DuPont and Sinopec start EVA production in Beijing
BEIJING (August 31, 2010) -- DuPont Co. and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., known as Sinopec, have started production at their joint venture ethylene vinyl acetate production plant in Beijing.
Kraton restarts planning for copolymer plant in Asia
HOUSTON (August 31, 2010) -- Strong demand growth has prompted Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. to restart assessment of its previously shelved plans to build a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer
(HSBC) plant in Asia.
LyondellBasell exiting Iran, Sudan and Syria
HOUSTON (August 31, 2010) -- LyondellBasell Industries is ending its business relationships in Iran, Sudan and Syria. Chinese suppliers including Sinopec and PetroChina are expected to benefit from
this situation.
Keyuan to build SBS plant in China
NINGBO, CHINA (August 31, 2010)—Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. has acquired land in China and will begin building a styrene-butadiene-styrene production facility with capacity of 70,000 metric tons per
year.
Haitian reports record-setting profit, expansion plans
HONG KONG (August 31, 2010) -- Haitian International, China’s largest injection molding machine maker, reported record setting sales and profit in the first half of 2010, fueled by strong demand in
China and growth in emerging markets like Brazil, the Middle East and Asia.
Firms eye inland China to tap local markets, cut costs
HONG KONG (August 31, 2010) -- Export-oriented plastics processors in China are starting to follow larger manufacturers and build factories in inland cities to escape rising costs in the coastal areas
and position themselves for the country’s growing domestic market.
German machinery group takes a stand against piracy
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (August 30, 2010) -- As K 2010 approaches, VDMA, the German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association, is vowing to step up its fight against product piracy.
DuPont boosts production for solar film market
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Scientists find BPA boosts testosterone
LONDON (August 30, 2010) -- Changes in sex hormones associated with bisphenol A exposure in men have been identified for the first time by an international group of researchers led by the University
of Exeter and the Peninsula Medical School.
Cosmos credits demand from China for improving sales
HONG KONG (August 30, 2010) -- Strong demand within China pushed up sales for Hong Kong’s Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd. in the first half of the year to levels before the economic crisis.
Dell reduces amount of packaging by 18.2 million lbs
AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 30, 2010) -- Dell Inc. has reduced the amount of packaging it uses by more than 18.2 million pounds in 2009, the computer and electronics maker reported in its latest Corporate
Responsibility report.
Shenhua coal-to-olefins plant starts up
MIDLAND, MICH. (August 30, 2010) -- China Shenhua Coal Liquefaction Chemical Co. Ltd. has started production of polypropylene resin made from coal-generated olefins.
Dow Corning considers biomass-powered energy facility
MIDLAND, MICH. (August 25, 2010) -- A new biomass-powered energy facility is being considered for a Dow Corning plant in Midland.
Sabic provides resins for greener light bulbs
MUNICH, GERMANY (August 25, 2010) -- Lighting manufacturer Osram AG approached Sabic Innovative Plastics when looking for a new material for its new line of compact fluorescent light (CFL) light
bulbs.
Continental to open new electronics plant in China
SHANGHAI (August 24, 2010) -- Continental AG will open a new plant in Jinan in Shandong province to feed growing demand for interior electronics for commercial vehicles.
US molder GW Plastics grows, eyes 2nd China plant
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