MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Specialty chemicals and plastics maker Ferro Corp. has delayed its annual meeting from May 15 to May 22 to allow shareholders more time to consider a revised slate of candidates for the firm’s board of directors.
WICKLIFFE, OHIO — Lubrizol Corp. has become the preferred TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) supplier for Trexel Inc.'s MuCell microcellular foaming technology.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Tokyo-based plastics manufacturer Polyplastics Co. Ltd. has established a representative office in Jakarta to take advantage of Japanese manufacturers’ growing expansion into Indonesia.
MUMBAI -- PVC demand in Europe overall has dropped 5-7 percent annually since 2007 and a rebound is not expected soon, according to the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers. However, Eastern Europe holds promise.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — The proxy contest between Ferro Corp. and a group of dissident shareholders is over, with the parties agreeing to drop their swords in a battle over board seats at the maker of specialty chemicals.
FAIRLAWN, OHIO — The new corporate and U.S. headquarters of A. Schulman Inc. in Fairlawn is designed to encourage informal meetings and collaboration at the plastics compounder and resin distributor.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—The Russian dandelion helped win World War II, and it is about to become an acknowledged "green" technology for users of natural rubber, according to Anvar Buranov.
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — Blaming a lack of application opportunities, Bayer MaterialScience AG is bringing its carbon nano (CNT) projects to a close.
SHANGHAI — Coca-Cola Co. announced in April it is launching its PlantBottle package to distribute Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta in the massive Chinese market.
MIDDLEBURY, CONN. — Fresh off becoming a new company, additives maker Addivant is adding new jobs and might be adding new production capacity as well.
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