| Yantai Wanhua gets government OK for huge isocyanate project |  | Yantai, China - Chinese polyurethane supplier Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co. Ltd is to spend RMB13 200 million ($1930 million) on an extensive isocyanate project which involves building a 600-kilotonnes-per-annum MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) plant and a 300-ktpa toluene diisocyanate (TDI) plant in the Lingang Industry Park in the Yantai Economic Development Zone, Shandong Province, in China.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, RO, RS | | | Memories of a colorful past | | To the casual observer, it looks like just another antique book. To the casual observer, the words Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik may not add up to anything.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | What's in store for the Czech auto industry in 2010? | | Last year, a record 970,000 cars were manufactured in the Czech Republic, 3% more than in the previous year. According to an industry survey, production will be maintained at roughly the same level this year, as manufacturers are confident about an upturn in demand.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | Azoty Tarnów surely takes over Unylon | | According to “Parkiet” nothing can prevent Azoty Tarnów from taking over Unylon Polymers, a German company producing Polyamide (PA6).
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | CEE Customer databases | | ECEBD has launched a new service. Our plastics processor database - named ChemIT - was until now available for larger companies with very sophisticated requirements for business data.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | | | Can BorsodChem still be saved? | | To the outside observer, disputes among the owners and creditors of BorsodChem seem to have subsided. Was this just a storm in a teacup? No. The story is not over yet, and suppliers, creditors, clients and employees are looking on with increasing concern.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: HU, PL, RU | | | Will Polish Plastics Survive? | | A few days ago Rzeczopospolita published that the price difference between the Russian Ural crude oil bought by PKN Orlen and that of the Brent crude oil used in the West decreases systematically, it was between 5 USD/barrel (which was typical in the better times) and 0,5 USD/barrel in Q3 of 2009.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | BASF Sells Special Effects Films Business | | BASF has sold its special effects films business, marketed under the trade name Aurora®, to RMS Packaging Inc. of Peekskill, NY.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | Borealis to exit rotomoulding business | | Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, has announced its decision to withdraw all activities for the rotomoulding sector by March 31, 2010.
More | | | This article is also available in the following languages: CZ, HU, PL, RO, RS, RU | | | CEE, CIS, Baltic Film Processing Companies | | The Central and Eastern European region, the Baltic states and CIS countries (mainly the former Soviet Union) have a significant film and foil industry.
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