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Dow begins reopening polymer plants

Dow reports higher silicones demand, pricing in second quarter

Added: 22 Jul 2022

Chemicals group notes stronger Q2 demand for silicones and coatings applications

Swiss recycler TRS taps Buss for ELT process

Added: 22 Jul 2022

'Intelligent compounding’ concept to convert powder products derived from used tires into compound

Sumitomo tire factory in Turkey gains energy management mark

Added: 22 Jul 2022

ISO 50001 certification for passenger car tire operation follows same achievement at plants in Chin…

Marangoni Group announces death of former CEO

Added: 22 Jul 2022

Massimo De Alessandri passed away unexpectedly at the age of 58, said the Italian company

WDK: German rubber industry on flat growth track

Conti rubber units meet second-quarter sales expectations

Added: 21 Jul 2022

But preliminary figures note significant impairment for Tires group in Russia, restructuring costs …

Cefic: EU chemical output stagnates as prices fall

Mitsui Chemicals boss sees bright prospects for polyolefin elastomers

Added: 21 Jul 2022

Tafmer materials making inroads in “fiercely competitive” market for solar cell encapsulants

Goodyear boldly goes to develop tires for future Moon rovers

Added: 21 Jul 2022

Designing vehicle tires for extreme lunar conditions as part of Lockheed Martin project

Toyoda Gosei opens sealing products plant in China

Added: 21 Jul 2022

Manufacturing subsidiary moves to larger  weatherstrip plant in a new central China location

Focus on sustainability as carbon black prices normalise

New Monolith funding round nets over $300m 

Added: 20 Jul 2022

Backing for expansion of cleantech projects, including 120-160 ktpa carbon black facility by 2024

Milan, Italy – The Italian rubber and plastics machinery sector registered strong growth in 2017, with higher production and sales rates compared to the year before.

Italy report shows 26% rise in rubber machinery sales

Added: 20 Jul 2022

‘Machines and moulds for rubber’ contributed €246m to last year’s polymer processing equipment reve…

GRI exempted from Sri Lanka Covid lockdown

GRI advances $100m expansion of Sri Lanka tire production site

Added: 20 Jul 2022

Phase II increases capacity by 10% to meet demand from overseas agriculture industries

BASF ups prices for butanediol in Europe

BASF green lights €10bn petrochemical project in China

Added: 20 Jul 2022

Construction phase at Zhanjiang will focus on steam cracker and several downstream plants

Kraton charts performance on key sustainability metrics

Added: 20 Jul 2022

Sustainability Report 2021 tracks progress towards meeting targets for waste, water and greenhouse …

Trelleborg completes remote installation for deepwater energy project

Added: 20 Jul 2022

Upgrade of navigation and positioning systems for FPSOoperator in Angola

BFG, Michelin sued over alleged hazardous waste in US

US commission clears nitrile rubber importers

Added: 19 Jul 2022

Commerce department had determined materials from France, Mexico, and South Korea were being sold u…

German bike tire company develops "new-generation" rubber compound

Schwalbe steps up “world first” tire recycling system

Added: 19 Jul 2022

Collection step added to project with Technical University of Cologne and pyrolysis company Pyrum

Chemours selects Wilmington for Its global HQ

Chemours advances fluoroelastomer production process

Added: 19 Jul 2022

Technology employs non-fluorinated polymerisation aid to produce Viton APA grades

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant

Elkem to absorb energy plant subsidiary into group

Added: 19 Jul 2022

Salten Energigjenvinning to be dissolved as a legal entity under ‘merger plan’

Hexpol sales increase 41% in second quarter 

Added: 17 Jul 2022

Strong business development, sales to automotive-related customers “remained pending”

Porsche, Michelin pursue ‘sustainable natural rubber’ in Indonesia

Rubber futures “down sharply” on global economic woes

Added: 17 Jul 2022

JPX reports “robust speculative and fresh selling” last week in China