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October 20, 2011
After spending 2 years assessing the performance and market viability of succinate-based esters in the plasticizer market, Lanxess and BioAmber (Minneapolis, MN) have entered into a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Lanxess-and-BioAmber-Agree-to-Develop-Renewable-Plasticizers_38436.html September 14, 2011
Huntsman says it is planning a significant expansion of epoxy resin capacity at its McIntosh, AL facility, targeting rapid growth in aerospace material applications. The investment, estimated at approximately $50 million, would double capacity at the site, a Huntsman spokesperson says....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Huntsman-to-Boost-Epoxy-Resins-Capacity-in-U-S-_37598.html September 1, 2011
Eastman Chemical says it has acquired Scandiflex do Brasil S.A. Indústrias Químicas (São Paulo), a Brazilian manufacturer of non-phthalate plasticizers. Financial...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Eastman-Announces-Third-Plasticizer-Acquisition_37336.html August 17, 2011
ICL reported second-quarter 2011 net income up 44%, to $426 million, on sales up 29%, to $1.9 billion helped by improved demand and selling prices across all businesses. Operating...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/ICLs-Profits-Soar-on-Higher-Selling-Prices_36928.html August 1, 2011
U.S. EPA has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comment on requiring toxicity testing for bisphenol A (BPA). The agency is considering requiring testing on organisms including amphibians at sensitive life stages, birds over multiple generations, and aquatic invertebrate species. It is also considering environmental testing in areas near significant points of release, including manufacturing facilities....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/U-S-Officials-Consider-BPA-Testing-Rule_36561.html July 13, 2011
Elevance Renewable Sciences (Bolingbrook, IL) says it has entered into an agreement to jointly develop biobased plastics additives with Clariant. The two companies will leverage...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Clariant-and-Elevance-Sign-Plastic-Additives-Deal_36126.html July 4, 2011
The European Commission says it has repealed a November 2009 decision to impose fines on Elementis (London) and the former Ciba Specialty Chemicals for participating in a price-fixing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Europe-Repeals-Cartel-Fines-Against-Elementis-and-the-Former-Ciba_35917.html May 3, 2011
BASF says a series of its plastics films have been confirmed to have “high effectiveness” in preventing mineral oil residues from migrating from cardboard food packaging...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Swiss-Safety-Authority-Confirms-Barrier-Properties-of-BASF-Plastics_34520.html April 5, 2011
Adeka Corp. (Tokyo), a producer of polymer additives and oleochemicals, plans to invest Y350 million ($4.2 million) in Al Ghurair Additives (AGA; Dubai) a subsidiary of Al Ghurair...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/GPCA-Plastics-Summit-Japanese-and-UAE-Firms-Create-Polymer-Additives-JV_33963.html March 29, 2011
Chemtura Forms Licensing Agreement...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Dow-Develops-Flame-Retardant-for-Foam-Applications_33804.html March 16, 2011
Eastman announced today that it will discontinue production of two of its ortho-phthalate plasticizers, diethyl phthalate (DEP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP), by the end of 2011, saying they no longer form part of its "strategic growth plans or vision of the future.”...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Eastman-to-Discontinue-Two-Phthalate-Plasticizers_33488.html March 8, 2011
The new unit at Oberhausen, Germany will come online in late 2012, helping to meet growing demand for synthetic fatty acids for end markets such as lubricant esters and specialty phthalate-free plasticizers....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Oxea-Announces-Third-Carboxylic-Acid-Expansion_33256.html February 3, 2011
PolyOne reported fourth-quarter net income of $16.4 million (17 cts/share), up 34% from the year-ago quarter, beating analysts’ estimates of 15 cts/share, as reported by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/PolyOnes-Income-Rises-on-Increased-Sales-and-Selling-Prices_32618.html January 20, 2011
Altana has agreed to acquire polymer modifier producer Kometra Kunststoff-Modifikatoren und –Additiv (Schkopau, Germany). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kometra...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Altana-Buys-Polymer-Modifier-Producer_32245.html January 4, 2011
Cereplast says that it has opened a European headquarters in Bönen, Germany to support the rapid expansion of its European operations. Demand for bioplastic resin in Europe...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Cereplast-Opens-European-Headquarters-at-Bonen-Germany_31883.html December 29, 2010
Demand will be driven by increasingly stringent safety and flammability standards and the rising use of plastic products, says a recent report from The Freedonia Group (Cleveland)....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Flame-Retardant-Demand-to-Grow-6-percent-Annually_31838.html December 28, 2010
Huber Engineered Materials (Atlanta, GA), a division of J.M. Huber (Edison, NJ, says it acquired specialty hydrate flame retardant products from specialty alumina firm Almatis (Frankfurt)....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Huber-Engineered-Materials-Adds-to-Flame-Retardant-Portfolio_31811.html November 26, 2010
Huntsman and its partners say that there is an increasingly bright future for the development and use of new products derived from biomaterials, and that activities in this field are...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Huntsman-Boosting-Innovation-through-Collaboration_31208.html November 16, 2010
The additional capacity is expected to be completed in 2012....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Cytec-Expanding-Light-Stabilizers_30948.html October 29, 2010
K2010: Songwon Takes Majority of Indian Firm; Plans Joint Investment in Mideast Stabilizer Operation
Songwon Industrial (Ulsan, Korea), the second-largest producer of antioxidants, signed a deal with HPL Additives (Delhi) today at the K2010 plastics exhibition in Düsseldorf...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/K2010-Songwon-Takes-Majority-of-Indian-Firm-Plans-Joint-Investment-in-Mideast-Stabilizer-Operation_30606.html |
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