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BorsodChem to be acquired by Wanhua IndustrialAfter several months of bargaining, the Chinese Wanhua Industrial Group and the Permira-Vienna Capital Partners (VCP) duo agreed on the future of Hungarian chemical company BorsodChem (BC). |
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BASF increases prices for butanediol and -derivatives in EuropeWith immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its European selling prices for the following products: |
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Stepan announces Q2 price risesStepan Europe has announced Quarter 2 price increases for all European Stepanpol aromatic polyester polyols of EUR 100 per tonne. |
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Repi appoints new Sales Manager in the USRepi LLC, an American subsidiary of the Italian producer of pigment dispersions Repi S.p.A., is strengthening its sales activities in North America. |
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Huntsman to increase TPU prices in EMEA and the Indian subcontinentThe Polyurethanes division of Huntsman Corporation will increase the price of all of its thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) range in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, effective 1 March 2010, or as soon as contracts allow. |
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Stepan announces price increasesEffective 1 March 2010, Stepan will increase prices for Stepanpol polyester polyols for the C.A.S.E. industry in North America by USD 0.05 - 0.20 per pound.Furthermore, effective 15 March 2010, the company will increase prices for Stepanpol rigid, aromatic polyester polyols by USD 0.06 per pound. |
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Technology
PU rigid foam insulated building blocksBecause of rising energy costs, the building materials industry is focusing increasingly on heat conductivity - the lower this value, the better the insulation will be. In a solid construction, a typical insulated external wall consists of either a double wall structure with a core insulation, or a single wall with additional external insulation. Both of these alternatives are costly and have a relatively long construction period. |
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Roger Stubbs appointed Vice President of StepanRoger Stubbs has been promoted to the position of Vice President – European Polymers for Stepan Company, effective immediately. Stubbs will continue to have profit and loss responsibility for the company’s European Polymers business. |
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Industry
Purac joins BE-Basic consortium for bio-based economyPurac, a CSM company, signed on 18 February 2010 a research contract to participate in the research program of BE-Basic; a consortium of international knowledge institutes, the Dutch government, global industry and financial partners. The research programme aims at developing an economy based on renewable resources. Purac is a partner in this consortium as it develops new sustainable building blocks for the chemical industry. |
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Continuous production of PU foam-insulated pipes in one systemKraussMaffei Berstorff is now offering complete systems for continuous production of PU-insulated pipes. The extruded plastic pipe is given an insulating polyurethane layer, followed immediately by the addition of a protective polyethylene sheath. |
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