PET FILM

Expiry of anti-dumping measure relating to products from Brazil, India and Israel

DUPONT

Renewably sourced tie-resins and polymer modifiers launched / Green PE supplied by Braskem

AMER INTERNATIONAL

Construction of polyimide project in north east China kicks off / Local competition for DuPont, Sabic and Solvay

BAYER

Group CEO upholds 2012 forecast despite weak Q3 / BMS will improve year-on-year in Q4

DUPONT

Cuts in jobs and capital spending after weak Q3 performance / Earnings sink significantly

DUPONT

Definite agreement for Chinese fluoroelastomer joint venture / Commissioning expected in H2 2013

MEXICO

Automotive industry demand for engineering plastics expected to grow at nearly 10% per year / PC and PA lead the list

FLUOROPOLYMERS

Chinese market expected to grow at 6-8% a year / Automotive sector drives / Foreign players vying to get in on the action / CCM International report

MULTIVAC

Exclusive distributor of DuPont Teijin Films' ”Mylar” cook films in EMEA, US

INVISTA

Intellectual property rights for PTA, PET and related technologies acquired from La Seda / Deal covers EMEA

NANOCOMP TECHNOLOGIES

Carbon nanotubes facility opened in USA / Strategic alliance with DuPont

EVONIK

Alliance with US-based BioAmber / Catalysts for bio-based succinic acid production

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Iluka revised forecast sends TiO2 manufacturers' shares tumbling / DuPont rejects assessment / Market in flux / Which way is demand headed?

TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS

Teijin-DuPont joint venture to open Korean subsidiary / Focus on marketing and sale of polyester films

LANXESS

Ground-breaking for new 90,000 t/y PA plant at Antwerp / EUR 75m unit due on stream in 2014

SOUTH AFRICA

Demand for plastics picks up again / Good prospects for insulation materials / Significant increase in imports

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

2012 likely to see prices continue rising by between 5-20% / Rockwood plans to divest Sachtleben / Supply situation unlikely to improve before 2014-2015

DUPONT

Titanium dioxide price hike in North America

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Huntsman and Tronox announce price hikes

PEOPLE

New European director at DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP February 2012: Ortho resins again make slight gains / Momentum looks likely to hold up through H1 / Direct roving under considerable pressure / Demand stable for most products

EVENTS

First “Biopolymer World Congress” in Italy

DUPONT

Price rise for titanium dioxide

RIO TINTO

Higher titanium dioxide feedstock prices help lift 2011 revenues / Titanium dioxide feedstock output rose 4%

DUPONT

EMEA price hike for EVA copolymers