Industry: Specialty polymers

AMERICAS Dow adding polyolefin elastomer capacity The Dow Chemical Company has announced an increased polyolefin elastomers manufacturing capacity at its production facilities in Freeport, Texas, and Tarragona, Spain. The capacity expansions, in conjunction with SCG-Dow Group’s new world-scale specialty elastomers plant in Thailand, which is currently under construction, will result in a net increase of […]

AMERICAS Dow to test plastic waste as a fuel source Dow Chemical Co. will run a one-day pilot test to analyze if plastic waste can be used as fuel in its operations. The trial will take place by the end of July at Dow’s headquarters site. Plastics of all shapes, sizes, and resin types will […]

AMERICAS Berry Plastics closing Lakeville, Minnesota plant Berry Plastics Corporation will be closing a film plant in Lakeville, MN, on Aug. 13. Berry will lay off 67 current employees and 28 furloughed workers. Berry announced that the closure resulted from its acquisition of an unnamed company with similar manufacturing capacity. Comments: Berry Plastics was established […]

AMERICAS CMR completes the 16th annual FlexPO international conference in China Chemical Market Resources Inc. (CMR) successfully concluded its 16th annual international conference event earlier this month. The event, FlexPO 2010, was held at the Novotel hotel in Beijing, Jun 9-11, 2010. This year’s event was co-hosted with China National Chemical Information Center (CNCIC), China’s […]

AMERICAS BP oil leak in Gulf of Mexico – Updates After a series of unsuccessful efforts, BP has made some headway in containing the oil spilling out of a well at a depth of 5,000 feet in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the failed “top kill” operation, BP deployed the lower-marine-riser-package (LMRP) cap containment system, […]

ADI Chemical Market Resources has conducted a comprehensive analysis of HDPE and MDPE resin technologies, focusing on production methods, catalyst innovations, and end-use applications. The study covers unimodal, bimodal, and multimodal polyethylene types and their processing via blow molding, injection molding, rotomolding, and extrusion. Key markets include packaging, piping, wire and cable, and consumer goods. […]

AMERICAS PolyOne and Kautex introduce multilayer TPE technology PolyOne Corp. has introduced technology that allows extrusion blow molders to make co-extruded high-density polyethylene bottles layered with thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). PolyOne’s GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers unit unveiled the technology, which it co-developed with Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH. The new process can be used with traditional or recycled HDPE, […]

AMERICAS LyondellBasell Updates LyondellBasell prices USD 2.75 billion senior notes LyondellBasell Industries (LBI) has priced a senior note offering at USD 2.75 billion to support the chemical company’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The notes will be issued by LBI Escrow Corp., which will merge into subsidiary Lyondell Chemical Co., as part of Lyondell […]

AMERICAS LyondellBasell Updates China Petroleum & Chemical and TPG may acquire LyondellBasell China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and TPG Capital, L.P. (formerly Texas Pacific Group) are planning a joint bid to acquire LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. Reliance Industries Limited have previously submitted a preliminary non-binding offer to acquire a controlling interest in LyondellBasell in […]

AMERICAS LyondellBasell Updates Access Industries terms US$12 billion offer by RIL too low for LyondellBasell Access Industries claimed that the US$12 billion which RIL has valued LyondellBasell was too low, and lacked merit. Access Industries claimed that since creditors like Apollo would make losses if the deal were to go through at RIL’s initial offer, […]

ADI Chemical Market Resources has conducted an in-depth analysis of LDPE and high EVA resin technologies, focusing on high-pressure reactor processes and specialty applications. With enhanced clarity, sealability, and melt strength, LDPE and EVA are widely used in film, foam, adhesives, wire, and solar encapsulants. The study compares these materials with competing metallocene-based alternatives like […]

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