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Syracuse University Library Plastics Collection Expands Online Presence

no@spam.com (Staff @ PlasticsWire.com) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:00 EDT

Syracuse, New York - May 1, 2012 - The Syracuse University Library has launched a redesigned and expanded website devoted to its extensive Plastics Collection. The new site now offers approximately 3,000 objects with high quality photographs, information about plastic materials and processes, and twice the previous number of biographies and company histories. Of particular note, viewers can now submit additional information about objects, people, and companies through the site.

Construction to Begin at Emerald Kalama Chemical in the Netherlands for New K-Flex Manufacturing Operation

no@spam.com (Staff @ PlasticsWire.com) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:30:00 EST

CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH (January 2012) – Emerald Kalama Chemical, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, announced that it has started the construction of a new operation to produce K-FLEX® non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents at its facility in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The new operation is scheduled to be commissioned during the third quarter of 2012.

Green Biologics Announces Merger with butylfuel™

no@spam.com (Staff @ PlasticsWire.com) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:30:00 EST

Abingdon, Oxfordshire U.K. - January 20, 2012 – Green Biologics Limited (GBL), a UK-based industrial biotechnology company announces the merger between GBL and butylfuel™ Inc., a US-based renewable chemicals and biofuels company. The new company will operate under the Green Biologics name and continue to be head-quartered in Abingdon, UK with a strong operational presence and commercial focus in the US contributed by butylfuel™ Inc., which will become Green Biologics, Inc. The effective date for the all equity merger is January 1, 2012.

Motohari Pour Joins Emerald Kalama Chemical as Product Line Manager for K-Flex Europe, Middle East, & Africa

no@spam.com (Staff @ PlasticsWire.com) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST

Cuyahoga Falls, OH - January 2012 – Emerald Kalama Chemical, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, has announced the appointment of Golnar Motahari Pour as K-FLEX product line manager for Europe. Middle East and Africa. Motahari Pour fills a new position at the division European headquarters in Geleen, The Netherlands, to support the growing demand for the K-FLEX product line in the region. In this capacity, she will be a member of the division’s leadership team and have responsibility for K-FLEX sales and operations throughout Europe. K-FLEX is a non-phthalate, non-SVHC, REACH pre-registered dibenzoate plasticizer that offers multiple performance benefits for adhesives, sealants, coatings, vinyl and other end uses.

DSM Maintains Sustainability Leadership With Additional Cradle to Cradle Certification for Arnitel Eco

no@spam.com (Staff @ PlasticsWire.com) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

Netherlands - November 24, 2011 - DSM announces that its entire Arnitel^® Eco family has been awarded Cradle to Cradle^® certification by the internationally renowned sustainable design firm, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). Arnitel Eco is an innovative, more sustainable, high-performance, partly bio-based thermoplastic copolyester (TPC) that supports greater environmental friendliness in end-user applications.

Styron Names Feenan EVP and CFO

no@spam.com (Staff @ PlasticsWire.com) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EST

Berwyn, PA – January 5, 2012 – Styron, the leading global materials company established in June 2010, today announced the appointment of John A. Feenan as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Styron effective January 16, 2012. He will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team.