Page 45 - Plastics & Polymers

Arkema opens Bostik adhesive facility in Dallas

The new plant, which will produce ceramic tile adhesives (CTA) and floor preparation products, follows recent plant inaugurations in India, Malaysia and Brazil

Saudi Aramco-Dow JV Sadara begins polyethylene production

Sadara, which is setting up 26 world scale petrochemical plants with a total investment of about $ 20 billion, has successfully started production at its first plant

Petainer Innopac Packaging opens PET bottle plant in Mumbai

The JV between Petainer UK Holdings and Innopac Containers will manufacture Petainer's 20-liter bulk water cooler jar at the new plant

Dow and DuPont in talks for merger: Report

If fructified, the merger would combine two top suppliers of plastics & polymers, industrial chemicals and crop protection chemicals, says The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report

Polimotor 2 to use Solvay's KetaSpire PEEK for 3D-printed fuel intake runner

The Polimotor 2 project aims to develop an all-plastic, four-cylinder, double-overhead CAM engine that weighs about 41 kgs less than today's standard automotive engine

European Commission adopts ambitious Circular Economy Package

The proposed actions will contribute to 'closing the loop' of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for both the environment and the economy

BASF and Sinopec JV starts neopentylglycol production in Nanjing

The plant has annual production capacity of 40,000 metric tonnes

Oilfield chemicals demand in US to exceed $ 10 bn in 2019

Guar gum is expected to remain the most significant chemical in hydraulic fracturing, says a new study from the Freedonia Group

National chemical policy to be out in couple of months: Ananth Kumar

Government plans to roll out a policy to have petrochemical complexes in all 16 refineries and to set up 70 more CIPET centres, says the minister

Supreme Petrochem stops EPS polymer production in Chennai due to flood

The company says it will service customers of expanded polystyrene (EPS) from its EPS plant at Raigad (Maharashtra)

Flood disrupts production at Apollo Tyres' Chennai facility

The production loss due to the natural calamity is estimated at 450 MT

DSM to increase polyamide capacity in Netherlands

The expansion is aimed at meeting the growing demand for Akulon XS, a new polyamide 6 (PA6) developed specifically for blown films used in flexible food packaging

Coperion and ProTec to collaborate for long fibre compounds technology

Though auto industry is the major user of long fibre reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs), this technology also offers advantages for further application areas

BASF to expand compounding capacity for engineering plastics in Europe

The company to raise the capacity of Ultramid polyamide (PA) and Ultradur polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)) by 70,000 tonnes at Schwarzheide (Germany) from 2017

Ceat to distribute Italy-based Pirelli's premium motorcycle tyres in India

Pirelli, a leading global company in the high-end segments, is exclusive tyre supplier for Formula 1 and Superbike World Championship

Thailand's Indorama Ventures acquires PET maker MicroPet

MicroPet is the sole polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturer in Northern India with a production capacity of 216,000 tonnes

Dutch firm LyondellBasell buys PP compounding business of Zylog Plastalloys

With this acquisition, the company's second in India in 2015, LyondellBasell will become the third largest producer of polypropylene compounds in the country

Swiss firm Clariant to set up healthcare packaging plant in Tamil Nadu

The new plant, to be built with an investment of CHF 10 million (about Rs 64 crore), will produce moisture-control products such as desiccant, adsorbent polymers, etc

Rajoo Engineers to supply blown film line to Devendran Plastic

This is the third ordered received by the Rajkot-based plastics processing machinery maker from the Chennai-based Devendran Plastic

Global thermoplastic elastomers to reach 6.7 mn tonne in 2019

Besides China, India and Southeast Asia, where manufacturing output is expected to rise strongly, are likely to drive the growth, says Freedonia report