BASF will cease production of many of their polystyrene resin grades from their Ludwigshafen plant as of July 1, 2004. This will effectively reduce their sales volume from the compounds market by 100,000 metric tons.
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Japan’s Kuraray Co are to increase their production capacity of thermoplastic elastomers, in particular hydrogenated styrene elastomers from their Kashima plant.
The capacity increase will see production rise 4,...
The London Metals Exchange has announced that it is working with the plastics industry to establishing a futures contract for the industry.
Primarily they have been looking at polyolefins, but have also expressed an i...
Noveon have purchased certain assets of Thermedics Polymer from Viasys Healthcare.
Noveon have acquired aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane technology. This will compliment their existing aromatic thermoplastic polyu...
Swedish-based Trelleborg Group have completed their acquisition of Polymer Sealing Solutions from the UK’s Smiths for approximately £495 million. The acquisition will form a new business division which will b...
Pactiv Corp have agreed to purchase the plastic packaging assets of Rock-Tenn for $60 million. The sale is scheduled to be completed during October 2003, pending regulatory approvals.
The packaging business of Rock-Te...
Positive findings from Guidant Corp regarding their everolimus eluting stents with bioabsorbable polymers were reported at the 15th Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference in Washington D.C. In these ...
Plastics processing equipment supplier, Milacron have sold their Talbot round tool business to Harpoint Holdings. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Talbot stable includes brands such as Data Flute CNC...
Global packaging manufacturer Sunoco have entered into a definitive agreement to sell their high density film business to Hilex Poly Co. for $123 million.
The high density film business produces plastic grocery, retai...
BASF have completed their acquisition of certain assets of Callery Chemical Division, part of Mine Safety Appliances for $65 million. The sale was originally announced on July 21, 2003.
Callery Chemical was founded in...
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