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Hexpol Buys US Thermoplastic Elastomer Compounder Star Thermoplastic

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Sweden’s Hexpol has acquired the American thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) compounder Star Thermoplastic Alloys and Rubbers for $26.5 million from Thomas A. Dieschbourg...

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LyondellBasell completes Schulman Acquisition

23.08.2018 - LyondellBasell has completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of plastics compounder A. Schulman, doubling the size of its plastics compounding business and widening its portfolio to...

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LyondellBasell to Acquire A. Schulman

16.02.2018 - Rotterdam-headquartered, Houston-managed olefins and polyolefins giant LyondellBasell has announced plans to acquire Akron, Ohio-based compounding specialist A. Schulman for $2.25...

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Celanese Hikes Global Compounding Capacities

25.10.2017 - US producer Celanese has announced plans to expand its global capacities for compounding and engineering plastics in order to meet rising demand from key industries such as medical...

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Ineos Styrolution Upgrading ABS in India

15.08.2017 - Ineos Styrolution has announced plans to increase compounding capacity for styrenic polymers by 34,000 t/y at its Moxi plant at Vadodara in India’s Gujarat state. The company is...

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Hexpol Buys Czech, US Compounders

10.04.2017 - Sweden’s Hexpol has boosted its rubber compounding business after buying companies in the Czech Republic and USA. In the first transaction, Hexpol paid around €65 million to...

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Safic-Alcan Establishes Hungarian Subsidiary

06.12.2016 - French specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has set up a subsidiary in Hungary to service the country’s industrial manufacturing sector. Based near Budapest, Safic-Alcan...

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Celanese to Acquire SO.F.TER. Group

19.10.2016 - US chemical producer Celanese is beefing up its plastics compounding portfolio with the planned acquisition of Forli, Italy-based SO.F.TER. Group, one of the world’s largest...