Higher thermal and thermomechanical stability at temperatures above 385 C is the characteristic feature of the new "Hostaflon" PFA-N grades which supplement the previous product range of the fully ...

Styron (Europe: Horgen / Switzerland; www.styron.com) has extended its EPS portfolio to include a series of “Sconapor” N EPS grades for packaging applications. Initially developed for thermal and ...

Preform producer LuxPET S.A. (L-4940 Bascharage; www.luxpet.com) shifted production to Bascharage / Luxembourg near the border with Belgium. The company, which is part of the Schoeller Wavin group, ...

The Mecaplast group (MC-98014 Monaco; www.mecaplast.com) has acquired French plastics processor and automotive supplier Neyr Plastiques SA (F-01580 Izernore; www.neyr.com), which is threatened by ...

Composite One (Szigetszentmiklos / Hungary; www.compositeone.hu) said it will invest EUR 3.5m into a new plant for aviation components in Somogyvar, southwest of Lake Balaton. The ground-breaking ...

Post-merger adjustment continues at BP Amoco (1 Finsbury Circus, GB-London EC2M 7BA). The petrochemical giant has announced far-reaching plans to restructure its styrene-related activities in Europe.

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The second-largest Hungarian chemical group, BorsodChem Rt. (PF 208, H-3702 Kazincbarcika), has decided to implement a wide-ranging investment program for the current financial year. The focus will be ...

With its “PPO S 120 Resin”, GE Plastics Europe (NL-4600 AC Bergen op Zoom) is introducing a new PPE-based additive for SBC and epoxy blends. The low-molecular polymer is claimed to improve the thermal ...

Synbra Group (Etten-Leur / The Netherlands; www.synbra.com) is to take over the Portuguese market leader in EPS insulating systems and packaging, Plastimar (Mielec / Portugal; www.plastimar.pt). The ...

After the shockwaves that went through the UK automotive moulding industry following the announcement that Clearplas UK (Bayton Road, Exhall, GB-Coventry CV7 9EL) were to close, parent company Suter ...

"The objective of Cincinnati Milacron is to become the largest manufacturer of metal and plastic manufacturing machinery in the world" according to a spokesman for Cincinnati Milacron Inc (CM, 4701 ...