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Mixed Growth Prospects for Plastics in Food and Beverage Packaging

14-May-2001 - The trends in the European plastic food and beverage packaging market have recently been unveiled in a report by Frost & Sullivan the international marketing consultancy company. The plastics food and beverage packaging continues to show good growth prospects. The main factors driving the market ...

consultancy extrusion food +8

Celanese positioned on the path to growth

11-May-2001 - Claudio Sonder: "We want to make Celanese one of the most attractive companies in the chemical industry" "We have made a profit and have positioned Celanese AG on the path to growth. At the same time, we have enhanced value for our shareholders." Claudio Sonder, Celanese AG CEO and chairman ...

acetic acids Air Products Celanese +10

BASF: New Paper Chemicals Plants Go On Stream

07-May-2001 - Two new paper chemicals production plants will officially start operation at BASF Ludwigshafen in Germany today (May 3, 2001): One plant will produce coating binders for paper finishing, the second process chemicals used in paper production. "These state-of-the-art production plants are another ...

acrylic acid BASF Binder +8

DuPont Makes Key Polymer Ingredient from Corn Instead of Petroleum

03-May-2001 - WILMINGTON, Del., May 1, 2001 - DuPont has successfully manufactured a critical ingredient for its newest polymer, Sorona[tm], using a fermentation process based on corn sugar, a renewable resource. Before this development, the substance could only be produced from petrochemicals. The ...

biology biotechnology Degussa +8

ExxonMobil Chemical acquires Basell's polypropylene plants in Lillebonne (France)

03-May-2001 - ExxonMobil Chemical and Basell announced today that ExxonMobil Chemical has acquired Basell's polypropylene (PP) and compounding plants in Lillebonne (France). The acquisition includes Basell's 250,000-ton-per-year PP polymerization facility that produces homopolymers and impact copolymers ...

Basell BASF catalysts +7

Eastman Completes Hercules Acquisition

02-May-2001 - Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced today that through subsidiaries, Eastman has completed the asset acquisition of the hydrocarbon resins and select portions of the rosins resins business from Hercules Incorporated. The purchase price was approximately $244 million. Earnest W. ...

adhesives coatings Eastman Chemical +3

BP and Eastman Chemical Company reach agreement to license Energx polyethylene technology

26-Apr-2001 - BP (NYSE:BP) and Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced an agreement to collaborate in the marketing and licensing of Eastman’s proprietary Energx polyethylene technology. Under the agreement BP will have rights to use Energx technology and will market and license the technology ...

catalysts Eastman Chemical gas +5

Dow Teams Up with Mobius Technologies to Provide New Recycling Technology

18-Apr-2001 - The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has entered an agreement to promote Mobius Technologies' new polyurethane foam-recycling equipment and technology and Dow's polyurethane raw materials. Through this agreement, technology is now available to flexible-foam producing customers that ...

business development Dow Dow Chemical +5

Ashland Distribution Company's General Polymers Division To Distribute Equistar Rotational Molding Resins

17-Apr-2001 - The General Polymers Division of Ashland Distribution Company (Dublin, Ohio) and Equistar Chemicals, LP (Houston,Texas) have announced an agreement under which General Polymers will become the United States distributor for Equistar's branded natural polyethylene resins for use in rotational ...

Ashland polyethylene resins polymers +1

Bayer Announces Major Commitment To Powder Coatings; Formation Of Global Powder Coatings Business

30-Mar-2001 - Bayer, already one of the world's largest suppliers of raw materials for coatings and colorants, today announced a major initiative in the powder coatings market, including the formation of a U.S.-based Global Powder Coatings Business Group. "Our goal is to become a major raw materials ...

Bayer chemicals coatings +6