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Brazilian Plastics News
Global Housing, DuPont and Braskem join forces to innovate in the Brazilian construction market.
Global Housing, DuPont and Braskem have established an unprecedented partnership to launch a new concept for the commercial and residential construction market in Brazil. The Concrete PVC House technology represents a fast and innovative way to build a variety of high-quality constructions on an industrial scale, with reduced usage of water and wood and minimum waste of materials ...
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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. The acquisition is expected to be accretive within the first year following the acquisition. With revenues of approximately $160 million for the last twelve months, as of June 30, 2011, Terphane is a market leading producer of thin polyester films ...
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Rhodia and Cobalt Technologies to jointly develop bagasse-based bio n-butanol market in Latin America.
The parties intend in the medium term to build multiple bio-refineries co-located with sugar mills, firstly in Brazil to demonstrate Cobalt’s technology on local and competitive feedstock. Subsequently, the proven technology will be extended to other Latin American countries. “There is undoubtedly a huge potential for bio n-butanol in Latin America and beyond and we are looking forward to building a large ...
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Ticona PP LFRT Provides Design Freedom for Brazilian Designer to Achieve Contemporary Look.
Manufactured from a single mold, the IC01 chair uses a glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) Celstran LFRT grade from Ticona that offers design, processing and cost advantages vs. unfilled polypropylenes and acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes (ABS), as well as short glass reinforced nylons and polyesters....
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Braskem's green plastic to be used in the production of seats for the Amsterdan ArenA stadium.
Braskem established a partnership with Amsterdam ArenA to supply Green Plastic to be used in the production of seats for the multifunctional Dutch stadium. In addition to the 52,000 existing seats, two thousand new seats manufactured with Braskem's plastic made from ethanol will be installed in the coming months ...
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LANXESS strengthens commitment to Brazilian automotive sector.
LANXESS announced three major new investments in Brazil, totaling roughly EUR 30 million which will create more than 100 jobs. The investments will support the growing trend toward green mobility in the brazilian market. LANXESS’ high-tech materials will offer innovative solutions to the growing local automotive market. ...
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Dow and Mitsui Complete Formation of Joint Venture in Brazil Toward Creation of Biopolymers Platform for Packaging, Hygiene & Medical Applications.
The Dow Chemical Company announced that Dow and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan have secured all necessary governmental regulatory approvals and completed the formation of a previously announced 50:50 joint venture in Brazil, making Mitsui a 50% equity interest partner in Dow’s operation in Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...
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BASF strengthens position in superabsorbent polymers in emerging markets.
In South America, BASF will build a SAP plant in Camaçari, Brazil with an annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons. Production is expected to start in late 2014. In China, BASF-YPC Company Limited plans to start construction of a 60,000-metric-ton SAP in mid 2012. “With these two new projects, we will accompany the rapid growth of the emerging markets in South America and China,” ...
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International Plastics News
Fuel Line Made of Renewably Sourced DuPont´s Polyamide Provides Long-Term Resistance to Biodiesel.
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. The renewably sourced long-chain nylon was chosen in preference to competitive grades of PA12 on the basis of its superior temperature ...
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Artificial Grass in London 2012 Olympic Hockey Pitches Made of Polyethylene From Dow.
A high-performance polyethylene resin developed by Dow will be used to make the artificial grass for the hockey pitches at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The use of linear low density DOWLEX™ Polyethylene Resins in the yarn component of the artificial turf pitches will help to create soft, safe ....
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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 and polyethylene customers in Europe. LyondellBasell distributors will serve customers from dedicated warehouses at LyondellBasell’s European production sites, reducing logistics complexity and accelerating order turnaround and responsiveness. ...
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LANXESS expands portfolio with bio-based plasticizers.
The German specialty chemicals company aims to produce phthalate-free plasticizers from bio-based succinic acid from 2012 onwards. Its strategic partner is the U.S. company BioAmber, Inc., based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. BioAmber is a global leader in succinic acid generated on the basis of renewable resources. Together, the two companies are developing plasticizers, whose cost-effectiveness ...
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KraussMaffei Berstorff and Crosslink Finland Oy team up for the development and marketing of Cross-linked PE piping.
Through this exclusive cooperation, two innovative and leading suppliers in the field of Extrusion Technology for hot water pipes are pooling their competencies in order to develop and jointly market complete systems for the extrusion of peroxide crosslinked polyethylene pipes ...
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NPE2012 Marks New Beginning for America’s Greatest Plastics Exposition as Exhibit Sales Surge and Plans Take Shape for Multiple Co-Located Events.
Exhibit space purchased for the NPE2012 international plastics exposition already surpasses the amount occupied at the previous NPE, and exhibit sales continue to mount. Scheduled for April 1-5, 2012, NPE2012 will take place for the first time in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., after 40 years in Chicago. Exhibit space at Orlando’s Orange County Convention ..
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Non-recycled plastics and biomass are converted into alternative fuels and chemical feedstocks at Canadian facility.
Edmonton is unique in North America as it hosts one of the few fully integrated waste management facilities on the continent. The operation is expected to help the city increase its residential landfill waste diversion rate from 60% to 90% - a tremendous municipal success story. Instead of occupying space in landfills, the waste is now becoming a clean power source for cars, trucks and buses ...
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BASF presents wide Range of Plastics at the Fakuma 2011.
This year again, BASF presented its engineering plastics, polyurethanes and masterbatch preparations at the Fakuma, the international trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Styrolution and its styrenics were also there ...
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