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May 27-U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday that his administration will do what it can to stop the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. The federal government is "going to bring every resource necessary to put a stop" to the spill, the president said during a visit to a ...
May 26-In his chairman's review to members and guests of the Packaging and Films Association (Pafa) at the 37th Annual Luncheon, David Beeby said that plastics have the potential to help resolve all of the five big issues facing society poverty, access to safe clean water, ...
HOUSTON ,May 25-Several US chemical stocks recovered from steep losses and even rose after the Dow Jones Industrial Average staged a comeback in the final hours of trading, limiting an initial 292 point drop to 23 points. The last-minute run brought the Dow Jones down to 10,044. ...
May 26-Epicor Software, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, has sold a system to Rutland Plastics. Its Epicor system will replace the injection moulder s existing aging software and manage the company s 24-hour manufacturing operation. Rutland Plastics ...
LONDON ,May 25-Stocks in the European chemical sector were being dragged down by a sharp fall in the global markets on Tuesday as fears over the eurozone's debt problems continued. In early afternoon trading the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx Chemicals index was trading down 3.43%, ...
LONDON ,May 26-Cognis has not ruled out a possible takeover as it looks at strategic options for the future, the German specialty chemicals producer said on Wednesday, following news reports that BASF had made a bid for the group. On Tuesday, Financial Times Deutschland reported ...
SINGAPORE ,May 25-Malaysian tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 spilled about 2,500 tonnes of crude oil into Singapore waters, after colliding with a bulk carrier off the coast of Singapore early Tuesday, the Management and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore said in a statement. MPA was ...
"Supplying the mixed fuel to households is the first stage," Baek, project manager of Korea Gas Corp, said. " dimethyl ether(DME) could eventually replace diesel in trucks and buses once it gains wider recognition as an alternative fuel." The CEO of Swedish biofuels company ...
May 21-Leading Russian packaging film producer Biaksplen plans to set up a new 35,000 tpa biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film line in the Siberian city of Tomsk to meet growing demand from parts of Central Asia. The line will be installed later this year at a new plant ...
May 24-The Cogent SSC Women and Work Programme is a new initiative for the science-using industries to support the skills development of women, particularly into non-traditional technical roles. Employers are encouraged to review the skills development needs of their business and ...
LONDON May 10-Polypropylene (PP) buyers in Europe are paying more increases in May as production issues continue to affect availability, sources said on Monday. We have huge shortages of PP, said one large buyer. We will have to pay increases but we are still discussing for May. ...
p> LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium-- Albemarle Corporation, a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants, announced today that it will increase prices of MARTINAL(R) fine precipitated aluminum trihydrate flame retardants in Europe (including Central ...
HOUSTON May 10-The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given BP permission to use methanol to prevent the formation of crystalised gas hydrates in its efforts to stop the oil leak in the US Gulf of Mexico, the company s chief executive said on Monday. BP was unsuccessful ...
CALUMET CITY, May 10-Plastics Color Corp. is westward bound, with plans to open a color and additives concentrates plant in California later this year. Calumet, City, Ill.-based PCC will open a 30,000-square-foot plant in Sun Valley, Calif., this fall, officials said in a May 7 ...
SINGAPORE,May 07-Asian polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prices jumped to 17-month highs and look set to continue rising given strong demand, particularly for applications in ultra flat-screen televisions (TVs), industry sources said on Friday. Current PMMA supply could not cover ...
MCHENRY, May 10- The Plastics Pioneers Association announced three new members -- Dennis Richmond of Nypro Inc., Glenn Anderson Jr. of Milacron LLC and Al Hodge of R&B Plastics Machinery LLC. PPA President Vince Witherup made the announcement. PPA membership is limited to 250 ...
May 07-Spanish hotel group NH Hoteles is set to use oxo-degradable additives in plastic products after striking a deal with Symphony. Speaking at a press conference in London, NH chief executive Gabriele Burgio said the deal with Symphony is part of its drive to become one of the ...
May 07- Thai Plastic and Chemicals (TPC) plans to turn more attention to the Vietnamese and other markets instead of expanding business activities in Thailand. Kanet Khaochan, managing director of the TPC, which is the largest polyvinyl chloride polymer (PVC) maker in Southeast ...
May 07-For anyone with a great plastics product idea who is maybe unsure about the best material or mould manufacturing process to choose, help is at hand through the Plastics Consultancy Network s (PCN) Plastics Surgery , which is free to all visitors and exhibitors during PDM10 ...
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