1. Dow carrying out maintenance at Freeport PO plant
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. is carrying out a routine maintenance turnaround at its propylene oxide (PO) plant in Freeport, Texas. The scheduled 2-3 week turnaround began 27 March 2008, and w...
31 March 2008
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2. Baxenden Chemicals opens new PUD laboratory
Droitwich, UK — Baxenden Chemicals, which recently became part of Chemtura Corp., has opened a new, state-of-the-art laboratory at the company’s Droitwich UK site, which the UK-based operation said is...
31 March 2008
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3. Woodbridge takes stake in American Insulock
Mississauga, Ontario — Woodbridge Foam Corp. announced 28 March that, through its subsidiary, PolyLink Corp., it has acquired 5 million units of securities of American Insulock Inc.In the private plac...
31 March 2008
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4. BASF raising prices for PU catalysts
Ludwigshafen, Germany — BASF has announced that it is raising prices worldwide for the following Lupragen catalysts for use in making polyurethane foams;Lupragen N100 (Dimethylcyclohexylamine) + Euro ...
31 March 2008
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5. Chemtura to raise flame retardant prices
New York — Chemtura Corp. plans to hike the price of
many of its brominated flame retardant products effective 1 April by 20
to 40 cents per kilogram, depending on the product.The firm blamed increase...
31 March 2008
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6. Aortech licenses InnerPulse to use Elast-Eon
Surbiton, UK — Biomaterials group AorTech International plc has signed a non-exclusive licence with InnerPulse Inc. of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to use AorTech's biostable implantable si...
20 March 2008
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7. Gulbrandsen raising prices for tin catalysts for polyurethane
Orangeburg, South Carolina – Gulbrandsen Chemicals Inc. will increase the price of T-Cat tin catalysts effective 15 April 2008 or as contracts permit. The price for T-Cat stannous octoate products wil...
20 March 2008
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8. Faurecia plans 2 new plants in Russia by 2010
By Lawrence Speer, Automotive News EuropeParis — Faurecia plans to open two new plants in Russia by 2010.The factories will help meet growing demand from auto manufacturers ramping up production in th...
20 March 2008
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9. Dow to raise prices for PO/PG in North America
Midland, Michigan — From 1 April, Dow Chemical Co. is to increase off-list prices in North America by $0.06 per pound for the following products:* Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade (PGI)* Propylene Gl...
20 March 2008
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10. Evonik raising PU additives prices in North America
Parsippany, New Jersey – Evonik Goldschmidt Corp.’s Polyurethane Additives business said 20 March that it will increase prices for its Kosmos 29 stannous octoate by 15 percent in North America, with ...
20 March 2008
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