Journals By Industry - Plasticizers Mfg

B&P PROCESS EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS Developed a new compounding extruder for the plastics and rubber markets. Based upon our traditional Ko-Kneader technology the new product has become more nimble, more agile and versatile,...

A. SCHULMAN, INC. Polybatch color and additive concentrates come in a range of colors and polymers. Multifunctional types combine pigments and additives in one product. Polyblak carbon black concentrates contain different carbon black...

ARKEMA INC. TECHNICAL POLYMERS Vikoflex 7170 epoxidized soybean oil and Vikoflex 7190 epoxidized linseed oil are high-oxirane, FDA-sanctioned products that reportedly combine optimum heat and light-stabilizing action with true polymeric plasti-cizer performance. Low...

CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured revolver and notes of Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) at 'BBB'. Fitch has also affirmed the short-term IDR and...

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Plans Additional Expansions for Kingsport and Chestertown Sites KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced a second expansion of its Benzoflex[TM] plasticizer line at the Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia, site. The expansion will...

LONDON -- Dioctyl phthalate (DOP) producers from the advanced economies are facing a challenging period. Just as the whole plasticisers industry, dioctyl phthalate segment of the chemical market has been adversely affected by...

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PCC (Plastics Color Corp.), Calumet City, 111., a maker of color and additive concentrates and compounds, has acquired Polysource LLC and its Pinnacle Color subsidiary in Tempe, Ariz. Polysource is a color and...

Acquisition enables growth in fast expanding Latin America region KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced that it has acquired Scandiflex do Brasil S.A. IndAstrias Quimicas, a manufacturer of plasticizers located in...

By Mark Victory and Abache Abreu Correction: In the ICIS news story headlined "Reach and the evolving Europe plasticisers market" dated 17 August 2011, please read in the ninth paragraph ... active in...

By Mark Victory and Abache Abreu LONDON (ICIS)--EU-wide environmental restrictions have transformed the structure of the European plasticisers market over the past decade, with most producers investing in alternative compounds that do not...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd64a6/dioctyl_phthalate) has announced the addition of the "Dioctyl phthalate 2011 World Market Outlook and Forecast " report to their offering. This study aims to present a full picture...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Sterling Chemicals, Inc., a single site North American petrochemical producer, for $100 million in cash. Excluding costs...

LONDON (ICIS)--Italian chemical firm Polynt will shut down its plasticisers facilities at San Giovanni Valdarno, near Florence, on 1 August for a two-week turnaround, a company source said on Friday, joining other producers...

LONDON (ICIS)--European plasticiser producers will enter their turnaround season in the next couple of months as demand weakens and spot prices continue to soften, market sources said on Monday. France-based [1]Arkema's dioctyl phthalate...

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Acquisition will enable company to expand its non-phthalate plasticizer capacity to meet growing market demand KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement...

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