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Chemicals trio to produce butadiene derivatives in Thailand
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Tokyo – Kuraray Co., PTT Global Chemical Public Co. and Sumitomo Corp. have agreed to carry out a j…
Goodyear eyes investment in US truck and earthmover factory
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Topeka, Kansas – Goodyear is considering making “strategic investments” in its Topeka truck and ear…
Chem-Trend acquires release agents supplier
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Troy, Michigan – Chem-Trend has acquired Huron Technologies Inc. – a supplier of customised mould r…
UK growth forecasts downgraded as uncertainty hits investment
Added: 13 Sep 2016
London - In its first economic forecast since the European Union referendum, the British Chambers o…
Aliapur needs transport for 300kt of scrap tires
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Lyon, France – French tire recovery company Aliapur is inviting tenders from road hauliers for the …
Sibur-Reliance rubber JV takes one step closer to start-up
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Jamnagar, India – A rubber joint venture between India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Russia’s…
OCI starts up carbon black plant in China
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Zaozhuang, Shandong – South Korean chemicals company OCI has started an 80 kilotonne per annum (kpt…
Cabot JV to build fumed silica plant in China
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is to form a joint venture (JV) with Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng …
Concarb expands partnership with RD Abbott
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Medicine Hat, Alberta – Cancarb Ltd has named the RD Abbott Co. Inc as Cancarb’s agent for Thermax …
ZC Rubber opening two-wheeler tire plant
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Zhejiang, China – China’s Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. is preparing to start production at its new…
Semperit finance boss opts to depart
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Vienna – Semperit CFO Johannes Schmidt-Schultes has informed the company he will not be available f…
Triangle launches IPO to improve global presence
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Franklin, Tennessee – Triangle Tire has launched an initial public offering (IPO) at the Shanghai S…
VMI, Safe-Run in patent-infringement dispute
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Epe, The Netherlands / Suzhou, China – VMI is taking legal steps against alleged patent-infringemen…
Sentury to build US plant in Georgia
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Lagrange, Georgia – China’s Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. has selected LaGrange in southwest Georgi…
Analysis: NR pricing takes one step forward, two steps back
Added: 9 Sep 2016
London - Far East natural rubber traders painted a mixed picture in the August, with signs of impro…
Report: US carbon black market on five-year growth track
Added: 8 Sep 2016
Dublin – The US carbon black market is on track to grow at a CAGR of 4.2 percent from 2016 to 2021,…
Cabot introduces new weather stripping carbon blacks in Asia
Added: 8 Sep 2016
Shanghai, China – Cabot Corp. is introducing three carbon black products specifically for weather s…
Report: Silicone elastomers demand to hit €7bn by 2021
Added: 8 Sep 2016
Pune, India – Global demand for silicone elastomers is set to grow at a projected CAGR of 6.49 perc…
Trelleborg buys US seals distributor
Added: 8 Sep 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg has finalised the acquisition of privately owned US-based Anderson …
HM Royal to distribute Wacker's LSR
Added: 8 Sep 2016
Adrian, Michigan – Wacker Chemical Corp. has selected HM Royal Inc. as distributor for its Elastosi…
