Belgian compounder and distributor Ravago (Arendonk; www.ravago.com) has acquired the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounding business of Polyprime (Grand Prairie ...

Plastics were the "major contributor" to the Bayer (D-51368 Leverkusen) group's earnings turnaround in 1994, Chairman Dr Manfred Schneider said at the spring financial press conference. "Buoyant ...

Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (ORPIC, Sohar / Oman) has awarded a contract to CB&I (The Woodlands, Texas / USA; www.cbi.com) to provide ethylene technology and front end engineering and ...

With its “PPO S 120 Resin”, GE Plastics Europe (NL-4600 AC Bergen op Zoom) is introducing a new PPE-based additive for SBC and epoxy blends. The low-molecular polymer is claimed to improve the thermal ...

Sekisui Alveo (Lucerne / Switzerland; www.sekisuialveo.com), a manufacturer of crosslinked polyolefin foams, has developed a laminated block foam in its “Alveobloc” product family for automotive ...

The technology for the cyclic butylene terapthalate CBT produced by US start-up Cyclics (Europe: NL 4600 AC Bergen op Zoom; www.cyclics.com) was developed by GE Plastics and acquired by Cyclics´ ...

Elastomer distribution specialist Alliance Polymers & Services (Romulus, Michigan / USA; www.apstpe.com) has expanded its range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) developed by Nantong Polymax ...

In the nearly two years following its entry into the market as a regional player, the Saudi Arabian Sabic group (Riyadh; www.sabic.com) has sharpened its European profile. A major step towards ...

In what it claims is a breakthrough, Dutch chemical group DSM (Sittard; www.dsm.com) has launched a hydrolysis-resistant polyester that can be used in automotive engine compartments. The company says ...

Nokia-Maillefer Holding SA (PO Box 259, CH-1024 Ecublens), the world's leading supplier of cable manufacturing systems, has signed a letter of intent concerning the acquisition of Dolci Extrusion SpA ...

Moplefan SpA (Via Taramelli 26, I-20124 Milano), a company of the Montell group (HQ: Montell Polyolefins bv, PO Box 625, NL-2130 AP Hoofddorp) and Tecno Jolly SpA (Via Raspini 3, I-10036 Settimo ...

After starting business on 1 July, the new BASF/Hoechst polypropylene joint venture, Targor GmbH (Rheinstr. 4 G, D-55116 Mainz), is well on its way to becoming a recognised player in its own right.