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Safe-Run: Invalidated patent covered "old technology"

Safe-Run: Invalidated patent covered "old technology"

Added: 31 Oct 2016

London – VMI's announcement of the invalidation of a Safe-Run patent has drawn a response from the …

Versalis aims to expand rubber business in US

Versalis aims to expand rubber business in US

Added: 31 Oct 2016

Milan, Italy – Versalis is looking to expand its synthetic rubber business in the US as part of an …

Nynas opens depot in the US

Nynas opens depot in the US

Added: 31 Oct 2016

New Jersey – Nynas is opening a storage and distribution facility for naphthenic speciliaty oils in…

Brexit: UK 'did not offer financial incentives' to keep Nissan

Brexit: UK 'did not offer financial incentives' to keep Nissan

Added: 31 Oct 2016

London – A government minister has denied that Japanese car maker Nissan was offered financial ince…

Analysis: Is EC the missing link in the circular economy?

Analysis: Is EC the missing link in the circular economy?

Added: 28 Oct 2016

London – The European Commission will need close collaboration with industry and accurate and relia…

Shin-Etsu Chemical to expand silicones business

Shin-Etsu Chemical to expand silicones business

Added: 28 Oct 2016

Tokyo – Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. is planning to establish a new silicones production plant in J…

Guayule rolling toward use in mass production

Guayule rolling toward use in mass production

Added: 28 Oct 2016

Akron, Ohio – Guayule rubber is passing all its physical tests with one year to go in a government-…

Maplan sets sights on US and Asia

Maplan sets sights on US and Asia

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Düsseldorf, Germany – Having moved 40km to an expanded new facility in Austria, Maplan is planning …

 Chris Holmes, director, materials engineering, future team at Adidas AG

Adidas to add US SpeedFactory in Atlanta

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Duesseldorf, Germany – Adidas’ first SpeedFactory in Ansbach, Germany, will be joined in 2017 by a …

UK chemical makers meet Brexit minister

UK chemical makers meet Brexit minister

Added: 27 Oct 2016

London -  UK chemical industry leaders got a chance for input into the upcoming Brexit negotiations…

VMI announces patent-invalidation win in Safe-Run dispute

VMI announces patent-invalidation win in Safe-Run dispute

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Epe, The Netherlands – In a new development in the intellectual property dispute between the compan…

Hankook to start US tire plant in April, expects expansion

Hankook to start US tire plant in April, expects expansion

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Seoul – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd has set its sight on further growth as part of its strategy to become …

DeSalle named Hoosier Tire president

DeSalle named Hoosier Tire president

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Lakeville, Indiana – Continental Tire the Americas LLC has promoted John DeSalle to president of it…

The reason for the expansion policy, said the Japanese chemicals manufacturer, is the fact that SSBR growth is exceeding that of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESBR).

Asahi Kasei eyes top position with SSBR capacity expansion

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Tokyo – Japanese speciality chemicals company, Asahi Kasei, is planning to expand its solution styr…

Wacker silicones reports 23% profit rise in Q3

Wacker silicones reports 23% profit rise in Q3

Added: 27 Oct 2016

Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG’s silicones business has posted a 23% profit rise despite flat s…

Parker Hannifin buoyed by rebound in orders

Parker Hannifin buoyed by rebound in orders

Added: 26 Oct 2016

Cleveland, Ohio – Parker Hannifin Corp. has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in net income, to …

Toyoda Gosei launches $5m US expansion

Toyoda Gosei launches $5m US expansion

Added: 26 Oct 2016

Dover, Ohio – Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is investing in its Meteor Sealing Systems subsidiary.

The automo…

Covestro eyes growth through innovation

Covestro eyes growth through innovation

Added: 26 Oct 2016

Düsseldorf, Germany – Finding success takes time. That’s why materials maker Covestro AG is looking…

Conti launches OTR business in Americas

Conti launches OTR business in Americas

Added: 26 Oct 2016

Fort Mill, South Carolina – Continental Tire the Americas LLC has initiated sales of OTR tires in t…

Trelleborg earnings up as Mitas integrates

Trelleborg earnings up as Mitas integrates

Added: 26 Oct 2016

Trelleborg, Sweden – As Trelleborg completed the integration of its latest acquisitions in the thir…