(Frankfurt, Germany; raised its gross market price for polystyrene by EUR 50/t. The premium ...

Engineering thermoplastics December: Several prices drop to rock bottom / Fewer imports than expected / Weak demand nevertheless met at all times These cookies cannot be deactivated as they are ...

Masterbatch specialist Gabriel-Chemie (Gumpoldskirchen;  has expanded storage capacity at its headquarters in Lower Austria.

Quartet of firms combine to launch Europe-wide recycling initiative / Toll manufacturing agreement with Röhm to produce rMMA ...

Belgian compounder and distributor Ravago (Arendonk; www.ravago.com) has acquired the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounding business of Polyprime (Grand Prairie, Texas / USA; www.polyprimeinc.com) ...

French OEM supplier Plastic Omnium (PO, Levallois; www.plasticomnium.com) has opened a development centre for exterior and structural automotive components at Lozorno / Slovak Republic. The company ...

Windhager (Tahlgau / Austria; www.windhager.eu) has acquired a majority stake in PVC film manufacturer Van Merksteijn Plastics (Boekelo / The Netherlands; www.vanmerksteijnplastics.nl) for an ...

Dow Chemical’s (Midland, Michigan / USA; www.dow.com) PU division has launched a high performance polyether polyol suitable for adhesive, sealant and elastomer formulations in markets including ...

One of Europe´s major plastics converters, Hungary´s Pannonplast Industries Plc (HQ: H-1780 Budapest; www.pannonplast.hu) often stands somewhat outside the spotlight of western European media. Yet its ...

Greiner Packaging (Kremsmünster / Austria; www.greiner-gpi.com) has acquired all the shares of Capsnap Europe (Kremsmünster / Austria; www.capsnap.at), a leading manufacturer of five-gallon ...

Compounding Technology Inc (CTi), has opened a new technical compound facility in France. Compounding Technology Euro SA (Z.I. Molina La Chazotte, Rue de l'Avenir, B.P. 105, F-42003 Saint-Etienne ...

French automotive supplier Plastohm (F-69656 Villefranche s/s; www.plastohm.com) agreed at the end of 2000 to form a joint venture with Slovakian plastics converter Sulzba (Sturova 12, SK- 949082 ...