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US postpones decision on Chinese wheel imports
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Washington – The US department of commerce has postponed its preliminary determination on steel whe…
Borealis to acquire control of S. Korean compounder
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Cheonan, South Korea – Borealis AG is acquiring “a controlling stake” in South Korean compounder DY…
Continental Carbon building 150ktpa production plant in India
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Dusseldorf, Germany – Continental Carbon India Limited (CCIL) is building a green filed carbon blac…
Wacker to raise silicone prices
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG will raise prices for silicone rubber in its Europe, Middle East…
Goodyear cuts earnings forecast, again
Added: 29 Oct 2018
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has lowered its expectations for fiscal 2018 operating income slightly "to r…
Mighty unhappy with tire industry’s new NR platform
Added: 29 Oct 2018
Washington – The tire industry’s Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) is “doomed …
Kraiburg aims to take TPEs into new applications
Added: 29 Oct 2018
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Kraiburg TPE is bringing "the best of both worlds" together in a techno…
Hyundai E&C cancels €458m petrochemicals deal with Iran due to sanctions
Added: 29 Oct 2018
South Korean Hyundai Engineering & Construction has cancelled a KRW594bn (€485m) deal to build a pe…
Borealis plastomers a “first” for healthcare industry
Added: 28 Oct 2018
Vienna – Borealis and Borouge are introducing the “first controlled plastomers solution” for the gl…
Sumitomo to become corporate member of ETRMA
Added: 26 Oct 2018
Brussels – Sumitomo Rubber Group is to become a new ‘tyre corporate member’ of the European Tyre & …
Yiyang to supply 12 internal mixers to Chinese tire maker
Added: 26 Oct 2018
Yiyang, China – ChemChina-owned Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery has signed an order for 12 inter…
Dow introduces three new EPDM grades
Added: 26 Oct 2018
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. has introduced three new Nordel EPDMs – two ‘extra filler load…
Solvay to increase fluoroelastomer production
Added: 26 Oct 2018
Milan, Italy – Solvay SA is set to increase its fluoroelastomer (FKM) production globally to suppor…
Michelin supplier award for machinery maker VMI
Added: 26 Oct 2018
Epe, The Netherlands – Groupe Michelin has recognised the contribution of Dutch tire & rubber machi…
Clwyd Compounders drives up safety at new facility
Added: 25 Oct 2018
Wrexham, UK – Clwyd Compounders is employing variable frequency drives (VFDs) from Invertek Drives …
ETRMA, IRSG sustainability meeting in Brussels
Added: 25 Oct 2018
Brussels –"Bio-based, Sustainable, Critical: Natural Rubber and its Future" is the theme of a meeti…
China’s Red Avenue expands rubber additive capacity
Added: 25 Oct 2018
Zhangjiagang, China - Red Avenue New Materials is expanding its rubber additive capacity in Zhangji…
Conti takes full ownership of Sri Lankan tire maker
Added: 25 Oct 2018
Kalutara, Sri Lanka – Continental AG has recently acquired full ownership of Sri Lankan solid tire …
Industry launches global platform for sustainable NR
Added: 25 Oct 2018
Singapore – Natural rubber ‘stakeholders’ on 25 Oct announced the launch of an “independent platfor…
US firm buys speciality polymers maker Polytek
Added: 24 Oct 2018
New York – US private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired speciality polymers maker P…
