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Chemours, Safic-Alcan expand fluoroelastomers deal
Geneva, Switzerland – Chemours International Operations Sàrl is extending an agreement for the distribution of…
Birla improves WASH rating
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon, part of the Aditya Birla Group, raised its WASH safe…
Hankook unveils €300m expansion plan to add TBR capacity in Hungary
Rácalmás, Hungary – South Korean tire-maker Hankook Tire has announced plans for a major expansion…
Mitsui expanding elastomer production in North America
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. is setting up a new production facility for its Milastomer-branded…
Italian machinery sector registers record year
Milan, Italy – The Italian rubber and plastics machinery sector registered strong growth in 2017,…
David Shaw presenting ‘disruption’ at Future Tire
London – Global tire market expert David Shaw, chief executive of Tire Industry Research, has…
Pirelli pledges €250m investment in Latin America
Bahia, Brazil – Italian tire maker Pirelli & C SpA has unveiled plans to invest…
NR production, consumption up in first two months of 2018
Kuala Lumpur – Natural rubber production and consumption registered year-on-year growth in the first two…
Technology focus: Kuraray’s liquid rubber enhances ice grip
Tokyo — Speciality chemicals producer Kuraray Co. Ltd. has developed a reactive liquid rubber that…
Orion to add speciality carbon black production line
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA will expand production capacity at its facility in Ravenna,…
IoM3 rubber group has busy conference schedule
London – The IoM3’s Rubber In Engineering Group (RIEG) is busy on the conference-front, with…
Michelin working on future of Roanne plant
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin is progressing a project to secure the future its plant in…
Six dead in Czech chemical plant explosion
London – A deadly blast at Unipetrol’s facility in Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic on…
Toyo ‘nano’ process could cut truck/bus tire rolling resistance
Hyogo, Japan — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is heralding an advancement in rubber…
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