html October 1, 2012
Sabic’s Polymershapes division has opened a new distribution branch at Charleston, SC. The branch joins an existing Columbia, SC, branch to form a new South Carolina sales...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Sabics-Polymershapes-division-opens-branch-in-Charleston-SC_46620.html June 27, 2012
PPG says it has begun full-scale commercial production of its advanced transparency material known as Opticor at its Sylmar, CA facility. The company recently transferred pilot...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/PPG-Begins-Opticor-Plastic-Production-at-Sylmar-CA_44516.html April 12, 2012
Dow Chemical says its Automotive Systems business group will partner with Ford Motor Company to research the use of advanced carbon fiber composites in vehicles. Dow Automotive Systems...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Dow-Partners-with-Ford-to-Study-Carbon-Fiber-Composites-for-Vehicles_42646.html March 12, 2012
Honeywell says it has entered into an agreement with high-performance film distributor American Durafilm (Holliston, MA) under which the company will become a distributor of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Honeywell-Forms-Fluoropolymer-Distribution-Agreement_41919.html February 8, 2012
Sabic Innovative Plastics (Sabic-IP; Pittsfield, MA) says it has opened a new pilot facility at Mt. Vernon, IN for chemistry and process development for its high performance polymers...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Sabic-IP-Opens-Polymer-Pilot-Facility-at-Mt-Vernon-IN_41087.html January 9, 2012
Most polymer makers expect a modest improvement in the overall economy in 2012, perhaps as much as 2%, with polymer demand keeping pace and growing slightly above growth in the overall...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Polymers-Modest-Improvement-Ahead_40270.html December 8, 2011
General Motors and Teijin (Tokyo) say they will co-develop advanced carbon fiber composite technologies for potential high-volume use globally in GM cars, trucks and crossover vehicles....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/GM-and-Teijin-Partner-on-Automotive-Carbon-Fiber_39617.html November 3, 2011
Kraton Performance Polymers reported third-quarter net income of $43 million, up 54% from the year-ago period, on sales up 20%, to $402 million. Adjusted Ebitda was $71 million up 31%...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Kraton-Posts-Strong-Third-Quarter-Results_38762.html October 31, 2011
Kuraray says it will invest about ¥4 billion ($51 million) to boost ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) production capacity at its Pasadena, TX facility by 12,000 m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Kuraray-to-Boost-U-S-Ethylene-Vinyl-Alcohol-Copolymer-Capacity_38713.html October 7, 2011
Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, SC) has acquired SiVance (Gainesville, FL), a producer of specialty silane, silicone and siloxane intermediates, from private equity firm GenNx360...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Milliken-Acquires-Specialty-Silicones-Maker-SiVance_38100.html October 3, 2011
Eastman Chemical says it will increase non-phthalate plasticizer capacity at its Kingsport, TN facility by 6,000 m.t./year. The additional capacity is scheduled to be on line before...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Eastman-to-Expand-Non-Phthalate-Plasticizer-Capacity-at-Kingsport_38002.html August 25, 2011
A. Schulman says it plans to close its engineering plastics plant at Nashville, TN and consolidate manufacturing to its remaining North American manufacturing sites in a move to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/A-Schulman-to-Consolidate-North-American-Engineering-Plastics-Business-Revises-Earnings-Guidance_37137.html July 14, 2011
Kraton Polymers and Formosa Petrochemical say they will form a 50/50 joint venture to construct and operate a 30,000 m.t./year hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) plant at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Kraton-and-Formosa-Form-HSBC-Joint-Venture_36152.html June 9, 2011
AkzoNobel has boosted its R&D activities at Felling, U.K. with the opening of a €7 million ($10.3 million) R&D center to develop fire-resistant coatings. The company has...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/AkzoNobel-Adds-to-U-K-R-and-D-Capacity-Opens-Fire-Resistant-Coatings-Lab_35328.html April 11, 2011
Perstorp (Perstorp, Sweden) says it will delay its valeraldehyde plant at its Stenungsund, Sweden facility to 2014. The company announced in 2007 it would build a plant to produce...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Perstorp-to-Delay-Plasiticizer-Unit-in-Sweden_34046.html March 9, 2011
Invista says it is moving forward with its previously announced plan to build a nylon-6,6 intermediates and polymers plant at Shanghai, China. The plant will use the company’s...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Invista-Moves-Forward-with-Nylon-66-and-Intermediates-Plant-at-Shanghai_33087.html March 1, 2011
Dow Chemical says it has created a performance plastics division, comprised of all Dow plastics including solution polyethylene, wire and cable, elastomers, and films and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/engineering_plastics/high_temperature_polymers/Dow-Creates-Performance-Plastics-Divison_33140.html |
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