SABIC to introduce first-ever synthetic rubber products manufactured in Saudi Arabia at K 2016

SABIC to introduce first-ever synthetic rubber products manufactured in Saudi Arabia at K 2016Sittard, The Netherlands, October 20, 2016 - SABIC will introduce its new range of synthetic rubber products, being manufactured for the first time in Saudi Arabia, at the K-Show Europe Exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 19th to 26th October, 2016.

SONGWON wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 New Product Innovation Award

SONGWON wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 New Product Innovation Award.
(Photo: Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – October 20, 2016 – SONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd. (www.songwon.com) announced today that it has been honored with a 2016 New Product Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan for its commitment to innovation in the polymer stabilizers market.

Clariant Announces VERITRAX™
First intelligent digital chemical management system for the oil and gas industry

Clariant Remote Tank Level Sensor with Pump Jack. (Photo: Clariant)Houston, TX, October 19, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, delivers the efficiency benefits of the digitized world to oil and gas chemical operations with its VERITRAX™ intelligent chemical management system.

ARLANXEO: Technological upgrade successfully implemented in Keltan® EPDM plant in Orange

Technological upgrade successfully implemented in Keltan® EPDM plant in Orange.
(Photo ARLANXEO, ARPR009)Düsseldorf - ARLANXEO, a joint venture between LANXESS and Saudi Aramco, a globally leading player in performance elastomers, has completed a technological upgrade at its Keltan® EPDM plant in Orange, TX. The update will lead to significant product improvements and an extension of the Keltan® product range of ARLANXEO. The company will have invested a total of $34 million over the last 3 years in its facility in Orange. “The Orange plant is of key importance for ARLANXEO in the US, and is a key element of our global network of production operations in four countries across North and South America, Europe, and China,” says Jim Francis, Manager Keltan® Manufacturing at ARLANXEO.

ARLANXEO introduces Krynac® XL 3375 VP NBR rubber with excellent dimensional stability for extruded and calendered parts

Hose compound based on standard NBR.
(Photo ARLANXEO, ARPR008)Düsseldorf - ARLANXEO, a leading player in synthetic elastomers, has launched a new nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) grade to meet the requirements of high-end customers.

ARLANXEO: Products from the Keltan® EPDM plant in China successfully introduced in the market

ARLANXEO: Products from the Keltan® EPDM plant in China successfully introduced in the market. 
(Photo ARLANXEO, ARPR006)Düsseldorf - The Keltan® EPDM plant in China provides ARLANXEO with the ability to serve customers in China and throughout Asia, with premium products based on the proprietary Keltan ACE™ technology. The plant, which started up in 2015 and has a nameplate capacity of 160,000 metric tonnes / year is producing the full range of products as envisaged at start-up, including high and low Mooney grades. Customers have evaluated, approved and successfully applied the products from the plant.

Polyscope celebrates 10 years of successful growth in SMA

Polyscope celebrates 10 years of successful growth in SMA.
(Photos Polyscope, PSPR016)The champagne will be coming out on the Polyscope stand at K 2016, (hall5 booth E08) as the Dutch company celebrates 10 years of increasing success as one of the world’s most important producer of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) thermoplastics.

SABIC Press Kit K 2016

SABICSABIC will be exhibiting at K 2016 (Hall 6, Stand D42), the world’s largest plastics trade fair, in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 19th to 26th, and will showcase to the expo’s 220,000 visitors how “Chemistry that Matters™” is addressing global trends and the challenges in key industries with inspiring solutions to help create a better future for everyone.