23 Dec 2010
Pallmann appoints Vice President for new recycling division
The Pallmann Group, the leading specialist in size reduction technology, announces the appointment of Mr Uwe Wicht as Vice President of its newly-formed recycling division.
21 Dec 2010
RHODIA TO ACCELERATE ITS GROWTH IN INDIA WITH THE ACQUISITION OF PI INDUSTRIES’ ENGINEERING PLASTICS BUSINESS
Lyon, France – December 21, 2010 ---- Rhodia announces the signing of a binding agreement to acquire PI Polymer, the engineering plastics business of the Indian company PI Industries Ltd. This transaction supports the Group’s ambition to attain more than 15% of market shares in the Indian polyamide compound market by 2015.
20 Dec 2010
Clariant predicts a brighter fashion outlook for Spring/Summer 2012
Muttenz, December 20, 2010 - The mood of fashion is changing: there is a feeling of greater optimism and the color forecasters are seeing the seasonal warmth, enthusiasm and clarity of spring and summer as major influences on the new color palette and fashion trends for 2012. Interpreting fashion themes into reality is always a challenge, often made more difficult when applied to such a unique and varied substrate as leather. It is a challenge that Clariant welcomes and its trend and color forecasts of the immediate past have been extremely accurate. This was clearly evidenced by the offers on show at the most recent Le Cuir à Paris and Lineapelle exhibitions when the finished leathers for Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 were displayed.
20 Dec 2010
Azelis United
Capitalizing on more than 10 years of acquisitions, Azelis announced today the re-branding of all its companies into ‘one Azelis’.
20 Dec 2010
Clariant raises prices for its wax portfolio
Muttenz, December 20, 2010 - The Additives Business Unit of Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces an increase of 5-15% in the price of its wax portfolio as a result of higher costs for major raw materials, transportation and energy.
20 Dec 2010
Azelis appoints new Chief Information Officer
Adrian will be based in the corporate service centre in Antwerp, Belgium and will lead the Group's IT community. His role is key in the further process integration of Azelis across all businesses and functions.
17 Dec 2010
Songwon Group announces a positive performance for Q3 2010
Ulsan, Korea – December 17, 2010
• Songwon’s Q3 2010 results continued on a positive trend. Songwon Group achieved a net profit of 7.23 Billion KRW for Q3 2010 and a net profit of 20.54 Billion KRW for the first nine months of 2010.
• Songwon signed the definitive agreement to acquire a share in one of the major Chinese Thioesters manufacturers - Tangshan Baifu Chemical Co. Ltd.
• Songwon announced the signature of a MoU to acquire a major share of the Polymer Stabilizers business of HPL Additives Ltd. (India).
• Songwon announced the expansion of its antioxidants capacity at its Maeam facility with an additional 15.000 tons by August 2011, bringing the total to 70.000 tons.
• Songwon has announced the introduction of innovative solutions for PP fibers stabilization and for high heat, low colour and low emissions polyolefin applications.
• Service, cost competitiveness, product range extension and safety remain priorities.
17 Dec 2010
AKULON FUEL LOCK FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS PROMOTES CLEANER AIR BY MINIMIZING EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL TANKS
DSM Engineering Plastics has launched a unique new material that can make a significant contribution to air quality. Akulon® Fuel Lock, a mono-polyamide 6 technology, dramatically reduces evaporative emissions from the fuel tanks of non-road outdoor equipment and vehicles with small, spark-ignition engines. In fact, tests of a tank with a nominal 2 mm wall thickness molded from Akulon Fuel Lock showed an exceptionally low evaporative emission rate less than 20 percent of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation limit.
