High-Performance and Product Differentiation Critical for Success in the Elastomers Market

Mergers and acquisitions to help participants make inroads into regional markets

01-Jun-2015 - The global elastomers market is all set to usher in an era of innovation with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increasingly demanding high-performance materials. Owing to the profusion of choice, customers are likely to base their purchase decisions on performance metrics such as ...

LANXESS appoints KRAHN CHEMIE as its new distribution partner in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

25-Aug-2014 - The LANXESS High Performance Elastomers unit has transferred its distribution business in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to KRAHN CHEMIE Polska. The core products of this division are the technical rubber products CR, EVM, NBR and HNBR. The portfolio of the High Performance Elastomers ...

BASF strengthens performance materials production in China

24-Jun-2014 - BASF has undertaken three key capacity expansion projects for performance materials at its Pudong site in Shanghai: Ultramid® (polyamide, PA), Ultradur® (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT), Elastollan® thermoplastics polyurethane elastomers (TPU), and Technical Center and capacity expansion of ...

Sugar, not oil

27-Mar-2014 - No more oil – renewable raw materials are the future. This motto not only applies to biodiesel, but also to isobutene, a basic product used in the chemical industry. In a pilot plant researchers now want to obtain this substance from sugar instead of oil for the first time. And in order not to ...

Profound changes on the market for stabilizers

20-Mar-2014 - Stabilizers are indispensable additives in the production and processing of many plastics and elastomers. Heat and light stabilizers ensure safe processing and protect products against premature aging and weathering. Especially in the manufacturing of products made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ...

Good prospects for fillers

Ceresana publishes the 3rd edition

28-Jan-2014 - The market research institute Ceresana expects the global market for fillers to generate revenues of approx. US$27.7 billion in 2021. In 2013, Asia-Pacific was the worldwide largest sales market for fillers, accounting for 48% of total demand, followed by Western Europe and North America. The two ...

No longer a secret science

03-Dec-2013 - The technological challenges rubber is faced with – in tires or toothed belts, for example – are growing all the time. As a result, complex rubber products for demanding tasks can scarcely be developed using “gut feeling” alone as they were in the past. For approximately 10 years now, LANXESS has ...

LANXESS: Increased prices for NBR

31-Oct-2013 - The High Performance Elastomers (HPE) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS has increased its prices for NBR (nitrile-butadiene rubber) globally effective November 1, 2013. The price adjustment per metric ton for NBR is EUR 60 for specialties and EUR 100 for standard qualities. In ...

LANXESS Keltan Elastomers to increase Keltan EPDM prices in Asia

18-Oct-2013 - ANXESS Keltan Elastomers (KEL) business unit will implement a price increase for all of its Keltan EPDM grades of up to USD 150 per metric ton. The price rise, which only affects the Asian region, is due to rising costs, especially for raw materials. EPDM is used above all in the automotive ...

LANXESS: Increased prices for NBR

07-Oct-2013 - The High Performance Elastomers (HPE) business unit of LANXESS AG has increased its prices for NBR (nitrile-butadiene rubber) globally effective October 1, 2013. The price adjustment per metric ton is EUR 100/USD 150 for NBR. This adjustment is unavoidable because the costs for raw materials have ...