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Blue Point acquires US rubber components maker VRC
Added: 22 Aug 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Blue Point Capital Partners has acquired VRC Holdings Inc., a manufacturer o…
Trelleborg relocates marine and infrastructure HQ
Added: 22 Aug 2019
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has relocated its he…
Leoni expanding EV charging cables production in Mexico
Added: 22 Aug 2019
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico - Leoni AG is investing $25 million (€22.5 million) in a new expansion project t…
Huebner supplying components for Airbus A350
Added: 22 Aug 2019
Kassel, Germany – German industrial parts supplier Huebner Group will be supplying components to th…
GRI joins International Rubber Study Group panel
Added: 22 Aug 2019
Singapore – Global Rubber Industries, the Colombo, Sri Lanka-based maker of agricultural, construct…
NR production declines as demand grows
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Kuala Lumpur – Global production of natural rubber (NR) fell 6.5% year-on-year to 4.93 million tonn…
Kraiburg to showcase new TPEs at K 2019
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Dusseldorf, Germany—Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. K.G. will be presenting thermoplastic elastomer product…
Linglong advances hydrotalcite research
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Yantai, Shandong – Linglong subsidiary Shandong Diwei New Materials has been studying the use of hy…
Cabot raising feedstock surcharge in North America
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is raising its feedstock surcharge to $0.03/pound for all rubbe…
Denka's elastomers unit reports declines
Added: 20 Aug 2019
Tokyo – Denka Co.’s elastomers and performance plastics segment has reported declines in sales and …
Goodyear studying larger tires for NASCAR Cup Series
Added: 20 Aug 2019
Bristol, Tennessee – Goodyear Tire & Rubber, in partnership with NASCAR, is planning to change the …
Trelleborg to present new insulation material at SPE
Added: 20 Aug 2019
Aberdeen, UK – Trelleborg’s offshore operation is showcasing a new thermal installation material as…
Southern Thailand 'on alert' as NR disease spreads
Added: 20 Aug 2019
Bangkok – Southern Thailand is currently "on alert" over the possibility of pestalotiopsis disease …
BASF finds array of uses for flexible foams
Added: 20 Aug 2019
Ludwigshafen, Germany – The amount of polyurethane foam injected into spaces can be easily adjusted…
Haydale to launch nano-additives for elastomers
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Ammanford, UK – UK materials group Haydale will launch a range of functionalised nanomaterials for …
Central Europe slowdown impact Nokian results
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc has reported a 12.5% year-on-year decline in first half operating…
China’s rubber sector imports slip, exports up
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Beijing – China’s imports of rubber products, including tires, slipped 11% year-on-year to $2.4 bil…
Momentive to introduce self-bonding LSR at K 2019
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. will introduce new silicone technologies…
Covestro develops CO2-based elastic textile fibres
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Aachen, Germany – Covestro AG and its research partners have developed elastic textile fibres using…
Elkem acquiring South Korea’s Basel Chemie
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Oslo – Elkem ASA is acquiring Basel Chemie, a “technology-driven” South Korean producer of speciali…
