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Denka to build acetylene black plant in Thailand
Added: 11 Oct 2023
Joint venture facility with SCG Chemicals to be built in Rayong Province
UK chemicals makers post decline in business sentiment
Added: 11 Oct 2023
Participants largely report declining sales, production and capacity utilisation

Freudenberg names new technology, finance chiefs in management rejig
Added: 11 Oct 2023
Thomas Herr taking over as CFO and Frank Heislitz as CTO at German rubber technology group

Tire Tracker: Dunlop showcasing ‘active tread’ rubber technology
Added: 11 Oct 2023
Latest news on fitments, testing and related innovations...

Berenberg analyst upgrades Synthomer to ‘buy’ rating
Added: 10 Oct 2023
Four-fold increase in 'target price' as German bank sees signs of a "shake-out” in nitrile latex ma…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 10 Oct 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Top Glove reports improved results as industry starts recovery
Added: 10 Oct 2023
Malaysian group finishes financial year on high note, with earnings improvement in final quarter

Enviro advances 'new type' of recovered carbon black
Added: 10 Oct 2023
Improved dispersion properties mean rCB ‘could replace larger amounts of virgin carbon black’
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“More to be done” to address PFAS restrictions plan
Added: 10 Oct 2023
UK seals makers urged to participate in webinar organised by fluoropolymers supplier Chemours

Tire Tracker: Toyo Proxes tire wins Red Dot award
Added: 10 Oct 2023
Latest news on fitments, testing and related innovations...

European tire sector still leads the way
Added: 10 Oct 2023
Amid mounting challenges, major players in the European tire industry delivered high sales and earn…

India launches investigation into halobutyl rubber imports
Added: 9 Oct 2023
Anti-dumping probe to cover imports from Japan, Russia, Singapore, UK and US

Sailun Group encouraged to invest in South Africa
Added: 9 Oct 2023
Ambassador to China briefed on latest technology, including production of ‘liquid rubber’ tires
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Natural rubber futures dip amid Chinese market holiday
Added: 9 Oct 2023
Subdued trading, strong US dollar and crude drop impact pricing...

Rubber moulding machinery maker REP names new chief executive
Added: 9 Oct 2023
Management change coincides with digital transformation, development of new rubber injection presses

Norway CO2 emissions decision to impact Elkem operations
Added: 9 Oct 2023
New budget proposes to raise deductible quota price floor for CO2 emissions

Ansell framework to provide reliable product-sustainability information
Added: 9 Oct 2023
Ansell Earth presents “science-based claims” across material, manufacturing, packaging, use, and en…

US environment agency rules for mandatory PFAS reporting
Added: 9 Oct 2023
Manufacturers required to report use of all fluorine-containing chemicalsand polymers...

Arkema to expand organic peroxides capacity in China
Added: 6 Oct 2023
Launches €50m expansion project at Changshu site, partly to meet growing demand in solar energy app…

Smithers acquires ‘indoor testing’ business for tires and wheels
Added: 6 Oct 2023
Standards Testing Laboratories to maintain fabricated machine division, Texas operations