Engineering Resins
Washington Penn To Buy ExxonMobil's PP Compounding Business
This marks the second PP compounding 911±¬ÁÏÍø to change hands this year.
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Aachen Center, Shuler Form Alliance To Develop Lightweight Automotive, Aerospace Components
Germany's Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) will begin manufacturing composite components on a new composite press from Shuler by year's end.
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Celanese In Deal For Deepwater Thermoplastic Composite Pipes
Strategic supply agreement struck between Celanese and supplier of spoolable thermoplastic composite pipe systems for deepwater offshore operations.
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MATERIALS: Ineos To Fully-Own Styrolution
By year's end, Ineos will be sole owner of Stryrolution, its 50-50 joint venture with BASF.
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Prices of Commodity & Engineering Thermoplastics Trend Flat to Lower
Prices of PP, PS drop as PE, PVC are flat or softening. Ditto for ABS, PC, and nylon 6 and 66.
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Chinaplas Show Offers News For Packaging, Automotive, Electronics
Fast-growing plastics fair showcases the region’s growing appetite for sophisticated food packaging, and more.
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Ferro To Exit Specialty Plastics And Polymer Additives Businesses
Ferro's specialty plastics 911±¬ÁÏÍø will be part of A.Schulman before year's end; Ferro is also seeking to sell its polymer additives 911±¬ÁÏÍø.
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Styron To Exit Domestic Commodity PC Resin Business
Specialty blends such as chemically-resistant Emerge PC/PET used for medical device housings, as well as other higher-margin compounds for lighting, electronics and automotive, are Styron's new focus in North America.
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Styron To Exit Commodity PC Resin Business
Specialty PC compounds and blends in North America is Styron's new focus.
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Solvay And e-Xstream to Speed Up Metal-To-Plastic Substitution For Car Makers
The MMI Technyl Design, an advanced simulation service for automotive OEMs jointly created by Solvay and e-Xstream, is said to accurately predict the performance of injection-molded parts, which when replacing metals, ultimately contributes to reduction of weight and part production costs.
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