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Lanxess details plans for pigment plant in Ningbo


May 20, 2013 12:19 pm ET

GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Specialty chemicals company Lanxess elaborated on its plans to build a red iron oxide pigment plant in Ningbo, at a news conference just before Chinaplas.

BASF project in China aims to show viability of bioplastics in composting food waste


May 20, 2013 12:54 pm ET

GUANGZHOU, CHINA — German plastics maker BASF SE hopes to seed the market for biodegradable plastics in China with a trial program composting household food waste in 100,000 homes in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

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N. American PET bottle resin prices fall 7 cents


May 20, 2013 12:18 pm ET

AKRON, OHIO — A recent drop in North American PET bottle resin prices is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, we report on polyethylene supply issues impacting two material firms, as well as news that sustainable...

Chemtura expands into high-performance thermoplastic polyurethanes


May 20, 2013 12:17 pm ET

PHILADELPHIA — Chemtura Corp., which calls itself a world leader in hot-cast urethane prepolymers, has launched a thermoplastic polyurethane product line under its Ultralast brand.

Baytown plant workers ratify agreements with ExxonMobil


May 20, 2013 12:15 pm ET

BAYTOWN, TEXAS — United Steelworkers Local 13-2001 said it has ratified three separate agreements with ExxonMobil's refinery in Baytown.

China’s ‘Green Fence’ makes unprecedented cuts in recycled plastic imports


May 19, 2013 2:35 pm ET

GUANGZHOU, CHINA -- China’s “Green Fence” crackdown on dirty scrap materials has reduced imports of plastic waste by 5.5 percent in the first four months of the year, a significant change for a country long-used to double-digit increases in recycled materials flowing in.

Judge denies Dow's motion in urethane chemical price-fixing case


May 17, 2013 9:52 am ET

KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Dow Chemical Co. said it will appeal the ruling by a Kansas City federal judge denying Dow's motion to decertify a price-fixing class action and ordering the company to pay $1.2 billion in damages to the plaintiffs.

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US non-bottle rigid plastics recovery, 2007-11: exports vs. domestic


May 17, 2013 4:05 pm ET

Milliken filing infringement suits


May 17, 2013 2:52 pm ET

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Specialty chemicals and textiles maker Milliken & Co. has filed lawsuits against several Asian competitors, claiming they have infringed on intellectual property for Millad-brand clarifying agents.

Biopolymer maker BioAmber raises $80 million in IPO


May 17, 2013 2:27 pm ET

MINNEAPOLIS — Sustainable chemical maker BioAmber Inc. raised $80 million in an initial public offering of its stock on May 10.

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