Keyword: polystyrene

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GreenMantra and Sun Recycle PS for Inks Use

16.10.2017 - GreenMantra Technologies and leading inks producer Sun Chemical have agreed to jointly develop polymers from recycled polystyrene (PS) waste for use in ink formulations. As part of...

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LG to Expand Output of Daesan Cracker

01.11.2016 - South Korean petrochemical producer LG Chem said it plans to expand output of its cracker at Daesan by 230,000 t/y as of 2019. The upgrade, which will cost the equivalent of €227...

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Trinseo now “Fully Independent”

29.09.2016 - US private equity investor Bain Capital has divested its remaining stake in Trinseo, the former Dow Chemical styrenics business carved out of the US chemical giant in 2010 as...

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Christophe Villain appointed Managing Director of Arkema’s Fluorogas business

22.06.2015 - Christophe Villain is being appointed Managing Director of the Fluorogas business unit of French chemical manufacturer Arkema effective 1st July 2015. Villain is a graduate of...

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Ineos Technology for New EPS Plant in Qatar

06.06.2014 - Ineos Technologies has licensed its process for regular and flame retardant expandable polystyrene to EPS Qatar for use in a new production complex to be built in the Doha region...

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NKNKh Starts Russian Polystyrene Plant

16.04.2014 - Leading Russian petrochemical producer Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNKh) has started up its new 50,000 t/y polystyrene production line in Tatarstan, the fourth unit in a complex built...

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Styrolution Reshuffles PS Production in U.S. and Europe

28.02.2014 - Styrolution, the 50:50 styrenics joint venture of BASF and Ineos, has announced plans to mothball its 150,000 t/y polystyrene plant at Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, in the U.S. by...

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Styrolution CEO Triggers Speculation Over BASF Exit Plans

30.08.2013 - BASF and Ineos are seeking to quell speculation over impending ownership changes at their 50:50 styrenic polymers joint venture Styrolution after the jv's CEO Roberto Gualdoni was...