polycarbonate
Jun 15th, 2010
Uptrend is Outlined on the Global Phenol Market
Uptrend is outlined on the global Phenol market, in 2010 the market will generally see demand increase, major part of it attributed to Asia.
In 2008 production output shrank due to the recession and amounted 7.2 mln tons. In 2009 relative improvement of the market was estimated for major regions, apart from the USA where the...
Apr 15th, 2010
EFSA to Provide Comprehensive Overview on Bisphenol A Safety by end May
BPA is permitted for use in food contact materials in the European Union, under Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intending to come into contact with foodstuffs. It is also permitted for food contact use in other countries such as the USA and Japan.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a...
Feb 19th, 2010
US Demand for Independently Compounded Resins to Grow 2.9% pa in 2013
US demand for independently compounded resins is forecast to grow 2.9% pa to 7.6 billion lbs in 2013 as per Reportlinker. Total value, including additives, fillers and other production costs, will reach US$14.6 bln. Further thermoplastic inroads at the expense of metal, wood and glass will necessitate higher performance characteristics and a more competitive cost...
Feb 16th, 2010
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR): 2010 World Market Outlook and Forecast Been Recently Released by MarketPublishers.com
LONDON – The worldwide growth levels of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) are pegged at 2-3%/y. By 2015, SBR consumption is anticipated to reach around 5.8 M tones.
China is expected to drive much of SBR demand and will be the fastest-growing market during the forecast period. Currently, China is adding new Styrene-Butadiene Rubber production facilities in order...
Feb 5th, 2010
Polycarbonate 2010 World Market Outlook And Forecast Recently Added by MarketPublishers.com
LONDON - Global annual polycarbonate demand growth is forecast to slow to around 5% between 2009-2015, from historical growth rates of around 7-8%. Key optical data storage application will continue falling as it’s superseded by other data storage options, losing its leading position to the electronics/electrical sector.
Sharp growth in demand from Blu-ray players...
Jul 9th, 2009
NatureWorks Doubles Ingeo Bioplastics Production Capacity; Considers New Plant in Asia
NatureWorks LLC, manufacturer of Ingeo™ PLA biopolymers from plants, have successfully installed and commissioned additional equipment allowing the facility to increase production from 70 metric tons to 140 metric tons (~ 300 million pounds) at its Blair, Nebraska, Ingeo manufacturing site. In late 2008, the plant inaugurated a new manufacturing supply process that further lowered...
Jul 1st, 2009
Teijin Exits NatureWorks PLA Bioplastics Venture
Japanese polymer maker Teijin has ended its involvement in the NatureWorks polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics business, transferring its 50% shareholding over to its joint venture partner Cargill.
The move came into effect yesterday (30 June) and is part of a restructuring of the Teijin global business instigated by the economic slowdown, the company said.
NatureWorks was set...
Jun 9th, 2009
DSM, Mitsubishi Swap Engineering Polymer Businesses
DSM NV plans to exchange its Xantar polycarbonate business for the nylon operations of Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. in a deal that is scheduled to close by year-end, subject to approvals by external bodies and works councils.
Each business involved in the deal has annual sales of about 90 million euros (871.7 million yuan or US $127...
Jun 5th, 2009
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Restructuring of Petrochemicals Businesses
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (”MCC”; Head office; Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshimitsu Kobayashi) announced today that MCC has decided to withdraw from caprolactam and styrene monomer businesses in the course of restructuring petrochemicals businesses. MCC will further strengthen competitiveness in petrochemicals businesses by focusing on core businesses. As for the details, please refer to the attached sheet.
The...
May 29th, 2009
DSM and Mitsubishi Chemical in Engineering Polymer Swap
DSM is to exchange its Xantar polycarbonate business for the polyamide operations of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in a deal expected to close by year end, subject to approvals by external bodies and works councils.
Each business involved in the deal, which is seen as strengthening both participants’ strategic strengths, has a turnover of some €90m.
Taking over...
