WESTLAKE: US and Canadian authorities nod off Axiall acquisition / Deal could close by end of August Probably one of the most difficult takeovers of 2016 has now been cleared...
Milacron to Showcase a Plethora of Solutions at K 2016: Milacron Holdings Corp. (Cincinnati, OH) will be displaying its advanced plastics processing technologies which feature Milacron, Ferromatik and Uniloy...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) plans to require the remaining shares in The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. (Nippon Gohsei) that it does not already own. MCC already owns 51.49%...
Phillips-Medisize Corp. (Hudson, WI), a contract manufacturer for the medical technology industry, announced today that it has entered into a binding agreement to be acquired by Molex LLC (Lisle, IL),...
PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Olympia: Where the shoe always fits Once a laurel, today a shoe (Photo: Wikipedia) Once it was laurel wreaths, today it is medals. Apart...
SABIC: "Lexan PC resin and plasma technology used by Toyota for rear quarter window / First use of "Exatec in a commercial vehicle / Meeting driver visibility regulations Japanese car...
ILUKA RESOURCES: Plans to purchase African titanium dioxide producer Sierra Rutile / EUR 250m deal to wrap up in early September Australian titanium dioxide producer Iluka Resources (Perth; www.iluka.com) has...
SO.F.TER: PA-based compounds launched / Glass microspheres cut weight of plastic part / Ideal for automotive manufacturers Italian compounder SO.F.TER (Forli; www.softergroup.com) has introduced a new range of "Litepol compounds,...
DOWDUPONT: European Commission initiates "Phase II review of proposed merger of equals / Companies confident that deal will conclude this year The proposed USD 130 bn merger between Dow (Midland,...
FREUDENBERG MEDICAL: Max Gisbert appointed new CEO of Freudenberg's US-based medical subsidiary On 1 August, Max Gisbert took over as new CEO of Freudenberg Medical (Carpinteria, California / USA; www.freudenbergmedical.com)....
TOTAL: New HDPE "Circular Compounds range launched / Blending post-consumer recyclate with virgin material / Initial volumes to become available next year The new circular compounds...
STAR PLASTICS: US compounder commissions second plant in China / Engineering grades for automotive and electronic segments US compounder Star Plastics (Millwood, West Virginia; www.starplastics.com) has strengthened its presence in...
THE SIXTH ELEMENT: Office in Germany opened to serve EMEA graphene markets / First step to expand international network / Additional capacity being installed in China The Sixth Element (Changzhou)...
ZEON: HNBR introduced for sealing applications / Compression set improvement through longer aging times Japanese chemicals producer Zeon (Tokyo; www.zeon.co.jp) has introduced a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) using its...
L'OREAL: Phase-out of microbeads 80% complete / Sustainability programme calls for reduction in packaging's environmental footprint L'Oréal plans to have phased out all microbeads from its...
A. SCHULMAN: New five-layer blown film extrusion line for Belgian technology centre / R&D tool also accessible to external parties The small-scale line simulates regular production...
EXXONMOBIL: Lifting "Santoprene output at Newport facility / Global TPV capacity to rise by 25% ExxonMobil (Baytown, Texas / USA; www.exxonmobil.com) plans to lift output of its "Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizates...