Global biopolymer leader Braskem and bioplastics compounding specialist FKuR have signed a compounding agreement for BioPE, Green PE. This strong partnership will result in the first tailor-made green polyethylene compounds available in Europe.
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH expanding its specialty chemicals business in Italy
LG Electronics (Pyeongtaek-si, Korea) and KraussMaffei have agreed to work together to drive technological development in plastics processing for electronics devices.
Packers and packages have to be optimally matched to each other in order to achieve the best possible quality and to maximise machine performance.
Braskem will supply propylene and other inputs to the project in Bahia, which will receive investments of over US$750 million.
EuCIA, EuPC and ECRC sign memorandum of understanding leading European industry organisations pledge to foster cooperation on Composite Recycling and Sustainability.
Using paraxylene (PX) derived from ethanol-based isobutanol, Gevo Inc. (Englewood, CO) and Toray Industries collaborated on fully biobased polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Brenntag acquires in two steps Zhong Yung (International) Chemical Ltd, a chemical distributor with expected sales of EUR 255 million in 2011.
Mauser’s reconditioning subsidiary National Container Group (NCG) acquired the majority shares of the Italian company Maider IBC, a leading reconditioner of IBCs.
PetroChina and Ineos complete transaction to form trading and refining joint ventures related to the refining operations in Grangemouth and Lavéra.
Today, within the framework of Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia’s main platform for international economic cooperation, RusVinyl LLC signed a multifacility loan agreement for an amount of €750 million for a period of up to 12,5 years to finance the construction of Russia’s biggest integrated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant with capacities of 330 kt/y in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region.
Coperion has now strengthened its presence in the Middle East. Coperion Middle East, a joint venture between Coperion and the Saudi Arabian company Golden Wing, extends Coperion’s world-wide service network by an additional service centre.
