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Tekni-Plex begins production at new China manufacturing facility
Added: 30 Aug 2017
Wayne, Pennsylvania – Tekni-Plex Inc.'s new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, officially beg…
Mitsui to launch elastomer expansion in Q3
Added: 30 Aug 2017
Tokyo - Mitsui Chemicals is expecting to start an elastomer capacity expansion at its production fa…
Pirelli reportedly divides production at Russian plant - DRAFT
Added: 30 Aug 2017
Kirov, Russia - Pirelli & C SpA has reportedly separated production of passenger car and industrial…
Harvey forces US chemical-plant shutdowns
Added: 29 Aug 2017
Detroit, Michigan - Petrochemicals units along the Texas coast shut down in advance of Hurricane Ha…
Tokai takes over Thai carbon black venture
Added: 29 Aug 2017
Tokyo – Tokai Carbon Corp. has acquired full ownership of Thai Tokai Carbon Product Co., Ltd. (TCP)…
Rubber additives market set for 5% annual growth
Added: 29 Aug 2017
Dublin – World demand for rubber additives is projected to grow at a a CAGR of 4.99% to $5.440 bill…
Birla Carbon names North America president
Added: 29 Aug 2017
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon has appointed Mark Bass as president, North America region, effective …
Shin-Etsu to expand silicones production in US
Added: 29 Aug 2017
Tokyo - Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. is planning to expand production capacity at the Shin-Etsu Silicones…
Datwyler: Elastomers for tomorrow’s healthcare market
Added: 29 Aug 2017
With the increasing demands for highly sensitive drugs such as biologics and biosimilars, the requi…
Polyurethane flower blooms in the sunshine
Added: 28 Aug 2017
Singapore – A 3D printed-polyurethane flower that blooms when exposed to sunlight has been created …
Pyrolyx starts building US carbon black plant
Added: 27 Aug 2017
Munich, Germany – Recovered carbon black (rCB) producer Pyrolyx AG, has stated construction of an …
BACKUP Latex industry impacted by many trends
Added: 27 Aug 2017
Fairlawn, Ohio—Companies involved in the synthetic latex industry are part of a complicated value c…
EC statement on Chinese truck & bus tire probe
Added: 27 Aug 2017
Brussels – The European Commission has started anti-dumping investigation proceedings concerning im…
Covestro shuffles management ahead of CEO departure
Added: 25 Aug 2017
German speciality chemicals company Covestro AG has announced managerial changes in its polyurethan…
Orders from China, top tire makers buoy VMI
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – Dutch tire and rubber machinery maker VMI is on track for strong gro…
JSR Elastomer sales, earnings up sharply in Q1
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Tokyo – JSR Corp’s Elastomer unit has delivered a strong first-quarter business performance, the gr…
Mexico launches ESBR dumping probe
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Akron, Ohio - The Mexican Ministry of Economy announced 10 Aug that it was initiating an investigat…
EU chemicals industry registers growth in H1 2017
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Brussels –EU chemicals production has grown significantly this year, while still remaining below pr…
UK tire recyclers alarmed by Irish cost-recovery scheme
Added: 25 Aug 2017
London – A new tire-compliance scheme in the Republic of Ireland could “seriously distort end-of-li…
Viewpoint: Strength and weaknesses of India’s tire industry
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Article by K Ganapathy a veteran of the Indian tire industry now living in the US. He has recently …
