Analytics & News

Bioplastic Demand to Reach 900,000 Tonnes in 2013

16 Nov 2009

The Freedonia Group's (Cleveland, OH) just-released study, World Bioplastics, cites a number of reasons why demand for bioplastics should rise to 900,000 metric tons in 2013-most important being an expected continuation of high prices for crude oil a...

Malaysia Natural Rubber Output Rises in Sep

16 Nov 2009

Malaysia’s natural rubber output in September rose to 77,203 tones, up 3.4 per cent than in August. According to country’s statistics department, year-on-year, production recorded a slide of 27.3 per cent. It said the smallholdings sector...

Spices Market in Bhutan: Business Report 2009 was publis...

16 Nov 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Spices Market in Bhutan, which offers business report on Spices Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is elaborated with detai...

Dried Fruit Market in Uzbekistan: Business Report 2009 w...

16 Nov 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Dried Fruit Market in Uzbekistan, which offers business report on Dried Fruit Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is elabora...

China to Allow PET Scrap Bottle Imports

12 Nov 2009

The Chinese government is apparently edging closer to ending a ban on direct imports of whole PET scrap bottles, a move being watched in recycling circles around the world because it may mean more recycled PET exports to China and potentially less av...

Organic Fertilizer Market in Czech Republic: Business Re...

12 Nov 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Organic Fertilizer Market in Czech Republic, which offers business report on Organic Fertilizer Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the r...

Futerro Starts Up Demo Unit to Test Technology for the P...

11 Nov 2009

Futerro has started up its 1500 tpa demo unit in Escanaffles, Belgium to test a state-of-the-art technology for the production of Polylactic Acid (PLA). The technology has been developed by the two partners Galactic and Total Petrochemicals. Futerro...

Lucite Opens Alpha Methyl Methacrylate Plant on Jurong I...

10 Nov 2009

Lucite International has opened its first Alpha methyl methacrylate or MMA plant on Jurong Island. The company, which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon, said the plant offers a revolutionary way of manufacturing MMA and is now fully operationa...

Borealis: HDPE Line in Beringen to Close in March 2010

09 Nov 2009

A company spokeswoman told PIE that polyolefins producer Borealis (Vienna / Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) will close its 220,000 t/y HDPE plant in Beringen / Belgium as early as 31 March 2010. Belgian media reports had speculated earlier that...

Flame Retardant Polymer Resin from SABIC Innovative Plas...

09 Nov 2009

SABIC Innovative Plastics' flame-retardant (FR) Flexible Noryl* resin has achieved a major milestone as one of the first non-halogenated materials to be used in AC power cords meeting stringent Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 62 TPE 90C and 105C safet...

BASF to Present Polyurea Portfolio at PDA Europe

06 Nov 2009

BASF will present its extensive polyurea portfolio at the annual conference of the Polyurea Development Association Europe (PDA Europe), the European trade association of the polyurea industry. From November 16 through 18, the industry event in Bruhl...

Menthol Makes a Rare Price Jump

05 Nov 2009

Menthol yesterday jumped as some support had been from the spot market where the spot prices where jumped by 8-10rs on some fresh enquiry and export orders, November contract closed Rs 7.8 and settled at Rs 535.2 a kg. The contract made intraday...

Fresh Fruit Market in Sri Lanka: Business Report 2009 wa...

03 Nov 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Fresh Fruit Market in Sri Lanka, which offers business report on Fresh Fruit Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is elaborat...

Arkema Increases its Evatane® EVA Copolymer Prices

30 Oct 2009

Arkema announces a €50/MT price increase in Europe for its entire Evatane® (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer) range from November 2009. Price increases will also be implemented in the other regions of the world, and will be notified by o...

Solvay Increases Sodium Bicarbonate Production in Italy...

30 Oct 2009

Solvay announces that its sodium bicarbonate production capacity extension at its Rosignano site, Italy, successfully started production. With this expansion, Rosignano will become the world’s biggest sodium bicarbonate production plant with a yearly...

