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Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Commercially Highly Attractive
...s a global market share in technical plastics of about 15 % [1]. The enterprise brought a PBT plant in Cooper River, SC/USA, with a capacity of 40 thousand tonnes into production. Formosa Plastics Group . . . . . . is planning a joint venture with Idemitsu for PC production with a capacity of 50 thousand tonnes. GE Plastics . . . . . . is the global market leader in technical plastics. An acquisition from Honeywell for the further development of market leadership was not approved by the Europe...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High Growth Rates: Polycarbonate (PC)
...he leading global producers of PC in 2003 (Table 1). Together, they had almost 60% of the global rated capacity of just under 3m t. Dow Chemical, along with its joint ventures in Japan and Singapore, held a share of approximately 11%. Mitsubishi and Idemitsu (plus their joint ventures) which produce solely in Asia, and also Teijin and Asahi/Chi Mei accounted for some 28% of the rated capacity. Almost 50% of the PC produced in 2003 was consumed in Asia (Fig. 2). Europe and North America followed...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High Growth Rates: Polyphenylene Sulphide (PPS)
...een published about capacities of purely linear PPS. Japan has a large number of PPS manufacturers. Toray Industries Inc. has two production lines, one for crosslinked and one for linear PPS. Toso Susteel, Dainippon lnk (DIC) and Idemitsu (pilot plant) also have production facilities. A certain consolidation took place in Japan when Dainippon Ink acquired the PPS activities of Tohpren and thus became a leading manufacturer of PPS in Japan. Fortron Industries and Kureha have the world's bi...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Materials with Multiple Functions
...ved pit formation with continued good mechanical characteristics [5]. The prominent manufacturers of polycarbonate for the range of application of optical data storage are Bayer (Makrolon), Dow (Calibre), GE Plastics (Lexan PC), Idemitsu (Taflon), Mitsubishi Engineering (Jupilon) and Teijin (Panlite). PMMA types developed to the production stage: For production of the different DVD formats also Atoglas (Oroglas) and Röhm (Plexiglas) have developed custom-made PMMA types to the production stage....
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polycarbonate (PC)
... clearly more relaxed. In 2000, the leading producers of polycarbonate, Bayer and GE Plastics provided more than 65 % of the global nominal capacity. Dow Plastics contributed more than 10 % and the Japanese producers Teijin Chemicals, Mitsubishi and Idemitsu provided approximately 20 % (Table 1). The number of production sites in Europe, USA and Japan was increased by additional sites in Asia. Bayer has started production in a plant with a capacity of 50,000 t in Thailand which is to be extended...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polycarbonate (PC)
... Plastics are the world’s leading manufacturers of polycarbonate, having together supplied around 65% of the global nominal capacity in 2001. Dow had somewhat more than 10% of the capacity and the Japanese producers, Teijin, Mitsubishi and Idemitsu together contributed approx. 20% of world capacity (Table 1). To accompany the above-average growth in the Far East, new PC production sites have been built in Asia over the last few years. In Thailand, for example, Bayer put a 50000t polycarbonate pl...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polyphenylene Sulphide (PPS)
...roduct.Japan has a higher number of PPS producers. Toray Industries Inc. has two production lines, one for cross-liked PPS and another for linear PPS. Kureha produces PPS at a 5,500 t plant in Nishiki. Moreover, Toso Susteel, Dainippon Ink (DIC) and Idemitsu (pilot plant) are operating further production sites. In 2001, DIC took over Topren's production line which increased the company's production capacity to 6,600 t. In total, the combined capacities of Kureha and Fortron Industries (j...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Strong Upturn: Polycarbonate (PC)
...the world's leading producers of PC in 2004, accounting for almost 60% of global nominal capacity of some 3 million t (Table 1). Dow Chemical and its joint ventures in Korea and Japan had a share of around 11%. The companies Mitsubishi and Idemitsu (including their joint ventures), Teijin and Asahi/Chi Mei, which only produce in Asia, together accounted for roughly 29 % of nominal capacity. Various local suppliers, for example in China, Russia and Iran, are currently trying to break into the...
