Lanxess completes sale of Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco
Cologne-based company received proceeds of around EUR 1.4 billion.
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ExxonMobil introduces new polymer grade for flexible packaging
ExxonMobil will display a new Exceed XP performance polymers grade for high-performance coextrusion films, and recycle opportunities using Vistamaxx performance polymers at Arabplast 2019.
Plast Eurasia 2018 Fair was organized succesfully
28th International Istanbul Plastics Industry Fair brought together 1,094 companies and company representatives from 44 countries and 51,684 professional visitors from 103 countries on the 5th-8th of December in Istanbul.
Ineos Styrolution makes final investment decision for asa capacity in the Americas
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today the final investment decision to construct a new 100kt capacity ASA plant at its site in Bayport, Texas.
Clariant and Saudi Kayan to evaluate alkoxylates joint venture
Clariant today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Kayan, a Saudi joint stock company leading in the field of chemicals, polymers and specialty products.
Arlanxeo's Keltan KSA opens flagship online Customer Self-Service Platform
In 2018 Arlanxeo signed an agreement with Saudi Aramco to market and sell its share of Ethylene Propylene Diene rubbers (EPDM) produced in its Petro Rabigh joint-venture plant. Today, Arlanxeo launches its Keltan KSA Self-Service platform to serve its customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Teflon FFR wins 2018 Materialica Design+Technology Award
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company has been announced as the winner of the 'Material' category in the 2018 Materialica Design + Technology Award for its Teflon fluoroplastic foam resin (FFR).
The Compound Company acquires controlling stake in Transmare Compounding BV
The Compound Company, based in Enschede, The Netherlands, and new management, have acquired a controlling stake in Transmare Compounding BV, Roermond, The Netherlands, as of December 14th 2018. Current shareholder Henk-Jan Aarsen will retain a minority stake.
BASF for the first time makes products with chemically recycled plastics
BASF is breaking new ground in plastic waste recycling with its ChemCycling project. Chemical recycling provides an innovative way to reutilize plastic waste that is currently not recycled, such as mixed or uncleaned plastics.
Biesterfeld: New partnership with CoreLite in the core materials division
With immediate effect Biesterfeld Spezialchemie sells CoreLite core materials in Germany, the United Kingdom and the Baltic States.
Lanxess strengthens global production network for flame retardants
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess plans to strengthen its global asset base for flame retardant additives with investments of around EUR 200 million over the next three years.
Albis distributes new halogen-free TPE-compounds from Uteksol
Albis Plastic GmbH expands its TPE-Portfolio with flame retardant Styrene-based thermoPlastic Elastomers (TPS) of the brand Solplast from Uteksol.
