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Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Haikou, Hainan - Hainan Rubber is planning to invest €18 million (139 million yuan) in a new plant …
Firestone TBR tire prices to rise in US, Canada
Added: 7 Jan 2019
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Bridgestone Canada Inc. are increas…
NR producers to study pricing issues at Bangkok meeting
Added: 7 Jan 2019
Bangkok – Members of the International Rubber Tripartite Council (IRTC) – Thailand, Indonesia and M…
Elkem building €25m research centre in France
Added: 7 Jan 2019
Saint-Fons, France – Elkem Silicones, part of the Chinese chemicals company ChemChina, is building …
Technology: NISSO advances epoxylated polybutadienes
Added: 6 Jan 2019
Tokyo - Nippon Soda (NISSO) is advancing the chemistry and materials science around its epoxylated…
India determines ‘injury’ from Chinese FKM imports
Added: 4 Jan 2019
New Delhi – The Indian ministry of commerce has determined that the domestic industry has suffered …
Kraton lifts force majeure on tall oil lines
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Houston, Texas – Kraton Corp. has lifted its force majeure declaration for North American Tall Oil …
Trelleborg completes acquisition of US medical parts maker
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has completed the purchase of Sil-Pro LLC, a US-b…
Sumitomo Rubber names new CEO in management reshuffle
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries has launched a management reshuffle which will see the appointme…
Birla Carbon wins top sustainability rating
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Mumbai, India – EcoVadis rating agency has awarded Birla Carbon a gold level rating for its sustain…
Enviro pursues joint venture businesses in US
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) has advanced its tire recycling ambiti…
Kuraray to establish butadiene derivatives JV in Thailand
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Kuraray Co. Ltd, PTT Global Chemical PCL and Sumitomo Corp. are to invest in a project for …
TGL buying industrial diaphragms maker Autolife
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Yokneam, Isreal – Pelmar Engineering Group subsidiary TGL SP Industries Ltd has signed a definite a…
Zeon to raise HNBR prices
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. is increasing the price for its hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) globally, eff…
Doublestar set to inaugurate 4.0 tire plant
Added: 2 Jan 2019
Qingdao, China – Doublestar will bring its ‘Industry 4.0 high performance green passenger car tire’…
Prinx Chengshan targets Thailand for new tire plant
Added: 2 Jan 2019
Hong Kong - Prinx Chengshan has entered into an agreement to acquire land plots in Thailand at €22 …
Saudi Aramco becomes sole owner of Arlanxeo
Added: 2 Jan 2019
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess completed the sale of its remaining 50% stake in synthetic rubber ventu…
ANRPC notes rubber shortfall but "bearish" demand
Added: 2 Jan 2019
Kuala Lumpur – Global demand for natural rubber (NR) rose 5.2% year-on-year to 11.7 million tonnes …
Bridgestone to invest $100 million to upgrade Mexican plant
Added: 2 Jan 2019
Cuernavaca, Mexico — Bridgestone de Mexico SA de CV is planning to upgrade manufacturing capabiliti…
ERJ Brainiac of the Year Awards
Added: 24 Dec 2018
The ERJ Brainiac of the Year Awards 2018 have been decided using a formula in which points were awa…
