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Consumer willingness to pay extra drops in 2024 / One-third still sceptical about alternative solutions – Simon-Kucher study ...

— By Plasteurope.com staff — As news agency Bloomberg reports, US financial investor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR; New York, New York; www.kkr.com) is ...

German automotive supplier accelerates restructuring / Job cuts, production cutbacks become more likely ...

Pressure on Dutch firms continues / Local market reflects problems in Europe / “Market is flooded with virgin plastics from China” These cookies cannot be deactivated as they are required for basic ...

German speciality chemicals group Lanxess (Leverkusen; www.lanxess.com) has established Lanxess Middle East (Dubai / UAE; www.lanxess.ae) to service its clients in the area. The company presently ...

Evonik (Essen / Germany; www.evonik.com) is now producing polyphthalamide (PPA) “Vestamid” HTplus in powder with a mean particle size of 50 µm, resins and film for use in the production of composite ...

With its “PPO S 120 Resin”, GE Plastics Europe (NL-4600 AC Bergen op Zoom) is introducing a new PPE-based additive for SBC and epoxy blends. The low-molecular polymer is claimed to improve the thermal ...

In order to meet the EU’s preconditions for the creation of Styrolution (Ludwigshafen / Germany; www.styrolution.com) – the 50:50 styrene joint venture between BASF (Ludwigshafen / Germany; ...

For the European group Elf Atochem (HQ: 4, cours Michelet La Défense 10, F-92091 Paris-La Défense) 1993 was marked by the recession in Europe, the impact of unsettled currencies, and above all a ...

Renewed demand from Europe, continued steady progress in the US and a 40% surge in exports to Asia, along with internal restructuring measures, helped French chemicals and plastics producer Elf ...

German chemicals and precious metals group Degussa (HQ: D-60287 Frankfurt) has spun off its acrylics activities into a new wholly owned subsidiary. Along with production of methyl methacrylate monomer ...