Nova Chemicals opens European Styrenics Technology Centre

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Greek masterbatch producer Chrostilci has appointed

Nova Chemicals

Sides S.p.A. as the exclusive

$5 million European

distributor

Technology

batches

of its masterfor the Italian

mar-

ket. Milan-based Sides sells and distributes chemicals to the plastics, paints

opens Europeun

Chemicals

rubber

and

industries.

Sides is a member

of the

has opened

Centre

a

Styrenics in Breda,

Technology

with the

ability

new solid

to develop

polystyrene polystyrene

active in polystyrene

performance

equipment, which will enable it to simulate conditions in customers’ plants and quickly develop new products and

(SPS), expandable (EPS) and high (HPS)

tions research.

polymers.

“The facility provides us with

be able to support

comprehensive

converter

new resources

will pro-

vide the company

The Netherlands. The company says that the facility will be applica-

Centre

Centre

apphcations.

styrenic

In addition,

includes

it will

This equipment

EPS block, shape

and cup moulding

polystyrene

machines,

as well batch expanders.

customers

in devel-

new applications

for

Centre

The

will also have a variety

Pluschem group of companies - a European network

that enable us to develop inno-

oping

vative products

EPS, SF’S and HPS polymers.

of machinery for SPS and HPS styrenics. Small-scale

of seven independent

dis-

quickly to market,” says Chris

The company

polymerization

tributors

chem-

Pappas, president of Nova Chemicals’ Styrenics business.

now be able to provide increased

“It also has an important

its 11 polystyrene

of speciality

icals. Sides has a turnover that exceeds 6ZI2 million. The co-operation

between

and bring them

strate-

technical

the two companies

is

gic role in supporting our efforts to work more closely with out

turing plants world.

expected

a

customers

According

to achieve

turnover

of at least +3 mil-

lion in Italy in 2002. Jordan

Bromine

Limited

Company

and to understand

adds that it will support

to

manufac-

around

processes

and the ability

build on existing

the

allow

of new to

ones, says

the company. Contact: Nova Chemicals International

to Nova

Services Limited

and satisfy their current and

Chemicals,

the Breda

future needs better.”

Technology

Centre

Nova Chemicals says that the new European Styrenics

full range of EPS pre-expan-

Fmw +44 161435 3903

sion and foam moulding

Email: [email protected]

contains

a

Tel: +44 I61 435 3985

has completed

awarding

all ten major con-

struction

packages

bromine

and derivatives

facilities

in Safi, Jordan,

for its as

well as the site development. The company says that despite the current global economic committed

situation,

it is

Private investment firm buys Goodyear’s speciulity chemicals business

to completing many opportunities

the world’s most cost-effi-

Eliokem,

the former North

ny. The business employs

cient production

American

and European

than 450 people and there are

through

facilities in Le Havre and

innovative

Villejust

by broadening

facility by

spe-

the end of 2002.

ciality chemicals

According

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, has been purchased

to the company,

it has changed the scheduled completion of some facilities

by Littlejohn

and will oversee construc-

vate investment

business of the

more

in France and Akron,

Ohio in the USA. The manage-

& Co., a US prifirm. Paris,

ment team of Eliokem

com-

of a wide range of

Eliokem

a bromine

speciality

chemicals,

of more than $120 million. “We are extremely pleased to

unit and facilities

bromide,

of calcium

sodium

and hydrogen

bromide

bromide.

phase is expected on schedule

This

elastomeric

including

modifiers

and rub-

ber and plastic anti-degradants.

partner

The company

our speciality

says that Jacques

to be com-

Collonge,

formerly

in late

manager

of Goodyear

2002.

Chemicals

general

& Compounding

February 2002

business. annual sales

with Littlejohn chemicals

Specialty

serve customers,”

capaand chief

officer of Littlejohn

& Co. LLC. “We will provide

busi-

the necessary

says general

manager Jacques Collonge. “This is a growth business with

q

and technical

bilities,” adds Angus Littlejohn, chairman executive

busi-

for its brand

to build

ness on a global scale and better

will be chief execu-

tive officer of the new compa-

Plastics Additives

generates

our geographic

is an excellent

portfolio

ufacturer

for production

and

of the purchased

France-based

is a man-

of

new products

ness recognized

tion in phases.

Eliokem

reach. ” “Eliokem

to expand

the introduction

prises the former management

The first phase will include

pleted

reactors

fast development

resources

to

ensure that the company prospers by continuing to serve customer

needs with the high-

est quality products.”