Kraiburg TPE presents new TPE series with adhesion to EPDM

MOSCOW (MRC) -- A new material development has been announced by Germain thermoplastics elastomer manufacturer Kraiburg TPE - a new TPE series with outstanding adhesion to EPDM, according to GV.

The new grades are part of the Thermolast K family and are said to combine excellent adhesion to EPDM with high UV resistance and very good weatherability, in addition to good flow properties. The new material series is ideal for automotive exterior applications. Kraiburg TPE mentioned pilot projects which include window seals consisting of EPDM profiles with moulded TPE corner joints.

CEO of Kraiburg TPE Franz Hinterecker said: "Our trade fair exhibit will demonstrate more than just our expertise in the development and production of extremely high-quality compounds. We take on the challenges of our customers and make them our own, in order to offer a unique service bundle with comprehensive material competence, solid knowledge of the market and intensive, personal customer orientation worldwide. We look forward to consolidating and expanding our network of close customer relationships in Friedrichshafen."

Another new development that already attracted attention at this year’s Chinaplas is a new TPE for use in consumer electronics. For this field of application the company developed materials with soft velvety surfaces and very good adhesion to polar thermoplastics, as well as outstanding mechanical properties.

As MRC informed previously, in March 2015, for automotive exterior applications with wide flow paths and exceptionally challenging weathering requirements, Kraiburg TPE (Waldkraiburg/Germany) developed a new class of compounds within the Thermolast K family: High-flow compounds.

Kraiburg Rubber (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. was established in 2005 and is part of the Waldkraiburg-based German company Kraiburg Holding GmbH & Co. KG. The company produces a wide range of standard rubber compounds (based on NR, EPDM, CR, AEM, SBR, FKM, etc.) for automotive, building and construction applications, and other industrial markets as well as highly customised products for all kinds of industries at its Suzhou site. The compounds are produced on highly automated and fully process-controlled mixing lines, based on state-of-the-art technology. The company has 130 employees.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Gazprom neftekhim Salavat has begun a gradual resumption of polyethylene (PE) production, according to ICIS-MRC's Price report, citing the plant's representatives.

The producer's clients said Gazprom neftekhim Salavat had resumed its high density polyethylene (HDPE) production by Monday, 28 August, the first shipments of material to the market are expected on Wednesday-Thursday. Besides, the plant's low density polyethylene (LDPE) production will be restarted during the week.

The outage was scheduled, but it took more time than planned. The shutdown for maintenance at PE units started on 1 July and was to be over by early August. But because of the problems at the ethylene unit, the outage at LDPE and HDPE production capacities lasted almost two months. The plant's LDPE and HDPE production capacities are 45,000 and 120,000 tonnes per year, respectively.

OAO "Gazprom neftekhim Salavat" (formerly OAO "Salavatnefteorgsintez") is one of the leading petrochemical companies in Russia, carrying out a full cycle of processing hydrocarbon material. The list of products manufactured by the plant includes more than 140 items, including 76 grades of the main products: gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, toluene, solvent, liquefied gases, benzene, styrene, ethylbenzene, butyl alcohols, phthalic anhydride and plasticizers, polyethylene, polystyrenes, silica gels and zeolite catalysts, corrosion inhibitors, elemental sulfur, ammonia and urea, glycols and amines, a wide range of household products made of plastics, surfactants and much more.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased list and off-list selling prices for Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM), as per the company's press release.

The price increases below was effective as of 14 August 2017, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced price increases:

- for China - by RMB200/tonne;
- for Asia outside China - USD50/tonne.

As MRC informed before, Celanese Corporation last raised its list and off-list VAM prices in Asian region on 12 July 2017 or as contracts otherwise allowed, as follows:

- CNY200/tonne - for China;
- USD50/tonne - for Asia outside China.

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications.Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,300 employees worldwide and had 2016 net sales of USD5.4 billion.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, has announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare a dividend of USD0.90 per share, as per the company's press release.

The dividend will be paid September 13, 2017 to shareholders of record September 6, 2017 with an ex-dividend date of September 1, 2017.

As MRC reported earlier, in August 2016, LyondellBasell made the final investment decision to build a high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant on the US Gulf Coast. The plant will have an annual capacity of 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons) and will be the first commercial plant to employ LyondellBasell's new proprietary Hyperzone PE technology. The start-up of the new plant is scheduled for 2019.

LyondellBasell is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies. The company manufactures products at 57 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels.
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Bashkir Soda Company resumed its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production after a forced unscheduled shutdown on 16 August, according to the ICIS-MRC's Price report.

Bashkir Soda Company resumed PVC production last Friday, on 25 August, after the forced outage because of the termination of the ethylene supply. The company's representatives said the plant had already reached 100% capacity utilisation on Sunday.

As reported earlier, SayanskKhimPlast, Russia's second largest PVC producer, resumed its PVC production on 25 August after the scheduled maintenance.

JSC "Bashkir soda company" was formed by merging JSC "Kaustik" and JSC "Soda" in April 2013. Bashkir Soda Company is Russia's only producer of terephthaloyl chloride, ruthenium-iridium coated anodes, polyelectrolyte cationic flocculant, and the first in Russia for the production of calcined and baking soda. It is included in the list of the largest producers of PVC, caustic soda and cable plastic compounds. Bashkiria (overall owns 38.28% stake in Bashkir Soda Company) is the main shareholder of JSC "Bashkir Soda Company", according to the annual accounts: 19.14% is in the direct ownership and 19.14% is owned through the affiliate Regional Fund JSC, Bashkhim (57.18%).
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