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Chemtura Increases Prices on Mark Organotin StabilizersChemtura Corporation announced yesterday a 12 % increase in selling prices on Mark organotin stabilizers, for all package sizes, in North and Latin America, effective immediately or as contracts allow. The increase is necessary due the recent unexpected tight supply and the dramatic run-up of tin-metal costs over the last 12 months, especially in the last two months. |
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Dow Chemical raising prices on isocyanatesDow Chemical Co. is hiking prices on April 1 for two polyurethane curatives in the U.S. and Canada,The company said it will boost prices by 10 cents per pound on Voranate toluene diisocyanate and five cents per pound on methylene diphenyl diisocyanate sold in the U.S. and Canada. Tight supply and volatility in raw material and energy costs were blamed for the increases. The firm last raised TDI prices on Oct. 1, 2006. |
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Permira takes over BorsodchemIn the next few days, the English associated company Permira will completely take over the Hungarian chemicals Group Borsodchem. At the end of the month, the fifth-largest share of the Hungarian central index Bux will be taken off the stock market. Permira will then hold 87 % of the shares, the remainder the old shareholder Vienna Capital Partners. Thomas Jetter, a partner of Permira is cited with the following statement: "With Borsodchem, we want to compete with the industry giants BASF, Bayer and Huntsman more strongly than was the case before” Permira paid EUR 1.1 billion for Borsodchem. As part of the takeover, the other main shareholder, the British company Firthlion, a family-run company of the Russian businessman Megdet Rachimkulow, and smaller shareholders were paid a settl |
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ASC Study for Adhesives and SealantsPrice for ASC members: USD 630, USD 2250 (global access license); Price for non-members: USD 880, USD 3000 (global access license) |
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Polyurethane and related foams: chemistry and technologyBy Dr. Kaneyoshi Ashida, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2007, 155 p., hardcover, 130.40 EUR (incl. 7 % VAT), ISBN 1-58716-159-1 |
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Dow Polyurethanes to acquire Hyperlast and AutothaneDow Polyurethanes has announced that it plans to acquire UK polyurethanes elastomers systems business Hyperlast Ltd. and Autothane Ltd. the manufacturer of automotive suspension components, pending regulatory approval. The two companies, both subsidiaries of British Vita, are specialists in the development of PU elastomers for the marine, engineering resins, oil and gas pipeline, and automotive industries. Pat Dawson, vice president for Dow Polyurethanes, comments: “The decision to further expand our Polyurethane Systems’ capabilities in Europe supports Dow’s strategy to grow our differentiated, customer-intimate Performance businesses, which can sustain value throughout the business cycle. “From a Polyurethanes business perspective, our acquisition of Hyperlast UK and Autothane is fur |
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Polyurethanes 2007 Technical Conference Call For Papers extendedThe deadline for submitting technical paper abstracts for the Polyurethanes 2007 Technical Conferencehas been extended to 9 March 2007. This was announced by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council, formerly the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry which organises this major event together with the UTECH organisers IPI/Crain Communications. The event is scheduled for 24-26 September at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Papers and posters may address innovations and developments in any area of polyurethane, including flexible foams, rigid foams, soy-based polyols, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, equipment/machinery, polyurethane waterborne dispersions, thermoplastic polyurethanes, integral skin, RIM, bin |
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Adhesives for InsulationAdhesives for Insulation – Innovative Adhesives Solutions for Insulation Products is a new folder published by National Adhesives, Monroe, NJ, USA. It describes adhesives solutions and delivers information about Higher performance for roll goods with waterborne and hot melt adhesives Increased efficiencies for HVAC assemblies with fast-tack waterborne, hot melt and reactive adhesives Improved properties for thermal duct board sheathing with advanced high-solids, aerated foam adhesives and application systems Higher flexibility for durable duct products with new water-based acrylic and pressure-sensitive adhesives. Free copy available at: National Adhesives Information Center, Email: nscinquiry@salessupport.com. |
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Graco selects RIM Polymers for BetaCell distributionGraco Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA, has selected RIM Polymers Ltd. to distribute the company´s Gusmer-Decker BetaCell polyurethane equipment to automotive original equipment manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region. “RIM Polymers has a long successful history in the Asian Polyurethane equipment market,” says Jeff Johnson, director of sales and marketing for reaction injection moulding products, adding that RIM Polymers currently distributes Graco´s mixing heads in Asia. Graco manufactures a line of Gusmer-Decker RIM machines used in polyurethane processing, including BetaCell machinery for in-line automotive noise, vibration and harshness applications. RIM Polymers, headquartered in Singapore, makes polyurethane foam machines primarily for the Asia-Pacific region market. |
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ASTM – ISO Standards Comparative GuideUSD 695, global access license USD 2495 (discount for ASC members) |
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