Tuesday, 27-Oct-09
Sabic IP's Crew: China shows clear signs of revival
RÜSSELSHEIM, GERMANY (October 27, 2009) -- Sabic Innovative Plastics LP President and CEO Charlie Crew stopped off at the company’s German office this month with members of his executive team to
provide a briefing on the market and Sabic IP’s worldwide activities. European Plastics News Editor David Vink summarizes Crew’s observations, as well as the company’s investment and
product development programs presented.
Schulman planning new masterbatch plant in India
FAIRLAWN, OHIO (October, 2007) -- A. Schulman, Inc. plans to establish a masterbatch facility in western India, an area that the company considers a “key geographic growth market.” The firm said
the facility will start with one line that will manufacture the company’s masterbatch products for the packaging, appliance and consumer products markets.
Cabot completes expansion in China
TIANJIN (October 27, 2009) -- Cabot Corp. has completed a 150,000-metric-ton capacity expansion at its carbon black facility in Tianjin. The facility’s annual production capacity now is nearly
300,000 tons, the company said.
Goldwind to form epoxide resin JV
URUMQI, CHINA (October 27, 2009) -- China’s leading maker of wind turbine generators, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. of Urumqi, has announced a plan to establish a joint venture
epoxide resin plant, which is expected to help the parent company reduce material cost and improve quality of its wind turbine products.
Hong Kong plastics firms report mixed results
Hong Kong (October 27, 2009) -- Hong Kong-based compounder Ngai Hing Hong Co. Ltd. said it is seeing signs of recovery in its Chinese factories, while other plastics firms reporting financial results
recently at the Hong Kong stock market were more cautious.
Jushi prepares for a greener China
TONGXIANG, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE (October 27, 2009) -- Jushi Group Co. Ltd. sees windmills in its future. After 16 years of growing its business on cheap prices and exports, the Tongxiang-based fiberglass
manufacturer is tweaking its strategy to include more emerging markets and focus more heavily on the environment.
Gibson and Jushi introduce new E-glass fiber

Zhang
TONGXIANG, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE (October 27, 2009) -- Gibson Enterprises Inc., a U.S. fiberglass company, in conjunction with the Tongxiang-based manufacturer Jushi Group Co. Ltd., plan to release a new
product the companies hope will help blunt some of the impact of the financial crisis. This will help meet requirements for an expanding range of demanding applications, said Zhang Yuqiang, chairman
and president of Jushi Group.
Monday, 26-Oct-09
Dow Corning and Wacker expanding in China
ZHANGJIAGANG, CHINA (October 26, 2009) -- Dow Corning Corp. and Wacker Chemie AG have started construction of the second phase of their pyrogenic silica plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province.
Yulin Energy licenses Ineos technology
YULIN, CHINA (October 26, 2009) -- China’s Yulin Energy and Chemical Co. Ltd. has signed a licensing agreement with Ineos Technologies for polypropylene and polyethylene factories it plans to build
in Shaanxi province, China. Both factories, to be located outside Yulin, are expected to be operational in 2013.
Thai company appeals halt to chemical projects
BANGKOK (October 26, 2009) -- Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) has appealed an injunction issued by the Central Administrative Court that ordered government agencies to suspend investment in
chemical projects in Rayong Province, south of Bangkok.
Cereplast develops algae-based bioplastics
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. (October 26, 2009) -- Bioplastics maker Cereplast Inc. plans to launch a line of bioplastic resins based on all-natural algae by the end of 2010. The company said the algae-based
resins could be blended with polypropylene or other standard resins and used in injection molded or thermoformed parts.
Monday, 19-Oct-09
Thai court suspends 25 petrochemical projects
SINGAPORE (October 19, 2009) -- A Thai court has ordered the suspension of 25 petrochemical projects valued at 130 billion baht ($3.9 billion). But construction work is continuing because the
government has not issued a suspension order, according to Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT).
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