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EC approves Pirelli takeover
Added: 2 Jul 2015
London – China National Tire & Rubber Co., a subsidiary of the China National Chemical Corp.(ChemCh…
Evonik expands butadiene production
Added: 2 Jul 2015
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries recently started a new plant to make butadiene and other C4-base…
Asian industry hit by new China rubber standard
Added: 2 Jul 2015
Beijing – Changes to China’s import tariff for compound natural rubber went into force on 1 July, s…
DuPont completes spin-off of Chemours
Added: 1 Jul 2015
Wilmington, Delaware - DuPont has completed the separation of its Performance Chemicals segment thr…
Borealis invests €160m in cracker performance
Added: 1 Jul 2015
Stenungsund, Sweden - Borealis is investing €160 million to upgrade the performance and efficiency …
ETRA to hold tire recycling conference in March 2016
Added: 1 Jul 2015
Brussles – The annual European Tyre Recycling Conference, organised by the European Tyre Recycling …
ContiTech unit set to open compounding plant in China
Added: 30 Jun 2015
London – Phoenix Compounding Technology, part of ContiTech AG, will be opening a new rubber compoun…
ExxonMobil offers new route to EPDM seal compounds
Added: 30 Jun 2015
Brussels - ExxonMobil Chemical has developed what it says is a novel approach for formulating its V…
Trelleborg to expand farm tire plant in China
Added: 30 Jun 2015
Xingtai, China - Trelleborg is to start a phase-3 expansion project at its agricultural tire plant …
Lanxess to announce rubber partner in November
Added: 29 Jun 2015
Nuremberg, Germany – Speciality rubber manufacturer Lanxess will announce the company it is to part…
Trinseo S-SBR nets top award at DKT
Added: 29 Jun 2015
Nuremberg, Germany – Latex, rubber and plastics company Trinseo has won the Deutsche Kautschuk-Gese…
Zeon to close UK plant by end of 2015
Added: 29 Jun 2015
Nuremberg, Germany – Zeon Corp. is scheduled to complete the planned closure of its synthetic rubbe…
Press release: New Lanxess EVM rubber for reduced mixing times
Added: 29 Jun 2015
Cologne, Germany – Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is launching a new family of pre-crosslinked…
Goodyear closes UK plant under EMEA consolidation plan
Added: 26 Jun 2015
Wolverhampton, UK – Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has launched a “rationalisation” plan in Europe, M…
Evonik terminates COO’s contract
Added: 26 Jun 2015
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries AG has announced that its supervisory board has resolved unanimo…
EU commercial vehicle demand rises for fifth month
Added: 26 Jun 2015
Brussels – Demand for new commercial vehicles in the EU increased 6 percent in May, marking the fif…
Rubber price recovery in start-stop mode
Added: 26 Jun 2015
London - Prior-week signs of stability in Asia’s natural rubber markets were mostly erased by data …
Smithers expands US tire testing lab
Added: 25 Jun 2015
Akron, Ohio – Testing firm Smithers Rapra has completed a realignment of its tire and wheel testing…
Major reshuffle at Wacker
Added: 25 Jun 2015
Munich, Germany – German chemical company Wacker has announced a number of changes to its top level…
Drive to get tire-labelling rules to stick in UK, Europe
Added: 25 Jun 2015
London – Tire retailers in the UK are being urged to provide better guidance on tire labelling at t…
