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Michelin H1 results up in 'difficult environment'
Added: 26 Jul 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has reported higher sales and operating income in the first hal…
UK chemicals body advises against hard Brexit
Added: 26 Jul 2019
London – UK’s Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has urged the new prime minister Boris Johnson …
Wacker to introduce high-performance TPE additive
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG will be showcasing a new silicone additive for thermoplastic pol…
Tokai upping carbon black prices in North America
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Fort Worth, Texas – Tokai Carbon CB Ltd. will increase prices for its carbon black products by $0.0…
GPSNR tackling sustainability costs for smallholders
Added: 25 Jul 2019
London – Natural rubber growers could face cost issues under the drive to introduce more sustainabl…
Sumitomo technology generates power from tires
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), in collaboration with Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai Un…
Covestro H1 earnings halved on intense competition
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro AG has reported major falls in its first half sales and earnings (EB…
Biesterfeld to distribute Solvay's FKM products
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld is to manage distribution of fluoroelastomers (FKM) from Solvay Spec…
Cheng Shin builds mixing facility at China site
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Zhangzhou, Fujian – Taiwan’s Cheng Shin Rubber Industrial, also known by its tire brand Maxxis, has…
Australian recycler to test new energy technology
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Warren, New South Wales — Tire recycler Green Distillation Technologies will conduct the first indu…
Orion to raise rubber, speciality black prices
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is increasing prices for its carbon black products to …
DSM to showcase rubber alternative material at K
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Heerlen, The Netherlands – Royal DSM is showcasing its expanded Arnitel co-polyester (E-TPEE) range…
Michelin-Scotland Innovation Parc names CEO
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Dundee, Scotland – Michelin-Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) partners have appointed John Reid as th…
Wacker launching electroactive silicone laminates
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG is currently setting up a production line for developing and man…
Conti revises outlook amid automotive slowdown
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has adjusted its outlook for fiscal 2019 in the wake of “conti…
Trelleborg to cut 700 jobs as demand declines
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB is set to initiate cost cutting measures, which will involve “ta…
UK injection moulder invests in rubber granulator
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Wrexham, UK – Rubber & plastics injection moulder, Fibrax Ltd has invested in a Shini SG-50 sound-p…
Nordmann distributing Kolon TPEs in Europe
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Hamburg, Germany – German distributor Nordmann – formerly known as NRC Group – has been selected as…
Bad weather delays Pyrolyx US plant operation
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Munich, Germany - Pyrolyx AG is expecting to start its tire pyrolysis plant in Terre Haute, Indiana…
Nouryon doubles capacity for dicumyl peroxide in China
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Amsterdam – Nouryon, , formerly AkzoNobel speciality chemical, has doubled production capacity for …
