Bayer Polymers to discontinue Cobalt-polybutadiene (CoBR) production in Marl

Reason for decision: drastic drop in demand for CoBR

06-Aug-2003 - Bayer Polymers, a division of Bayer AG, is planning to discontinue the production of Cobalt-polybutadiene (CoBR) at its subsidiary Bayer Buna GmbH in Marl in the first half of 2004. The reason for this decision is primarily the accelerating drop in demand for this rubber product. The CoBR ...

Dow Polystyrene Reaches 1,000,000,000 Pound Milestone at Schkopau Site

06-Aug-2003 - Just four years since it began operating at the Schkopau site of Buna Sow Leuna Olefinverbund GmbH (BSL), Dow's largest single-unit polystyrene train has produced 1,000,000,000 pounds of STYRON polystyrene resins, a landmark reached on July 30, 2003. The 130,000-ton capacity polystyrene plant ...

Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for STYRON Polystyrene

13-Jan-2003 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for all grades of its STYRON polystyrene resins, effective across the European region. Beginning February 1, 2003 Dow Europe polystyrene prices will rise by 150 Euro per metric ton for general purpose polystyrene resins (GPPS), and by 175 Euro per ...

BASF sells Luranyl polymer business to Romira

02-Sep-2002 - BASF has sold its Luranyl business in Europe and Asia to Romira GmbH, a maker of engineering plastics in Pinneberg, Germany. The deal will take effect on September 1st. 2002. The parties agreed not to disclose the price. Up to now, BASF has produced about 5,000 tonnes of the polymer annually in ...

High-impact polystyrene with improved properties

20-Jul-2001 - Polystyrene 555 G is a new BASF high-impact polystyrene with an optimum combination of high surface gloss and melt rheology. Plastics processors benefit from the new material in a number of ways. Firstly, better melt rheology makes molding easier, especially where long flow paths are involved. ...