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UK recycler Axion Polymers seeking partners in Asia

HANGZHOU, CHINA (Nov. 6, 1:45 p.m. ET) -- Axion Polymers, a recycled materials manufacturer in England, wants to extend its business to Asia by setting up partnerships with a handful of Chinese and Asian compounders. The company sees rising interest in using more carbon friendly materials in the small-appliance factories of Asia. November 6, 2009

Foam recycling center opens in Washington state

TUMWATER, WASH. (Nov. 6, 1:10 p.m. ET) -- Dart Container Corp., in conjunction with Thurston County Solid Waste, today unveiled a drop-off site for post-consumer polystyrene foam in Tumwater. November 6, 2009

Reichhold opens unsaturated polyester plant in India

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Nov. 6, 11:50 a.m. ET) -- Materials maker Reichhold Inc. has opened a plant making unsaturated polyester resins in Ranjangaon, India. November 6, 2009

PolyOne UK plant reborn as PolyBlend

WIDNES, ENGLAND (Nov. 6, 11:25 p.m. ET) -- Two United Kingdom divisions of PolyOne Corp. have been bought by members of their management team. Mark Stewart, David Hall and Dominic Barrow have acquired the company’s manufacturing and distribution operations. November 6, 2009

Australia investigation continues on LLDPE dumping

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (Nov. 6, 11:05 p.m. ET) -- Investigations are expected to be finalized later this month into claims Canadian and U.S. producers of linear low-density polyethylene have been dumping the resin on the Australian market to undercut Melbourne-based plastics company Qenos Pty. Ltd. November 6, 2009

Westlake Chemical posts third-quarter gains

HOUSTON (Nov. 5, 4:30 p.m. ET) -- Higher North American polyethylene prices helped Westlake Chemical Corp. post solid financial results in the third quarter. Houston-based Westlake reported Nov. 3 that its third-quarter profit grew almost 9 percent vs. the year-ago quarter to almost $30 million. The gain occurred even as Westlake’s third-quarter sales fell 41 percent to about $630 million. November 5, 2009

Abu Dhabi polymer park looking for occupants

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 5, 1:25 p.m. ET) -- A Middle Eastern plastic processing development is looking to attract processors from North America and other parts of the world. The Abu Dhabi Polymers park — located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — is designed to take advantage of Abu Dhabi’s competitive cost base in raw materials, utilities and labor. November 5, 2009

Report says green packaging is here to stay

FALLS CHURCH, VA. (Nov. 4, 6:10 p.m. ET) -- The resurgence of the environmental movement has caused an upswing in the demand for environmentally friendly packaging, according to a new report fom the Foodservice Packaging Institute. November 4, 2009

Clariant's third quarter sales drop

MUTTENZ, SWITZERLAND (Updated Nov. 6, 3:40 p.m. ET) -- Speciality chemicals company Clariant AG's Pigments & Additives division, which includes the company's colorants and additives for plastics, recorded a 25 percent drop in sales to 384 million Swiss francs ($377 million) in the third quarter of 2009, Clariant announced on Nov. 4. The company’s Masterbatches division, however, reported “broad-based demand recovery,” with improvements in the textile and automotive markets. The division reported a profit of CHF 37 million ($36.3 million) on sales of CHF 305 million ($299.6 million). November 4, 2009

Denton's new PET recycling plant in Oregon may be first of many

PORTLAND, ORE. (Nov. 4, 4:35 p.m. ET) -- Dennis Denton sees the new 30-million-pound PET recycling plant that he and two other partners are building in St. Helens, Ore., as the prototype and forerunner of the way plastics will be recycled in the future -- not just the first PET recycling plant in the Pacific Northwest. Long-range, perhaps three years from now, Denton said ORPET plans to form joint ventures and build recycling plants with companies that need recycled PET, such as firms that thermoform clamshell containers. November 4, 2009

Eastman has design on buyers

MIAMI (Nov. 4, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Getting engineers and designers to communicate has always been one of life’s greater challenges. In this video from the Industrial Designers Society of America's recent international conference in Miami, Eastman's Mark Costa explains how the company has made the most of design in its effort to find new customers for its materials. November 4, 2009

PolyOne reports third quarter profit

AVON LAKE, OHIO (Nov. 4, 10:55 a.m. ET) -- Less turned out to be more for PolyOne Corp. In the third quarter, as the compounder/distributor swung to a profit even as sales were down from the year-ago period. November 4, 2009

Changing distribution landscape impacting processors

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 3, 4:25 p.m. ET) -- Changes in the resin distribution market have created a need for processors to expand producer relationships and explore new distributor/broker options, according to Bill Bowie, chief operating officer for Resin Technology Inc. He added that processors also could benefit by evaluating their general product offerings and educating themselves on offshore resin options. November 3, 2009

Ferro Corp. sets price of planned stock offering

CLEVELAND (Nov. 3, 4 p.m. ET) -- Ferro Corp. has priced a planned offering of 35.75 million shares of its common stock at $5.60 a share. Ferro said it expects to receive net proceeds of nearly $187 million from this offering, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. November 3, 2009

Start-up compounder opening in Ohio

LIMA, OHIO (Nov. 3, 3:55 p.m. ET) -- Start-up compounder Planet Friendly Polymers plans to open a plant in Lima by the end of the year. The firm plans to spend $1.3 million on the 50,000-square-foot plant. Some of the plant’s output will be sold on the open market, with the rest going to products marketed by a sister company that sells plastic containers and storage products. November 3, 2009

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