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Shin-Etsu raises silicones prices amid cost pressure from China
Added: 22 Nov 2017
Tokyo – Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. is increasing prices for its silicone products both in Japan and glo…
Bekaert in major expansion of Russian site
Added: 22 Nov 2017
Lipetsk, Russia - Bekaert Lipetsk (Russia) has recently launched a major expansion programme at its…
Malaysian Rubber Board appoints new head
Added: 22 Nov 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Dr Zairossani bin Mohd Nor has been appointed as the new director general of the Mal…
Russian automotive parts exports set to increase
Added: 22 Nov 2017
Moscow, Russia - Between 2010 and 2014, the manufacture of rubber & plastic automotive parts in Rus…
TIP study concludes tire particles safe for human beings
Added: 22 Nov 2017
San Francisco, California – Tire and road wear particles (TRWP) do not pose a threat to human healt…
Momentive delays IPO
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc. postponed its planned initial p…
Hexpol profits dip despite higher sales
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has posted a 1% year-on-year drop in operating profit, to SEK470 million …
US state revoking Chemours' permit to discharge processed wastewater
Added: 21 Nov 2017
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced on 16 Nov that it was moving…
Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Singapore –Halcyon Agri Corp Ltd, the natural rubber processing and merchandising company, has ente…
Michelin selling stake in Double Coin joint venture
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Paris – Groupe Michelin is selling its 40% stake in the Double Coin (Anhui) Warrior Tire Co. Ltd jo…
Triangle eyes North Carolina for plants
Added: 20 Nov 2017
Weihai, China — Triangle Group Co. Ltd. has identified North Carolina as the preferred site for a p…
China opens natural rubber R&D centre
Added: 20 Nov 2017
Haikou, China – A research and development centre for natural rubber has been set up by Chinese and…
EU chemicals output up 3.7%
Added: 19 Nov 2017
Brussels – Chemicals output within the EU increased 3.7% during the first eight months of 2017, com…
Pirelli premium strategy drives 10% earnings growth
Added: 19 Nov 2017
Milan – Pirelli & C. SpA’s strategy to focus on high value, premium tires has paid off with a 9.7% …
Terror acts 'drive up' orders at Avon Rubber
Added: 17 Nov 2017
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has posted unaudited, preliminary results for its fiscal 2017 ended…
Semperit exits conveyor-belts cooperation in N America
Added: 17 Nov 2017
Vienna – Sempertrans USA LLC and Shaw Almex Industries Ltd are ending their cooperation in the Nort…
Sumitomo earnings drop amid “soaring” raw material prices
Added: 17 Nov 2017
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered double-digit drops in operating and ne…
Bridgestone opens mining supply unit in Australia
Added: 17 Nov 2017
Tokyo – Bridgestone Earthmover Tyres Pty Ltd (BSEM), a Bridgestone Corp subsidiary in Australia, ha…
Goodyear acquires German tire-inspection company
Added: 17 Nov 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has completed the acquisition of tire-inspection technology company Ventech …
Toyoda Gosei developing 'e-rubber' surgical simulators
Added: 16 Nov 2017
Kiyosu, Japan - Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. and the Japanese academic medical device start-up EBM Corp. …