Apr 30th, 2009
Japan’s Teijin to Drastically Restructure Some Plastics Businesses
Hit by what it calls sharply deteriorating performance in recent months, diversified Japanese chemical firm Teijin Group said it wants to “drastically restructure” some plastics businesses, including PET film and fibres and polycarbonate resin.
Tokyo-based Teijin said it wanted to make a long-term shift away from those commodity materials, which now are 50% of sales, and...
Apr 17th, 2009
Mitsubishi and Sinopec Announce Cooperation Plans
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical and China’s Sinopec have signed what they are calling a “strategic business partnership”, building on an existing joint venture in polypropylene compounding and their plans for a Chinese joint venture making polycarbonate and bisphenol A.
The announcement comes on the heels of Japanese newspaper reports that Tokyo-based Mitsubishi is considering exiting the polystyrene...
Apr 14th, 2009
Mitsubishi Chemical, Sinopec to Broaden Alliance
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp said on Tuesday it would enter a strategic partnership with China’s Sinopec (600028.SS) in petrochemicals to lower procurement and development costs and expand market share.
Mitsubishi Chemical, which is seeking new revenue streams in China, said it would discuss further tie-ups with Sinopec in areas such as organic solar cells and...
Mar 19th, 2009
DSM Opens New Engineering Plastics Compounding Plant in India
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announced that it has opened a new manufacturing facility for producing engineering plastics compounds in India. With this new greenfield facility, DSM underlines its long term commitment to one of the world’s largest and fastest growing emerging economies.
The plant,...
Feb 12th, 2009
A Perfect Storm of Economic Events Has Driven Benzene Prices Down to their Lowest Levels in Eight Years
A perfect storm of economic events has driven benzene prices down to their lowest levels in eight years. Unfortunately, buyers aren’t really in need of it all that much right now.
A main cause of the declining benzene prices is the recent plunge in crude oil. Also playing a role is the recession-linked drop in demand...
Feb 11th, 2009
Polycarbonate World Market will Recover from Current Downturn
According to the research «Polycarbonate: 2009 World Market Outlook AND Forecast» (mcgroup.co.uk/researches/P/08900/Polycarbonate.html) by Merchant Research & Consulting, the polycarbonate market has been in bad conditions in recent times. The market remained oversupplied. The optical media segment shrank as a result of lower demand for CDs and DVDs. Prices were stagnant.
A health concern raised over...
Feb 6th, 2009
Polymers, Rubbers, Resins Market Reports 2009 were released by Merchant Re-search & Consulting Ltd.
LONDON, England Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd. completed a series of reports devoted to the Polymers, Rubbers, Resins Markets in January 2009.
The reports package analyses markets for the main commodity polymers, which are Polypropylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polystyrene, Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Polycarbonate.
Apart from that, the Report Package (2009) focuses on markets for High Density Polyethylene, Low...
Jan 7th, 2009
China Engineering Plastics Industry Association honours Rohm and Haas addit
On its 20th anniversary year (2008) entering China market, Rohm and Haas was recently named “Best Business Partner” in the China Plastics Industry by the China Engineering Plastics Industry Association (CEPIA). The company was recognized for its technical and product excellence and significant technological contributions to China’s engineering plastics industry. Set up in 1998, CEPIA...
Dec 16th, 2008
New Bayer MaterialScience Brand for Polycarbonate Glazing in Automotive Engineering
Daimler AG and Bayer MaterialScience AG are to cooperate more intensively in the future on the development of polycarbonate (PC) automotive glazing. As part of the expertise offered by Bayer MaterialScience under its “BayVision” brand, Daimler will investigate other potential applications for PC glazing and assess the suitability of this technology for future series production...
Nov 14th, 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics Jazzes Up Auto Window Glazing with New Exatec E900 Grafx Technology for Very Cool, Eye-Popping Graphics
WIXOM, Mich. — The graphical potential of automotive windows has always tempted designers - who have seen glazing as a blank canvas - to let their creativity flow. Now, SABIC Innovative Plastics offers a completely new approach to decorating windows that opens up fresh, new colorful designs with brand styling differentiation possibilities. Exatec* E900 Grafx...