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TrelleborgVibracoustic opens plant in Thailand
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Rayong, Thailand – TrelleborgVibracoustic inaugurated a new plant in Rayong, Thailand to supply aut…
Lanxess setting up rubber JV in China
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Chongqing, China – Lanxess AG and Chongqing Changshou Chemical are to set up a 50:50 joint venture …
Press release: Sibur to exhibit at RubberTech China 2015 in Shanghai
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Shanghai, China - Sibur will exhibit its synthetic rubber products and projects earmarked for expor…
Australians get a kick out of recycled rubber
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Suffolk, UK – Suffolk-based Murfitts Industries has supplied recycled rubber for use on football pi…
Chemical companies “will never know full cost of REACH”
Added: 5 Nov 2015
London - Meeting the requirements of the EU's REACH chemicals safety regulations has been a long, h…
Lanxess ups earnings forecast as savings roll in
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Cologne, Germany – Earlier than expected returns from its business realignment have prompted Lanxes…
Cooper Standard reports solid third quarter
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Holdings Inc, parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, re…
Cabot posts loss in 2015 full year results
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corporation has posted a loss both in sales and earnings in its 2015 …
Trinseo synthetic rubber revenue down
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo’s synthetic rubber revenue dropped 19 percent to $126 million (€116 …
Evonik performance materials' sales drop 11%
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Essen, Germany – Evonik AG’s Performance Materials segment, which produces polymer materials and in…
Mitsui opens compound plants in Shanghai
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Shanghai, China – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has officially opened its new manufacturing and sales opera…
GW Plastics invests in medical moulding expansion
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Bethel, Vermont – GW Plastics Inc. will be breaking ground later this month on a major expansion of…
Wacker Silicones posts high sales, earnings
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Munich, Germany – Wacker AG has posted “substantial sales growth” in its third quarter 2015 results…
Pyrolyx receives first order from international tire-maker
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG has received its first order from an international tire-maker for reco…
Nokian reports “improved profitability”
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Nokia, Sweden – Nokian Tyres has published its third quarter results, where it has reported improve…
Crumb rubber report stirs up passionate debate in US
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Washington – NBC News' updated report on alleged health hazards linked to synthetic turf made with …
Michelin to shut plants, cut 1600 jobs, in major EU rejig
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin is set to close down a number of tire production and retreading…
Ireland adopts new tire waste scheme
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Dublin – The Republic of Ireland has established a new waste tire compliance scheme, following a de…
Hankook earnings drop in Q3 2015 as demand declines
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Seoul – Hankook Tire has reported a year-on-year decline in its third quarter results, with operati…
Science group acquires new carbon black technology
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Oak Ridge, Tennessee – Pittsburgh-, Pensylvania-based science consulting group, RJ Lee Group, has s…
