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MOL increases butadiene production, to build rubber plant
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Budapest – Hungarian petrochemical group MOL has started production at its new butadiene plant in T…
Orion unveils carbon blacks for increased fuel efficiency
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Cleveland, Ohio – Orion Engineered Carbons LLC has introduced Ecorax S 204 and S 206, two new rubbe…
Settlement reached in Cooper-Apollo alleged insider trader case
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Washington — Steven C. Watson, a Lynnfield, Mass., man who allegedly engaged in insider trading bas…
Sumitomo rolls out 100-millionth tire in China
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Changshu, China – Sumitomo Rubber Changshu, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Group, produced its one…
US biotech firm to study sunflower rubber
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Durham, North Carolina – A new US start-up, Edison Agrosciences, is developing a sunflower rubber c…
Trinseo CFO resigns
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer (CFO) John Fe…
Avon reports sharp rise in 2015 profits
Added: 18 Nov 2015
Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber has reported an 8-percent rise in its revenues for the full year 2015 wi…
Semperit revenue up as capacity expands
Added: 18 Nov 2015
Vienna – Semperit Group has posted an increase in sales and profits in the first three quarters of …
Bluestar Silicones expands distribution network in India
Added: 18 Nov 2015
Shanghai, China - Bluestar Silicones, an overseas subsidiary of China National Bluestar group, has …
Interview: Industry 4.0 drives Arburg, Germany
Added: 18 Nov 2015
So much has been written about Industry 4.0, but there still are misperceptions about the concept. …
Momentive settles IP legal action against Qingdao Siltech
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Inc has reached an out of court settlement wi…
Chinese automotive parts maker buys US rubber moulder
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Staples, Minnesota – Zhongli North America Inc., the North American unit of automotive parts manufa…
EU car demand positive despite slow-down
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Brussels – The EU passenger car market continued to grow in the month of October albeit at a slower…
Goodyear launches US online tire sales
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s online tire-buying program, which the tire maker announced at its annual d…
Bridgestone launches offer for US auto parts chain
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is launching its previously announced tender offer…
Kumho Crugen tires fitted on Jeep Renegade
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Already a supplier of tires for the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Fiat Freemont, Ku…
Shin-Etsu to invest €180m in silicone business expansion
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Tokyo - Shin-Etsu is expanding its silicone rubber business in Japan and elsewhere, according to a …
Solvay launches fluoroelastomer plant in China
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Changshu, China – Chemicals company Solvay SA opened a fluoroelastomers plant in Changshu, China, o…
Toyo shareholders confirm new execs
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. shareholders have approved the hiring of industry outsid…
Kumho USA moves HQ to Atlanta
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Atlanta, Georgia – Kumho Tire USA Inc has moved its corporate headquarters to Atlanta from Rancho C…
