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Protea Polymers Reputable suppliers of plastic raw materials and additives. Exclusive agents for many of the world's leading polymer producers. We are one of the largest importers and distributors of plastic raw materials and additives for the polymer industry in South Africa. Wide product basket includes: Thermoplastics: commodity, engineering and specialty; Thermosets; Additives for plastics.

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Premier Packaging - Packaging Solutions

Suppliers of Steel Tins, Steel Drums for Paint,Plastic Drums,Jerry Cans, Plastic Containers for Chemical storage, Plastic Bottles, Jars & Drums, Cups & Tubs, Plastic Buckets, Detergent Bottles, PET & PVC Bottles & Jars, Bettix & Agri Bottles, PVC Containers and more.

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Solvay to build a new silica plant in Poland

Solvay today announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland. Combined with a further capacity expansion at its site in Qingdao (China), these two investments will increase Solvay’s global highly dispersible silica production capacity by an additional 30%.
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New opportunities through successful marketing of wood plastic composites

BASF to sell MEYCO Equipment business to Atlas Copco

Sustainable Polymers from Algae Sugars and Hydrocarbons

EU research project on algae-based polymers kicks off:
SPLASH – Sustainable Polymers from Algae Sugars and Hydrocarbons.

Carbon dioxide – raw material of the future

Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-based Plastics & Composites Conference

Join our Top-Level-Event on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-based Plastics and Composites in Cologne, Germany, 10-12 April 2013. This conference aims to provide major players from the US and German bio-based chemicals and plastics industries with an opportunity to present and discuss their latest developments and strategies. Representatives of political bodies and associations will also have their say alongside leading companies.
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SOLVAY LAUNCHES SINTERLINE™ - THE FIRST POLYAMIDE 6 POWDER FOR LASER SINTERING

Lyon, France, November 27, 2012 – Solvay’s Engineering Plastics business unit announces the launch of Sinterline™ the first range of PA6 powders developed specifically for Selective Laser Sintering (SLS*). This additive layer manufacturing technology allows the rapid creation of complex parts.
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BASF COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF BECKER UNDERWOOD

BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of US$1.02 billion (€785 million). With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for biological seed treatment as well as seed treatment colorants and polymers. BASF has also expanded its product portfolio in the areas of biological crop protection, turf and horticulture, animal nutrition and landscape colorants and coatings.
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International conference on hemp and natural fibres

22 - 23 May 2013 Rheinforum, Wesseling / near Cologne (Germany)

The conference will present the latest technology developments and applications of industrial hemp for bio-composites, food, feed, insulation and construction. The International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is established as the largest meeting of experts on industrial hemp in Europe and indeed worldwide.
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The European Hemp Industry: Cultivation, processing and applications for fibres, shivs and seeds

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strategic partnership between Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and nova-Institute

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Ghent, Belgium) nova-Institute (Huerth, Germany) A new strategic partnership between Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and nova-Institute is ready to offer industrial customers a full service to go from the original idea to the market.
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GLYSANTIN® BECOMES A “BRAND OF THE CENTURY” AND RECEIVES THE “GERMAN STANDARDS BRAND AWARD“

Ludwigshafen, November 26, 2012 – Glysantin®, Europe’s best selling engine coolant, has newly been included in the brand compendium “Marken des Jahrhunderts” (Brands of the Century) published by Deutsche Standards Editionen. This compendium is published every three years and it features all of German’s leading brands. The decision on which brands are to be included is taken by an expert committee
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Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)

nova-Institute GmbH (www.nova-institute.eu) 24 October 2012 The terms CO2 economy and Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) are becoming an increasingly popular subject in the scientific and popular press. These terms refer broadly to the technical possibility of scrubbing CO2 from flue gases or from the atmosphere and using it as feedstock to
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EXCITING NEWS FOR THE WESTERN CAPE

After 25 years in the packaging business, Premier Packaging(Pty)Ltd, has decided it is time to spread their wings and open a branch in Montague Gardens, Cape Town.Colin Bell founder and owner of Premier Packaging says their particular method of supplying a wide range of plastic bottles, jars, tubs, drums as well as steel tins and drums, has proved
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