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INDUSTRY
08. Feb. 2010 - 15:23
Permira agrees on debt restructuring for BorsodChem
Permira has agreed on a deal with the Chinese company...
08. Feb. 2010 - 13:16
Mondi Syktyvkar operates new lime kiln number four
Mondi Syktyvkar (Russian Republic of Komi) has started...
08. Feb. 2010 - 13:08
SPE offers free selection of technical briefs online
“SPE PRO”, a new free online service from the Society...
05. Feb. 2010 - 16:04
Chemtura seeks approval of amended and restated DIP...
Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession (DIP),...
TECHNOLOGY
12. January 2010 - 16:22
Emission-free polyurethane dispersions

05. January 2010 - 14:16
Multirange synthesis for producing...

PERSONNEL
28. January 2010 - 12:32
Stepan Europe expands technical...

16. December 2009 - 11:33
Change in leadership at Rühl Puromer

LITERATURE
05. December 2009 - 14:27
A Global Overview of the Polyurethane...

03. December 2009 - 14:26
Directories of PU systems houses in...

COMPANY BROCHURES
18. December 2009 - 18:22
Stepan Europe publishes new “Product...

21. May 2007 - 16:37
Video on FIPFG sealing technology


LATEST NEWS

Industry

Permira agrees on debt restructuring for BorsodChem

Permira has agreed on a deal with the Chinese company Wanhua Industrial over a restructuring of BorsodChem’s EUR 1.1 billion (USD 1.5 billion) debts. Under the plan, Permira and Vienna Capital Partners, the majority shareholders of the Hungarian chemicals company, along with Wanhua Industrial would underwrite a EUR 140 million injection of new funds.

Industry

Mondi Syktyvkar operates new lime kiln number four

Mondi Syktyvkar (Russian Republic of Komi) has started up its new number four lime kiln which is a part of Mondi’s Syktyvkar Step mill development project. This completion and start up took place beginning of December 2009.

Industry

SPE offers free selection of technical briefs online

“SPE PRO”, a new free online service from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), provides a regularly updated selection of professionally edited briefs in key sectors of plastics technology and polymer science, enabling site visitors to keep abreast of the latest developments.

Industry

Chemtura seeks approval of amended and restated DIP credit facility

Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession (DIP), announced that it filed a motion with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking approval of an amended and restated DIP credit agreement. Citibank, N.A. together with Bank of America N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and Wells Fargo Foothill LLC and other lenders are parties to the new DIP facility.

Industry

Evonik to increase prices for select PU additives in North America

Effective 15 March 2010, the Polyurethane Additives business line of Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation will increase Kosmos 29 stannous octoate prices by 10 – 12 % in North America because of rising raw material costs.

Industry

Consumption of MDI predicted to reach 1.2 million tonnes this year

An export recovery that proved to be better than expected, combined with explosive growth in domestic demand for appliances and automotives caused Chinese MDI consumption in 2009 increase by double digit rates. MMDI consumption is reported to have increased by 10% to 300,000 t and PMDI by nearly 25% to 700,000 t.

Industry

Vita sells family silver – Crest Foam now 100 % Inoac owned

Crest Foam was jointly owned by The Vita Group, UK (80%) and Inoac Corporation, Japan (20%). For many years Crest has been a small, but profitable operation within the Vita Group. With effect from 13 January, Inoac USA Inc. has acquired 100% shares of Crest Foam Industries. Inoac has been the minority shareholder since 1997 and is quite familiar with the operations, personnel and business of Crest Foam and, as such, the acquisition indicates a strong confidence in Crest's business and growth prospects within the technical and specialty urethane foam business.

Industry

Puren expands investment in China

Shanghai Huafon Puren Polyurethane Co. commissioned a 500,000 m³ PU rigid block foam manufacturing facility this month. This will be the largest facility in Asia.

Industry

BMS consolidates Chinese units

Bayer MaterialScience announced it has consolidated its four units in China, now its third-largest market globally, to offer improved services and prepare for bigger growth in the Chinese market.

Industry

Dow Chemical to shut down Freeport TDI plant

Dow Polyurethanes has decided to shut down its TDI plant in Freeport, TX, USA, in the second quarter of 2010. The Freeport site is the company’s sole TDI plant in the United States.

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