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