1. Poly-Carb to pay $57,000 Ohio EPA penalty
By Scott SuttellCrain’s Cleveland BusinessThe Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said Poly-Carb Inc. has agreed to pay a $57 000 penalty to settle hazardous waste violations at its coating manufactu...
28 August 2008
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2. Chemtura raises prices on polybrominated styrenes and brominated carbonate oligomers
Middlebury, Connecticut — Chemtura Corp. will raise the price of all its polybrominated styrenes and brominated carbonate oligomers by up to 15 percent, effective 12 September or where contracts allow...
28 August 2008
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3. Huntsman’s TPU technology used in athlete performance suit
The Woodlands, Texas — Huntsman Corp.'s Polyurethanes division is showcasing its thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) technology, via its website, in a new sporting body suit from Adidas AG designed to m...
27 August 2008
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4. Solid Concepts expands its cast urethane capabilities with CTTI acquisition
Valencia, California — Rapid prototyping and manufacturing company, Solid concepts Inc. has confirmed the acquisition of Composite Tooling Technologies Inc. (CTTI) based in Troy, Michigan, to expand i...
27 August 2008
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5. BASF Polyurethanes announces Pluracol Balance bio-polyol
Wyandotte, Michigan — BASF Polyurethanes has announced the availability of Pluracol Balance bio-polyols, high performance, non-food based natural alternatives to replace petroleum-based polyols in fle...
26 August 2008
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6. Chemtura hikes prices on Organotin stabilisers
Middlebury, Connecticut — Chemtura Corp. will increase the base price of its organotin stabilisers by 6 percent globally, effective 1 September, or as contracts allow, the company announced 22 August....
26 August 2008
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7. Evonik increases prices of Vestagon
Essen, Germany — Evonik Industries’ coatings and adhesives unit has announced a price increase for all Vestagon PUR related powder coatings products in Europe, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Near/Middle...
26 August 2008
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8. BASF showcases its PU portfolio at FAKUMA
Friedrichshafen, Germany — BASF, along with subsidiary Elastogran, has announced it will be displaying its polyurethane portfolio at the FAKUMA international trade fair for injection moulding in Fried...
26 August 2008
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9. Cytec’s Conap flame retardants pass UL 94 5VA/UL94 V-O requirements
West Paterson, New Jersey — Speciality chemicals and materials company Cytec Industries Inc. has confirmed that its Conap Conapoxy series of flame retardants has passed the rigorous UL 94 5VA and UL 9...
26 August 2008
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10. Huntsman announces TPU price increases in EAME and Indian Subcontinent
Everberg, Belgium — Global chemical manufacturer the Huntsman Corporation has announced it will increase the prices of its Irogran, Krystalgran and Krystalflex thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) by bet...
26 August 2008
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