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March 10 (prw) -- Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is acquiring the US-based Artificial Muscle, a manufacturer of electroactive polymers for the consumer electronics industry, for an undisclosed sum. Throu...
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March 10 (prw) -- Taiwanese auxiliary equipment maker Shini Plastics Technologies is finishing a $18.7m expansion of its factories in China and India, as it seeks to reverse the hit it suffered in the...
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March 9 (plastemart) -- Azerbaijan's national chemical operator state-run company Azerikimya, seems close to realization of project of construction of a petrochemical complex and a fertilizer factory ...
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March 9 (plasteurope) -- The wave of price increases for polystyrene continues, following the settlement of the styrene monomer contract for March EUR 42/t higher. In the latest announcement, Ineos No...
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March 9 (plasteurope) -- Insolvent polyolefins producer LyondellBasell is making it clear it doesn't want to be acquired by Reliance, Indian reports say. Some analysts see the enhanced Reliance offer ...
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March 9 (plasteurope) -- Weidenhammer Packaging Group has begun production of composite cans on a single production line at a plant in Vladimir, 150 km north-east of Moscow / Russia. The facility is o...
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Estimated LDPE consumption went up by 25% (to 37.63 kt) in Russia in January 2010, compared to the same period last year - according to MRC Monthly Report.LDPE output moved at 59.09 kt...
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March 5 (plasteurope) -- Dow Europe has announced a price increase of EUR 120/t, effective immediately, for its ABS and SAN resins sold in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. Dow's last price i...
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March 5 (adsalecprj) -- SABIC Innovative Plastics will exhibit at Plastimagen Mexico 2010 in Mexico City, March 23-26 where the company will showcase the advanced thermoplastics technologies and dedic...
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March 5 (adsalecprj) -- BASF Polyurethane Solutions announced that it has entered into an agreement with Dynamic Runflats, Inc. (DRI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Venture Group based in India...
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March 5 (prw) -- Polymers and petrochemicals group Ineos is considering a relocation of its headquarters and tax residence from the UK to Switzerland. It said potential cash tax savings would be ┬450m...
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Overall estimated polyethylene consumption in Russia moved at about 1 302 kt in 2009, which was 13% less compared to 2008 - according to MRC Annual Report.The Russian LDPE market bore ...
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March 4 (yourpetrochemicalnews) -- INEOS ChlorVinyls has today announced a price increase of ┬50 per tonne and GBP45 per tonne for methylene chloride for March supply. This increase is in response to ...
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March 4 (plastemart) -- The shares of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) have spiked past the 1000 mark as reports pour in that the bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell rejected an acquisition bid ...
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March 4 (plasteurope) -- In a move to step up its ⌠recycling revolution, Israel's ministry of the environment on 14 February 2010 distributed a memorandum on a draft packaging law to several ministrie...
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March 4 (plastemart) -- In a bid to meet rising demand, Thai major IRPC Pcl plans to invest US$1.4 bln in the next five years on expanding capacity. With annual capacity to produce 728,000 tons of ole...
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March 3 (prw) -- Dow Chemical has announced it is to sell its Styron division to US private equity group Bain Capital Partners for $1.63bn. The deal is scheduled to close by August. As part of the tra...
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March 3 (plasteurope) -- It seems that the Italian government has found a new buyer for Vinyls Italia, the former Ineos subsidiary, or - perhaps more accurately - someone to take the company off its h...
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March 3 (plasteurope) -- Citing an increase in raw material costs, BASF has announced a price increase for several PVC modifiers. Effective 1 March 2010, the group raises the price of its ⌠Vinuran imp...
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March 3 (plastemart) -- Bankrupt petrochemicals maker LyondellBasell has rejected a bid for takeover by India's Reliance Industries Ltd. The New York Post reported that a creditor group led by US priv...
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