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PPSU replaces aluminum
Solvay Advanced Polymers' Radel R PPSU replaces aluminum in new recyclable airline catering trolley.
Octal`s new PET plastic plant to feature direct to sheet technology
Octal has revealed details of its direct to sheet (DTS) APET plastic manufacturing process which constitutes a significant departure from traditional manufacturing processes - both in terms of manufacturing efficiency and product quality.
Rohm and Haas completes acquisition of Polymer Dispersions Division of OY Forcit AB
Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) said today it has completed the acquisition of FINNDISP, the polymer dispersions division of OY Forcit AB for ?60 million.
Two new grades of DuPont`s Entira antistatic additives
DuPont launches two new grades of Entira antistatic additives. New additions provide permanent, immediate anti-static performance and outstanding aesthetic properties.
Biesterfeld Plastic is a new distributor of Du Pont in Poland
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers and Biesterfeld Plastic extend collaboration to Poland. Distributor`s portfolio in the country to include specialty polymers for cosmetics packaging and related applications.
Ticona's investment in China
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, plans to expand its integrated China complex to include a compounding unit that will produce advanced engineered compounds for Asia customers.
PolyOne offers innovation to the healthcare industry
PolyOne Corporation featured a wide variety of polymer solutions for the healthcare industry recently at Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) West in Anaheim, California.
Rohm and Haas to Acquire Polymer Dispersions Division Of OY Forcit AB
Rohm and Haas Company has signed an agreement to acquire the FINNDISP division of OY Forcit AB, a Finnish paint emulsions operation, for approximately 60 million euro. Based in Hanko, Finland, this division of Forcit makes water-based emulsions used in the manufacture of paints and coatings, lacquers and adhesives in Northern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union). Rohm and Haas expects to complete the transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2008.
