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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

INEOS Oxide site at Saltend, Hull

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 rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains

Tire Tracker: Dunlop showcasing ‘active tread’ rubber technology

Added: 11 Oct 2023

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Synthomer advances nitrile latex for gloves manufacturers

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 to bolster capacity, technology, supply

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’

Report: James Walker to unveil new O&G elastomer family

“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

Corrections to ERJ Machinery Survey  

Tire Tracker: Toyo Proxes tire wins Red Dot award

Added: 10 Oct 2023

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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…

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

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 to expand TBR capacity in China

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

Rubber producers to cut exports

Natural rubber futures dip amid Chinese market holiday

Added: 9 Oct 2023

Subdued trading, strong US dollar and crude drop impact pricing...

REP reports increased interest at K2019

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...

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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