Brazilian Plastics

You could call it the "youngest material" the world has to offer, it has only been around for 60 years. And yet it is constantly re-invented. Now another innovation has reached public attention: The anti-fog glasses, plastic that never fogs up.

Brazilian Plastics News

Tredegar Corporation Announces Acquisition of Terphane. The approximate purchase price of $188 million was funded using available cash on hand and financing secured from Tredegar's existing $300 million credit facility.. ...

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rhodia and Cobalt Technologies to jointly develop bagasse-based bio n-butanol market in Latin America. The parties intend in the medium term to construct multiple bio-refineries co-located with sugar mills, to demonstrate Cobalt’s technology on local and competitive feedstock ...

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Eastman Acquires Scandiflex to Expand Plasticizer Business.With 2010 sales revenue of $54 million, Scandiflex’s manufacturing capabilities and customer relationships in Brazil will enable Eastman to accelerate growth of its PCI segment’s non-phthalate plasticizer business in the Latin America region ...

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World Plastics News

BASF presents wide Range of Plastics at the Fakuma 2011.

BASF presented its engineering plastics, polyurethanes and masterbatch preparations at the trade fair...

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The use of linear low density DOWLEX™ Polyethylene Resins in the yarn component of the artificial turf pitches will help to create ...

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LyondellBasell Develops Enhanced Logistics Concept With Distributors. LyondellBasell announced that it has developed an enhanced logistics concept with its distributors designed to improve service to its polypropylene ...

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LANXESS expands portfolio with bio-based plasticizers. The German specialty chemicals company aims to produce phthalate-free plasticizers from bio-based succinic acid ....

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The fluid transfer system supplier Hutchinson SRL, of Rivoli, Italy, has specified a DuPont™ Zytel® RS grade based on PA1010 for the production of fuel lines used with both diesel and biodiesel ...