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Sibur elastomers business up
Added: 16 Mar 2017
Moscow – Russia’s Sibur increased its year-on-year elastomers production 8.6% in 2016, with sales v…
Wacker to raise prices for silicone products
Added: 16 Mar 2017
Munich, Germany – Wacker AG is raising its prices for silicone polymers, silicone fluids and silico…
Arsenal strengthens PU foam business with Covestro unit acquisition
Added: 16 Mar 2017
New York – Arsenal Capital Partners has made another polyurethane foam deal, this time buying part …
Arlanxeo sales, earnings decline in "difficult" environment
Added: 16 Mar 2017
Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo, the 50:50 synthetic rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Ara…
"Zombie" warning as China’s rubber sector rebounds
Added: 15 Mar 2017
Guangzhou, China – China’s tire & rubber products sector reported €141 billion (1.03 trillion yuan)…
Yokohama completes acquisition of Japanese industrial tires producer
Added: 15 Mar 2017
Tokyo –Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has completed the previously announced acquisition of Aichi Tire I…
US navy develops transparent TPE armour
Added: 15 Mar 2017
Washington - The US Naval Research Laboratory is actively seeking licensees to manufacture its pate…
Wacker reports growth in silicones business
Added: 15 Mar 2017
Munich, Germany – Wacker silicones business has reported growth in year-on-year sales in 2016, with…
Bridgestone names executive VP to see over solutions businesses
Added: 15 Mar 2017
Tokyo – Bridgestone has promoted chief quality officer and executive vice-president Shuichi Ishibas…
TPMS issues cause big rise in UK safety-test failures
Added: 14 Mar 2017
London – An alarming number of cars are failing the UK’s MOT safety tests due to defects in tire pr…
Swan to distribute Robac technology in US, Canada
Added: 14 Mar 2017
Consett, UK – Swan Chemical Inc. (SCI) will be distributing Robinson Brothers’ Robac technology for…
Difficult markets, JV demerger impact Semperit results
Added: 14 Mar 2017
Vienna – Semperit AG’s 2016 revenue was impacted by “persistently difficult market environment” in …
Pyrolyx names new chairman
Added: 14 Mar 2017
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG’s supervisory board has elected Alexis P. Gurdjian as the new chairman…
Doublestar inks stock purchase agreement with Kumho creditors - report
Added: 13 Mar 2017
Seoul – Chinese tire maker Doublestar Tyre Co. has signed an agreement with Kumho Tire creditors fo…
Michelin relaunching Defender line in North America
Added: 13 Mar 2017
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. is relaunching its Defender line of passen…
Conti appoints new heads at PLT tire unit
Added: 13 Mar 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental’s passenger and light truck (PLT) tires development unit has appoint…
Trelleborg opens polyurethane facility in UK
Added: 13 Mar 2017
Redford, UK – Trelleborg AB’s applied technologies operation inaugurated a new purpose built facili…
Denka raises neoprene prices again
Added: 10 Mar 2017
LaPlace, Louisiana – Denka Performance Elastomer (DPE), which took over Dupont's neoprene business …
NR production falls 2.2% in early 2017
Added: 10 Mar 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Production of natural rubber by member of the Association of Natural Rubber Producin…
Kuraray raises elastomer prices for third time in 2017
Added: 10 Mar 2017
Tokyo – Japanese chemicals company Kuraray has raised prices for its elastomer products for a third…
