0:41 min
PET materials
Eastman to discontinue production of Eastman™ PET 5214A product
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) will discontinue production of Eastman™ PET 5214A at the end of 2008.Eastman PET 5214A is a PET resin commonly sold to customers for use in the pharmaceutical industry. Consistent with previous announcements, Eastman will be exiting this PET ...
1:51 min
PET materials
Eastman Tritan™ copolyester receives favorable opinion from Health Canada
Eastman Chemical Company announced today that Eastman Tritan™ copolyester received a favorable opinion for use in contact with food from the Food Directorate of Canada’s federal health department, Health Canada. Tritan™, a new-generation copolyester, is used in a broad range of ...
2:43 min
PET materials
Highly clarified, high flow polypropylene grades from PolyMirae offer customers cost-saving potential
PolyMirae Company Ltd, a joint venture of LyondellBasell and Daelim, has developed two new PP resins, Clyrell RC5003 and Moplen RP5007, which aim to address the increasing demands of customers in high transparency and high flow applications.Given its high transparency, Clyrell RC5003 ...
2:25 min
Additives
ALBIS PLASTIC now distributes MasterBatch of AMPACET in Europe
The Hamburg based distributor and compounder of engineering resins, ALBIS PLASTIC GmbH and AMPACET Europe SA, one of the worldwide leading producers of MasterBatch have closed a distribution agreement, which comes into effect on July, 1st, 2008. The comprehensive product range of ...
1:13 min
Additives
LANXESS increases prices for pigments worldwide
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG is to increase its prices for iron oxide and chrome oxide pigments worldwide with immediate effect. The prices for the Bayferrox and Colortherm lines will be increased by up to EUR 150 per metric ton, and for chrome oxide pigments by up to EUR ...
2:20 min
Additives
PolyOne introduces PlanetPak packaging system for environment-friendly, efficient transport and storage of color and additive materials
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) has introduced the PlanetPakTM Packaging System for environment-friendly packaging of color and additive concentrates. The PlanetPak solution for transport and storage of materials offers sustainability and economic benefits over traditional ...