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Hyosung opens Indian spandex production plant
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Company also mulling new production plant in Americas

People: Cooper Tire names news CFO
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Ben Patel was previously Tenneco Inc.'s chief technology officer

Avon marks 2019 as “transformational” year
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Company to target “value enhancing acquisitions” to complement its existing business.

Natural rubber price tracker: Markets rally
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Prices across all major Far East markets registered strong improvements

Equity firm acquires US rubber additives business
Added: 29 Nov 2019
PSG Polymer Additives suppiles homogenising agents, process aids, dispersions, and release agents f…

Bridgestone building “next generation” innovation campus
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Innovation park scheduled to start operation in June 2020

Kuraray's isoprene unit sees 34% decline in profits
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Unit, which includes thermoplastic rubber materials, posts operating income of Yen4.1 billion for f…

Solvay to raise FKM capacity in Italy by 30%
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Plant output to increase by 30% to serve “ongoing strong demand”

Sailun, Cooper inaugurate Vietnam tire JV
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Commercial production of truck and bus tires slated for early 2020

Aeolus, Onyx discussing TBR joint venture in Sri Lanka
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Sources close to negotiations say JV facility would mitigate impact of EU and US import duties on A…

Butadiene plant explosion injures three in Texas
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Port Neches facility belongs to raw materials supplier TPC Group

UK chemicals order books, sales turn positive
Added: 27 Nov 2019
CBA members under pressure due to financing "historically high stock levels"

French tire groups to promote retreading on new website
Added: 27 Nov 2019
SNCP and SPP mobilise to defend multi-life tire model for the circular economy

European associations call for ambitious industrial strategy
Added: 27 Nov 2019
Brussels - Industry4Europe has published a new “joint paper” calling for an ambitious long-term ind…

Mitsubishi Chemical acquiring PU elastomer business in US
Added: 26 Nov 2019
Business supplies products for medical devices such as cardiovascular catheters.

Toyoda Gosei shedding German seals manufacturer
Added: 26 Nov 2019
Toyoda Gosei Meteor being sold to AEQPH GmbH, a subsidiary of a German business fund

ERJ prepares Tire Technology Expo 2020 preview
Added: 26 Nov 2019
Preview to appear in ERJ's Jan/Feb 2019 issue; extended submission deadline of 8 Jan.

ETRMA backs revised EU tire labelling text
Added: 26 Nov 2019
Brussels-based group believes new text addresses shortcomings of the existing regulation

Linglong rolls out first TBR tire from fourth China plant
Added: 26 Nov 2019
Development marks a milestone in the Chinese tire maker’s growth plan.

Corrie MacColl details landmark collaboration in Cameroon
Added: 25 Nov 2019
Mighty Earth and Community Forests Platform have joined the Cameroon Sustainability Council