PolyOne announces second quarter 2011 results
PolyOne Corporation has reported revenues of $768.8 million for the second quarter of 2011, an 11% increase compared to revenues of $692.9 million in the second quarter of 2010.
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New Indorama’s plants in Thailand and Indonesia
Indorama Ventures to invest in new Thai recycling plant and high technology business in Thailand and Indonesia.
Glass packaging output picks up after tough 2009
The glass packaging industry in Europe posted a 3.5 per cent year-on year production increase to 20.7 m tonnes in 2010 as output partially recovered from its 2009 slump.
Green packaging market
The “sustainable and green packaging market,” as it is referred to by independent business information provider Visiongain, will be worth $107.7 billion in 2011.
La Seda de Barcelona sells its PET plant in Portugal
La Seda de Barcelona (LSB) and the company Control PET, SGPS, S.A, an investee of Imatosgil and Banco Espirito Santo, have formalised a sale-purchase agreement for the Portalegre based PET production plant Artenius Portugal.
EBRD and Sberbank back PVC plant
Never in the history of Russian manufacturing have so many milestones been achieved in one project.
Cooperation between Sacmi and Oystar
Packaging machine manufacturer Oystar Group has concluded a cooperation agreement with Sacmi Group.
PetroChina and Ineos complete transaction
PetroChina and Ineos complete transaction to form trading and refining joint ventures related to the refining operations in Grangemouth and Lavéra.
Tessenderlo sells PVC business
Tessenderlo sells PVC, chlor-alkalis businesses to Ineos ChlorVinyls
RusVinyl finalizes the EUR750 million project
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: news service centre for the Middle East
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.
Global synthetic rubber demand to reach 13.4 million metric tons by 2015
The global market for synthetic rubber is projected to reach 13.4 million metric tons by the year 2015. Global demand for synthetic rubber is closely linked to the trends in various end-use markets, particularly automotive and tire industries.
