Additives for Polymers (v.2006, #9)

DuPont additive enhances performance of oriented polypropylene and polyester (2).

Ingenia Polymers introduces high-clarity antiblock, durable white masterbatches for polyolefins (2-3).

Nanophase extends oxide nanomaterials range (3).

Owens Corning, Saint-Gobain plan merger of reinforcements businesses (3-4).

Techmer PM develops adhesive promoter for polyamide film (3).

BASF completes Engelhard acquisition, begins renaming process (4-5).

DuPont's Mississippi TiO₂ plant finishes new hurricane protection measures (5-6).

Sigma Technologies, Silberline form Sigma Specialty Materials (5).

Clariant opens first ColorWorks centre in Europe (6-7).

DuPont, Rohm and Haas and others raise TiO₂, additive prices (7-8).

Cytec explores options for major, new carbon fibre line (7).

Record results continue for Albemarle (8).

Polymer additives contribute to record sales at Ferro (8).

Ahlstrom to start speciality reinforcement production in the USA (9-10).

X-Rite completes GretagMacbeth acquisition (9).

Cytec's 2Q results show improved sales and income (9).

PANalytical provides new standards for XRF analysis of polymer additives (10).

Events calendar (11).

EU flame retardant emissions control programme reports progress (12).