Kunststoffe international, 2006-02-27, News
...rship was first laid with co-operative sales effort between Coperion and Keya in 2003. In 2004, all business activities and all Keya employees were incorporated into the newly established subsidiary Coperion Keya. Idemitsu Kosan: Expansion to the U.S. and Europe. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. with headquarters in Tokyo has started manufacturing and selling compounds using syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) polymer in North America. Idemitsu was the first company to synthesize SPS, an engineering plastic...
Kunststoffe international, 2007-10-21, Polycarbonate (PC) and Polycarbonate Blends
...ollowing the construction of another production plant this should rise by 2009 to 160,000t/a. In 2008 Bayer MaterialScience AG will increase its capacity for Makrolon in Caojing near Shanghai from 100,000 to 200,000t/a. Chi Mei-Asahi and the Formosa Idemitsu Petrochemical Corp. (FIPC) are currently increasing the capacities of their plants in Taiwan by 75,000t/a in each case. LG-Dow is expanding its existing plant in Yeochun, Korea, by 65,000t/a. In all of these measures existing plants are bein...
Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, Polycarbonate (PC)
...ity, Saudi Arabia. Startup is scheduled for 2010. This large project also includes construction of a PC plant with a capacity of 260,000 t/a. In addition, some established PC producers want to increase or expand their capacity. For instance, Formosa Idemitsu Petrochemical (FIPC) is currently increasing capacity on Taiwan by 75,000 t/a. Mitsubishi Chemical (MCC) and Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical, a subsidiary of China National Petrochemical (Sinopec), have recently signed ...
Kunststoffe international, 2016-10-17, Polycarbonate (PC)
...egion are much lower. Restructuring and ConsolidationHowever, good prospects for PC in Asia should not mislead one to assume that these are "easy" markets. A lot of restructuring and consolidation has been seen over the last few years. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, for instance announced at the end of September 2015 that it intends to close its PC polymerization plant in Chiba, Japan, entirely by the end of the year, after previously decreasing capacities significantly from 47,000 t/a ...
...s a global market share in technical plastics of about 15 % [1]. The enterprise brought a PBT plant in Cooper River, SC/USA, with a capacity of 40 thousand tonnes into production. Formosa Plastics Group . . . . . . is planning a joint venture with Idemitsu for PC production with a capacity of 50 thousand tonnes. GE Plastics . . . . . . is the global market leader in technical plastics. An acquisition from Honeywell for the further development of market leadership was not approved by the Europe...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High Growth Rates: Polycarbonate (PC)
...he leading global producers of PC in 2003 (Table 1). Together, they had almost 60% of the global rated capacity of just under 3m t. Dow Chemical, along with its joint ventures in Japan and Singapore, held a share of approximately 11%. Mitsubishi and Idemitsu (plus their joint ventures) which produce solely in Asia, and also Teijin and Asahi/Chi Mei accounted for some 28% of the rated capacity. Almost 50% of the PC produced in 2003 was consumed in Asia (Fig. 2). Europe and North America followed...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High Growth Rates: Polyphenylene Sulphide (PPS)
...een published about capacities of purely linear PPS. Japan has a large number of PPS manufacturers. Toray Industries Inc. has two production lines, one for crosslinked and one for linear PPS. Toso Susteel, Dainippon lnk (DIC) and Idemitsu (pilot plant) also have production facilities. A certain consolidation took place in Japan when Dainippon Ink acquired the PPS activities of Tohpren and thus became a leading manufacturer of PPS in Japan. Fortron Industries and Kureha have the world's bi...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Materials with Multiple Functions
...ved pit formation with continued good mechanical characteristics [5]. The prominent manufacturers of polycarbonate for the range of application of optical data storage are Bayer (Makrolon), Dow (Calibre), GE Plastics (Lexan PC), Idemitsu (Taflon), Mitsubishi Engineering (Jupilon) and Teijin (Panlite). PMMA types developed to the production stage: For production of the different DVD formats also Atoglas (Oroglas) and Röhm (Plexiglas) have developed custom-made PMMA types to the production stage....
