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Sinorgchem appeals ITC antidegradants ruling
Added: 25 Sep 2006
Washington -- Sinorgchem Co. has petitioned the US Federal Circuit appeals court for an appeal of t…

Nexen opens branch office in China
Added: 25 Sep 2006
Qingdao, China -- Nexen Tire Corp. has opened a branch office in China to spur its penetration of t…

ExxonMobil Chemical to build new elastomer plant in Baton Rouge
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical will build a new facility at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, comp…

Lanxess invests €15 m into chloroprene rubber production expansion
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany - Chemical maker Lanxess has invested €15 million into boosting production o…

Albemarle lifts price for Saytex flame retardant by 10 pc
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Flame retardant maker Albemarle Corp. will increase the global price of it…

Conti puts a stop to takeover bid
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Hanover, Germany -- A private equity investor has approached Continental AG for a potential takeove…

Dow Europe lifts price of hydrocarbon and synthetic rubber in EMEA
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe GmbH, the European arm of Dow Chemical Co., is raising the price …

Lanxess restarts production of Vulkanox DPPD
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has restarted production of its Vulkanox DPPD (N,N'-Diphenyl-p-ph…

Omnova Solutions lifts sales, earnings in Q3
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Omnova Solutions Inc. reported net income of $3.3 million (€2.6 million) in the…

Attempted coup in Thailand unlikely to have lasting effect on NR market
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Bangkok -- All forward offers for Thai natural rubber contracts were withdrawn after the country's …

Goodyear launches energy-saving conveyor belt
Added: 19 Sep 2006
Palm Springs, California - Goodyear Engineered Products' new rubber conveyor belt compound will red…

Degussa tackles rolling resistance with new tyre silane
Added: 19 Sep 2006
Dusseldorf, Germany -- Degussa AG has developed a new silane that is aimed at further reducing roll…

Chemtura makes insider business director of phosphorous flame retardants unit
Added: 19 Sep 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut -- Chemtura Corp. has appointed Janet Chetland as business director of its …

News from elsewhere on the web 19/Sept/06
Added: 19 Sep 2006
(10 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ERJ seeks technical reporter
Added: 18 Sep 2006
London - ERJ has an immediate vacancy for an enthusiastic journalist with good command of the Engli…

London to host elastomer engineering conference in Nov
Added: 18 Sep 2006
London - An industry conference on elastomer engineering will take place in London on 23 Nov.
Organi…

Eliokem to raise price for Wingstay phenolic antioxidant
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Villejust, France - Speciality chemical maker Eliokem will raise the price of its phenolic antioxid…

Ansell commits to latex glove production
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Red Bank, New Jersey - Ansell Healthcare, a subsidiary of Australian latex maker Ansell Ltd, has co…

Lanxess still expanding butyl rubber capacity
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany -Â Ron Commander, head of Lanxess' butyl rubber business unit said the company…

EU car registrations up on 2005
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Brussels - Despite declines in new car registrations in the months of June, July and August, regist…