22.05.2014
- German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA is participating in a new €2 million project sponsored by the country's research ministry, aimed at developing a fully...
13.05.2014
- To meet strong automotive industry demand for carbon fiber, Germany's SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers plans to triple capacity of its U.S. plant at Moses Lake, Washington, which...
17.04.2014
- BASF is expanding its global production network of amines with a new 12,000 t/y plant for specialty amines at its Ludwigshafen, Germany headquarters. Start-up is scheduled for 2015...
11.04.2014
- Lanxess has inaugurated its new compounding plant for PA and PBT resins at Porto Feliz, Brazil. Built at a cost of €20 million, the facility employing 50 skilled workers will...
31.03.2014
- Russian compounder and pipe producer Polyplastic has signed a deal with BASF covering supply and use of additives as well as joint development of products for the automotive...
20.02.2014
- Through debottlecking, Ineos has increased its capacity for ethylene norbonene (ENB) at Zwijndrecht, Belgium, to 28,000 t/y. The company said the plant is now the largest of its...
30.01.2014
- New Ways to Lighten Up - Saving weight in the automotive sector is still a major topic in resource conservation. Established glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic materials such as...
28.10.2013
- Read the e-paper of VIP - Visions In Plastics 2013 online.EditorialsFor A Peaceful FuturePlastics Could Unlock Sustainable DevelopmentDr. Winfried Wunderlich...
