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People: Trinseo boss Pappas to retire in 2019
Added: 19 Dec 2018
Berwyne, Pennsylvania – Trinseo SA president and chief executive officer Christopher Pappas is to r…
Michelin-Scotland to secure “vibrant” future for Dundee
Added: 19 Dec 2018
Dundee, Scotland – Michelin has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scottish authorities conc…
EU conveyor belt majors merge to form Ammega
Added: 19 Dec 2018
The two belting companies agreed to merge in September and, as part of the integration, announced t…
Wacker unveils €100m silicone rubber expansion
Added: 19 Dec 2018
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG is investing €100 million to increase its annual silicone-rubber…
Nokian opens headquarters office in Nashville
Added: 18 Dec 2018
Nashville, Tennessee – Nokian Tyres plc has opened its North American headquarters office in Nashvi…
Hainan targets graphene-rubber advances
Added: 18 Dec 2018
Haikou, China – Hainan Rubber Group has set up a research facility, which will take on graphene/nat…
Trinseo urges customers to increase inventory ahead of Brexit
Added: 18 Dec 2018
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo SA is advising its customers to increase inventory in advance of the…
Semperit selling Italian hose plant to Matec Group
Added: 18 Dec 2018
Vienna – Semperit has agreed to sell its hydraulic and industrial hose production plant in Rovago, …
European passenger car demand continues to fall in November
Added: 17 Dec 2018
Brussels – Demand for passenger cars in Europe fell 8% in November, compared to the same month the …
Halcyon to launch digital platform for sustainable NR trading
Added: 17 Dec 2018
Singapore – Halcyon Agri Corp. has partnered with Singapore-based DBS Bank in its bid to set up a d…
Technology: Chinese scientists claim synthetic match to NR
Added: 16 Dec 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – A team of Chinese scientists have developed a synthetic equivalent to vulcanis…
Cancarb expands carbon black production capacity
Added: 16 Dec 2018
Medicine Hat, Alberta – Cancarb Ltd. will expand its thermal carbon black production capacity with …
US auto-imports security probe has suppliers worried
Added: 16 Dec 2018
Detroit, Michigan – The US Department of Commerce's unresolved Section 232 national security invest…
Pyrolyx relocates to US, delays ‘no confidence’ vote
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG has postponed a 12 Dec extraordinary general meeting specially arrange…
Michelin targets €600m savings through to 2020
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Basel, Switzerland – French tire maker Michelin is expecting to save more than €600m over the 2019-…
Cefic ‘optimistic’ over EU chemical industry growth in 2019
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Brussels – The European chemicals manufacturing sector is set for a mini-rebound next year, accordi…
TRM develops 'automated' retreading production cell for US market
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Trento, Italy – Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM), part of Marangoni Meccanica SpA, has supplied what…
NBR latex demand to grow 10% through to 2025
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Independence, Ohio – The nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) latex market is set to exceed $2.4 billion …
Technology: Evonik puts tires on road to sustainability
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries AG is highlighting the role of a rubber process additive in turn…
Cooper, Sailun to build joint venture TBR tire plant in Vietnam
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Sailun Vietnam Co. Ltd. have agreed to set up a joint …
