Arkema finalized the divestment of its Vinyl Products segment

05-Jul-2012 - Arkema finalized its project for the divestment of its Vinyl Products activities to the Klesch group announced in November 2011, and so continues to refocus its business on specialty chemicals.The activities concerned by the project have been grouped within a new company called KEM ONE. ...

Versatile solvent-free method for functionalising carbon nanotubes

20-Aug-2010 - Carbon nanotubes can be functionalised on a large scale more cleanly and efficiently than before, improving their commercial viability for engineering, catalysis and bionanotechnology. Milo Shaffer and colleagues have exploited existing surface oxide defects present in most carbon nanotubes to ...

Arkema sells its Vinyl Compounding activity in Vanzaghello, Italy, to Industrie Generali spa

11-Feb-2009 - As part of the recentering of its vinyl compound production activities, Arkema announces the sale of its Vanzaghello industrial site activity, just outside Milan, to the Italian company Industrie Generali spa. "This divestment falls in line with Arkema’s drive to refocus its vinyl compound range ...

PolyOne Officially Celebrates the Opening of Geon Compounds Plant in China

05-Jun-2008 - PolyOne Corporation officially celebrated the opening of its vinyl compounds plant located in Chiling Industrial Zone, Houjie Town of Dongguan, a city in the Guangdong province of South China. PolyOne's Dongguan plant was acquired from Ngai Hing PlastChem Company Ltd., the vinyl compounding ...

PolyOne Completes Acquisition of Ngai Hing PlastChem

Acquisition enhances globalization strategy

15-Jan-2008 - PolyOne Corporation announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets and operations of Ngai Hing PlastChem Company Ltd., the vinyl compounding subsidiary of Ngai Hing Hong Company Limited. A subsidiary of Ngai Hing Hong will hold a 5% interest in the new company ...

PolyOne Announces Price Increase for Flexible Vinyl Compounds

20-Jun-2007 - PolyOne Corporation announced that it has increased the price of its flexible vinyl compounds by US$0.03 per pound, effective with shipments on or after June 15, 2007. The increase is driven by continued rising costs for plasticizers and stabilizers as well as vinyl resins. According to the ...

Appointments following the reorganization of Arkema's Vinyl Products business segment

13-Apr-2007 - Arkema is reorganizing its Vinyl Products business segment, by splitting its Chlorochemicals and PVC business unit into two separate business units: Chlorine/Soda and PVC. The other two business units, Vinyl Compounds and Pipes/Profiles (Alphacan), remain unchanged. Moreover, the Vinyl Products ...