High-speed, space-saving system for production of 3-layer telecommunications pipe

Based in Greven, Westphalia, egeplast is Germany's biggest independent producer of polyethylene pipe, with the most advanced PE pipe production plant in Europe. In late 2007, egeplast beg...

Japan's Ube Industries, Boeing join forces to develop new materials for aerospace

Boeing, the world leading aerospace company, has recently entered into an agreement with Ube Industries, Ltd., one of Japan's top chemical companies, to work together on development of ne...

Steribottle, Rexam jointly develop BPA-free baby bottle

Steribottle, UK-based baby bottle manufacturer, in collaboration with leading consumer packaging company, Rexam have jointly developed MK3 bottle, the first 100% recyclable baby bo...

Samsung Petrochemical, PSE to jointly develop high-performance PTA technology

Samsung Petrochemical Company (SPC), the leading Korean producer of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), and Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), providers of gPROMS modeling technology and pro...

BASF's newly developed orange pigment listed in Colour Index

BASF researchers and application specialists have developed a new orange pigment that has been listed in the internationally recognized Colour Index (C.I.) as Pigment Orange 82. The compa...

Westlake Chemical posts Q4 loss on inventory losses, reduced demand

Westlake Chemical Corporation, a Houston-headquartered manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated products, reported a net loss of US$109.6 mln ($1.68 per dilute...

INEOS ChlorVinyls to review pricing mechanisms for contracted PVC customers

In a bid to offset deceptive PVC market reports, INEOS ChlorVinyls has recently announced to review its pricing mechanisms for contracted PVC customers across Europe and to provide contra...

Successful restart for DuPont's Texas-based Sabine River Works site five months after Hurricane Ike

DuPont's Sabine River Works site in Orange, Texas has completed its restart project following Hurricane Ike. The ethylene unit at the site recently began operation 152 days after the stor...

LyondellBasell concentrates its distribution network in Italy on Com-Ital and Ultrapolymers Italy

LyondellBasell Industries recently announced that the company will concentrate its distribution activities in Italy to Com-Ital and Ultrapolymers, which will serve as the official distrib...

Georgia Gulf's Q4 sales down on lower prices, volumes

Georgia Gulf Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer of chlorovinlys and aromatics, reported net sales of US$535.6 mln for the Q4 - 2008 compared to net sales of US$776.4 mln t...

Solutia clocks 13% decline in Q4 net sales

Solutia, a US-headquartered performance materials and specialty chemicals company, posted a 13% decline in fourth quarter net sales to US$429 mln compared to US$492 mln in same quarter la...

LyondellBasell unveils new PE-RT resin for hot water pipe applications

Sidel develops PET compatibility evaluation service for sensitive drinks segment

Sidel Group, one of the world leading liquid foods packaging provider, has developed a package/product compatibility evaluation service for its customers in the sensitive drinks segment (...

SIBUR posts 7% increase in 2008 petrochem production; low demand projected for 2009

Russian petrochemical giant, SIBUR recently announced that the company reported a 7% increase in the production of petrochemical products to 14.79 mln tons in 2008 as compared to 13.88 ml...

Sweden's Tenova Bioplastics AB acquired by renewable packaging provider Billerud

Billerud, a leading European sustainable packaging solutions provider, has acquired Tenova Bioplastics AB, a Swedish innovation company based in Norrköping that produces compostable carri...

Sound insulation for open-plan offices developed with multi-layer system of PU foam

In cooperation with Bayer MaterialScience AG, SilenceSolutions GmbH, a Cologne-based maker of professional acoustic partition systems, has developed a range of designs for effective sound...

BASF launches 2-propylheptyl acrylate

Chemical giant BASF has recently launched 2-propylheptyl acrylate (2-PHA), a new raw material and building block for functional polymers, on the market. This step indicates company's stea...

New FDA-compliant TPE materials for medical tubing applications unveiled

GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, a PolyOne business showcased a new portfolio of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant TPE materials at MDM West held from Feb 9 - 11 at Anaheim, ...

Solvay Advanced Polymers' KetaSpire® PEEK and AvaSpire® Modified PEEK achieve ISO 10993 biocompatibility

Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, a part of Solvay Group recently announced that its KetaSpire PEEK (polyetheretherketone) and AvaSpire modified PEEK have achieved ISO 10993 biocompatibility...

Sealed Air's Cryovac® NatureTRAY™ package receives BPI-certification

The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has awarded its certification to Sealed Air's Cryovac® NatureTRAY™ package, confirming that the package meets the ASTM D6400 standard for compos...