Austria's Borealis has acquired Netherlands-based DEXPlastomers from ExxonMobil Chemical Company and Royal DSM, the Austrian petrochemical company said in a statement issued Monday. No financial details were given. DEXPlastomers, founded ...
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US polyethylene terephthalate contracts settled 2.75-3 cents/lb higher for February, multiple sources said Friday. February PET contracts were assessed at 87.75-88.75 cents/lb US railcar ($1,935-1,957/mt), a 3 cents/lb increase over ...
Fibertech Inc., a leading supplier of reusable containers and pallets, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association. The company will join 24 other members who are exhibiting in the association’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK ...
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US-based beverages company Sneaky Pete’s has refreshed packaging for its oat-based drinks line, owing to increasing consumer awareness of oat beverages. The company packed its Sneaky Pete's in an hourglass shaped polyethylene ...
Market intelligence and information management company Industry Intelligence has announced a new partnership with the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) through its i2partnership initiative. The partnership will ...
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Renusol America has announced the addition of two distribution partners:Wholesale Solar, based in Northern California and Werner Electric Supply, which has 11 locations in Wisconsin and across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Renusol ...
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Germany-based Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG business units Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Saurer and Oerlikon Textile Components have developed new equipment targeted to processing of high-tech fibers such as carbon and glass. The new solutions ...
Technology In terms of technology there are some differences between various underwater luminaires: Heat generation and cooling Underwater lamps with high light output have a certain heat generation. Sufficient cooling of the light ...
Plastic film recycling in the US increased 4% to reach one billion pounds annually in 2011 for the first time, according to a new report developed by Moore Recycling Associates. The report developed, on behalf of the American Chemistry ...
European ethylene and propylene supply has tightened amid a spate of production issues, though the impact of this on spot prices is being moderated by poor derivatives demand, according to industry sources. Availability to the market had ...
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Saudi PetroRabigh's polyethylene and polypropylene plants are still only partially running even though they were started up last month following maintenance work, sources close to operations said. The plants were closed so that necessary ...
SABIC is all set to add new Bimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) grades to its portfolio, targeted primarily for the producers of blow molded bottles for household and industrial chemicals and for personal care. The Saudi Arabian ...
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DAK Americas and Nan Ya Plastics intend to raise polyethylene terephthalate prices for March by 2 cents/lb, according to a pair of letters obtained Tuesday by Platts. Both companies cited higher raw materials costs as the reason for the ...
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Tosoh Corporation is pleased to announce its consolidated results for the first nine months of its 2013 fiscal year. The company’s consolidated net sales for the period ended December 31, 2012, amounted to ¥474.4 billion (US$5.9 ...
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Pittsburgh-based safety equipment manufacturer MSA, the largest producer of industrial hard hats in North America and other regions, continually looks for ways to innovate and improve a product worn every day by construction workers, ...
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