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Hallstar assists DuPont with VMX elastomers
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Cleveland, Ohip –US speciality chemicals company Hallstar is helping DuPont achieve enhanced temper…

Rhein Chemie ready to expand global presence
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Cleveland, Ohio - With its recent acquisition of Chemtura Corp., Lanxess AG is gearing up its Rhein…

Guizhou Tyre signs contact for Vietnam plant
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Guiyang, China – Guizhou Tyre signed contract with Vietnam’s Long Giang Industrial Park on 12 Novem…

Fires at Goodyear Beaumont, Danville facilities
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear is in the process of investigating the causes of two separate fires that occ…

Conti sees improved outlook for materials costs
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s Rubber Group, which includes Tire Division and ContiTech, has r…

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…