EVONIK

Developing thermoplastic/duroplastic hybrids for composites / Market debut planned for 2018

EVONIK

“Solimide” polyimide foams business to be sold to Boyd

VERDEZYNE

Pilot production for PA 6.12 feedstock successful / US company plans commercial plant in Malaysia

PEOPLE

Evonik announces management reshuffle / Pack takes over at helm of Performance Polymers while Hetzke becomes new head of Advanced Intermediates / Westerholt in charge of superabsorbents

FKUR

Distributing Toyota Tsusho's “Globio” bio-PET / Showcasing entire portfolio at upcoming "interpack" / Bio-based food tray

EVONIK

PEEK medical implants receive CE mark / Titanium replacement

EVONIK

Price hike for PMMA moulding compounds sold in Europe

EVONIK

Raising European MMA prices

EVONIK

Price hike for semi-finished PMMA products

FRX POLYMERS

Evonik added to list of investors in US start-up of flame retardants

INVISTA

PA 12 pilot testing set to soon begin / New monomer technology / Commercial production as soon as 2015 likely

EVONIK

Research cooperation with LanzaTech / Project involving plastic feedstocks made from synthetic gas

FKUR

Global distributor for bio-based polyamide from Evonik

EVONIK

Price increase for methyl methacrylate monomer

EVONIK

Joint venture with Secar for fibre-reinforced composite components

EVONIK

South African extrusion plant now in operation

COMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY

German IKV presents milestone in gap impregnation technology / Automated production of CRP engine hood in 15 minutes / Evonik and Henkel among the industry partners

EVONIK

Alternative raw material for polyamide 12 / Pilot plant for bio-based ALS in operation in Slovakia

POLYMER PRICES

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

EVONIK

Marl CDT plant back in full production following 2012 explosion and fire / Force majeure ceased

EVONIK

Price hikes for methacrylates chain in Europe and Asia

EVONIK

Raising C4 capacity in Antwerp and Marl / Investing “hundreds of millions of euros”

EVONIK

PA 12 feedstock plant in Marl resumes operations / Official investigation into cause of blast still ongoing

EVONIK

Nine month profits fall on weak demand and fire at Marl site

FLAME RETARDANTS

Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level