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polycarbonate (PC)
... clearly more relaxed. In 2000, the leading producers of polycarbonate, Bayer and GE Plastics provided more than 65 % of the global nominal capacity. Dow Plastics contributed more than 10 % and the Japanese producers Teijin Chemicals, Mitsubishi and Idemitsu provided approximately 20 % (Table 1). The number of production sites in Europe, USA and Japan was increased by additional sites in Asia. Bayer has started production in a plant with a capacity of 50,000 t in Thailand which is to be extended...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polycarbonate (PC)
... Plastics are the world’s leading manufacturers of polycarbonate, having together supplied around 65% of the global nominal capacity in 2001. Dow had somewhat more than 10% of the capacity and the Japanese producers, Teijin, Mitsubishi and Idemitsu together contributed approx. 20% of world capacity (Table 1). To accompany the above-average growth in the Far East, new PC production sites have been built in Asia over the last few years. In Thailand, for example, Bayer put a 50000t polycarbonate pl...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polyphenylene Sulphide (PPS)
...roduct.Japan has a higher number of PPS producers. Toray Industries Inc. has two production lines, one for cross-liked PPS and another for linear PPS. Kureha produces PPS at a 5,500 t plant in Nishiki. Moreover, Toso Susteel, Dainippon Ink (DIC) and Idemitsu (pilot plant) are operating further production sites. In 2001, DIC took over Topren's production line which increased the company's production capacity to 6,600 t. In total, the combined capacities of Kureha and Fortron Industries (j...
Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Strong Upturn: Polycarbonate (PC)
...the world's leading producers of PC in 2004, accounting for almost 60% of global nominal capacity of some 3 million t (Table 1). Dow Chemical and its joint ventures in Korea and Japan had a share of around 11%. The companies Mitsubishi and Idemitsu (including their joint ventures), Teijin and Asahi/Chi Mei, which only produce in Asia, together accounted for roughly 29 % of nominal capacity. Various local suppliers, for example in China, Russia and Iran, are currently trying to break into the...
Kunststoffe international, 2006-02-27, News
...rship was first laid with co-operative sales effort between Coperion and Keya in 2003. In 2004, all business activities and all Keya employees were incorporated into the newly established subsidiary Coperion Keya. Idemitsu Kosan: Expansion to the U.S. and Europe. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. with headquarters in Tokyo has started manufacturing and selling compounds using syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) polymer in North America. Idemitsu was the first company to synthesize SPS, an engineering plastic...
Kunststoffe international, 2007-10-21, Polycarbonate (PC) and Polycarbonate Blends
...ollowing the construction of another production plant this should rise by 2009 to 160,000t/a. In 2008 Bayer MaterialScience AG will increase its capacity for Makrolon in Caojing near Shanghai from 100,000 to 200,000t/a. Chi Mei-Asahi and the Formosa Idemitsu Petrochemical Corp. (FIPC) are currently increasing the capacities of their plants in Taiwan by 75,000t/a in each case. LG-Dow is expanding its existing plant in Yeochun, Korea, by 65,000t/a. In all of these measures existing plants are bein...
Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, Polycarbonate (PC)
...ity, Saudi Arabia. Startup is scheduled for 2010. This large project also includes construction of a PC plant with a capacity of 260,000 t/a. In addition, some established PC producers want to increase or expand their capacity. For instance, Formosa Idemitsu Petrochemical (FIPC) is currently increasing capacity on Taiwan by 75,000 t/a. Mitsubishi Chemical (MCC) and Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical, a subsidiary of China National Petrochemical (Sinopec), have recently signed ...
Kunststoffe international, 2016-10-17, Polycarbonate (PC)
...egion are much lower. Restructuring and ConsolidationHowever, good prospects for PC in Asia should not mislead one to assume that these are "easy" markets. A lot of restructuring and consolidation has been seen over the last few years. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, for instance announced at the end of September 2015 that it intends to close its PC polymerization plant in Chiba, Japan, entirely by the end of the year, after previously decreasing capacities significantly from 47,000 t/a ...
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