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May 2012

LEAD FEATURE

Lanxess prepares for green tyre demand

COMPANY NEWS

Malaysians skeptical over Kuokuang project

Dow wins suit

Acquisitions in the US

Sumitomo reveals new JV projects

Hopes remain high amidst economic slowdown

New strategy and rebranding to Versalis

Thai firm buys Japanese chemical unit

Lanxess pumps up plastics capacity

MATERIALS NEWS

Sabic to produce multi-wall PC in India and introduces HDPE for films

Sugarcane shortage not alarming

TPVs meet FDA standards

Lighter pipe alternatives for airplanes

Plastics that can remember!

Compostable bubble wrap and film

PBN resins potential

Oil palm biomass on its way for testing

Momentive expands PU additives capacity

MACHINERY NEWS

Macro introduces PV sheet line

AWWA issues report guide

New technology enables EVA sheet manufacturing

Urbanisation to fuel Battenfeld-Cincinnati's growth in China

EXHIBITION NEWS

More foreign visitors at Italian show

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

Resin for implantable medical devices

New robot range launched

Automotive parts made lighter with PP and fibre use

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Sumitomo reveals new JV projects

apanese firm Sumitomo Chemical and Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company revealed plans to construct new production assets in the Gulf, including plants for thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and low-density polyethylene/ethylene vinyl acetate (LDPE/EVA). The plants are expected to go on-stream beginning H1 2016.

Likewise, Sumitomo and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) are also construcing nylon 6 resin at the site. The partners are investing a total of US$7 billion in the new facilities, which also include superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and petrochemicals such as polyols. The Petro Rabigh joint venture is already a major player in plastics supply in Asia and plants operating commercially since September 2009.