ASAHI KASEI

New European headquarters in Düsseldorf inaugurated

POLYMER PRICES

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2016: Feedstock costs rise on back of tight supply and post-holiday demand / Processors resume activity in mid-February / Demand in line with expectations / Domestic polymer prices mostly firm / Import quotes rising

NORDMANN, RASSMANN

Distributing Asahi Kasei's “Tenac” C HC POM grades in select European countries

HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS

Rising demand for polymeric materials with metal-like properties / Niche products make gains / Automotive, E&E, aviation and medical technology sectors as key drivers / Global capacities exceed 800,000 t/y

JAPAN

METI industry ministry calls on petrochemical sector to implement more cracker consolidations

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Feedstock prices decline / Some grades firming / Factories gradually resume normal production after Chinese New Year holiday

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics October/November 2013: Most feedstock prices fall / Almost all engineering thermoplastic prices remain unchanged / Business returns to normal levels after the holiday breaks

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Butadiene crashes / Feedstock mixed / Sales flat / Prices remain unchanged to trending slightly lower

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop

ASAHIMAS

Plans underway to build new PVC plant in Indonesia

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Feedstock prices generally soft / Butadiene finally wakes up / Pricing stable to slight drop

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics March/April 2013: Feedstock prices continue to slide / ABS, PC tending soft / Little movement for PA, POM and PMMA

RUSSIA

Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics January/February 2013: Feedstock prices see moderate rises ahead of lunar new year break / PC largely stable / ABS slightly up / Introducing PIE's latest China price report

RESEARCH

Plastics from sunlight could become reality / California researchers find pathway to produce plastics feedstocks through photosynthesis

ASAHI KASEI

Further expansion of ACN capacities planned / Focus on Middle East / Japanese company wants to become the world number one for ACN

ASAHI / MITSUBISHI

Cracker consolidation in Mizushima to go ahead as planned

ASAHI KASEI / MITSUBISHI

Japanese players to merge cracker operations at Mizushima / Impact of Middle East expansion