Al-Waha Starts up Propane Dehydrogenation Unit

28 Oct 2009

Al-Waha Petrochemical Company has successfully started up its new complex in Al-Jubail Industrial City which includes a 450 KT per year polypropylene plant based on LyondellBasell’s Spherizone process technology. Al-Waha was formed in 2006 and is a j...

Oil Seeds Market in Senegal: Business Report 2009 was pu...

26 Oct 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. "The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Oil Seeds Market in Senegal, which offers business report on Oil Seeds Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides,...

BASF To Close MA Plant In Belgium

23 Oct 2009

BASF Antwerpen N.V. on Thursday announced its intention to close its 115,000 annual tons maleic anhydride (MA) production facility by the end of 2009 and to withdraw all BASF activities from its site in Feluy, Belgium. BASF employs 133 people at the...

Mushrooms and Truffles Market in Sri Lanka: Business Rep...

22 Oct 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Mushrooms and Truffles Market in Sri Lanka, which offers business report on Mushrooms and Truffles Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, t...

Borealis to Close HDPE Plant in Beringen

13 Oct 2009

Borealis is planning the closure of its 220,000 tpa HDPE plant in Beringen, Belgium. Talks are already underway with local trade unions regarding the loss of 109 jobs. The company will continue to operate its compounding operation and PP lines a...

Restart of Polimeri Europa’s 150,000 tpa LDPE plant in I...

12 Oct 2009

Polimeri Europa’s 150,000 tpa low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant at Gela has been shut since September last week for technical reasons. Restart of the Italian plant has been delayed by 10 days to 20 October. As per ICIS, LDPE prices lost €15-...

ACC Market Survey Indicates Polyurethane Market Evolutio...

09 Oct 2009

Despite a challenging economy and declining production, the polyurethane industry continued to evolve over the past two years while addressing growing concerns over energy conservation, according to the 2008 End-Use Market Survey on the Polyurethanes...

Borealis: HDPE Production Facility in Beringen to be Clo...

08 Oct 2009

Europe’s second largest polyolefin producer Borealis (Vienna / Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) is planning to close its 220,000 t/y HDPE line in Beringen / Belgium. A company spokesperson confirmed that Borealis is in negotiations with the Belgian tr...

Clariant Mulls Masterbatch Production Plant in Russia

08 Oct 2009

Speciality chemicals group Clariant International is preparing to establish a new plastics masterbatch production plant in the semi-autonomous Russian republic of Tatarstan. The company based in Muttenz, Switzerland said it is still considering...

Arkema Ups Bio Content of Pebax to 100%

06 Oct 2009

AFrance-based chemical company has extended its range of Pebax thermoplastic elastomers with a grade made entirely from renewable resources. Arkema says it created Pebax Rnew100 by combining a bio-sourced polyol with castor oil chemistry. The ma...

Magnesium Oxide Output Declined due to Reduction in Dema...

02 Oct 2009

In 2008, Magnesium oxide manufacturers, one after another, announced plans on the production volume growth, new plants construction, diversification, as well as the output resumption of earlier produced MgO grades. However, in 2009 the output of...

Husky Demonstrates 50% Flake Preform System

01 Oct 2009

Husky Injection Molding Systems, long the leader in PET preform manufacturing systems, demonstrated production of a 33.6-gram Ecobase preform on a 72-cavity mold running 50% post-consumer PET flake at Drinktec on the same 10.5-second cycle as virgin...

Fresh Vegetables Market in Pakistan: Business Report 200...

01 Oct 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Fresh Vegetables Market in Pakistan, which offers business report on Fresh Vegetables Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is...

Fresh Berries Market in Peru: Business Report 2009 was p...

29 Sep 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Fresh Berries Market in Peru, which offers business report on Fresh Berries Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is elaborate...

Dried Fruit Market in Poland: Business Report 2009 was p...

28 Sep 2009

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Dried Fruit Market in Poland, which offers business report on Dried Fruit Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is elaborated...