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Doublestar trials new tire factory; building recycling plant
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Company's third ‘Industrial 4.0’ factory in China with full-process smart manufacturing
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Doublestar trials new tire factory; building recycling plant
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Company's third ‘Industrial 4.0’ factory in China with full-process smart manufacturing
Trinseo connecting with customers to prepare for Brexit
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Trinseo is working with its customers and suppliers to prepare for the potential implications of Br…
DRAFT Teknor Apex will open new compounding plant in Germany in early 2020
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Materials firm Teknor Apex Co. is on track to open a new compounding plant in Germany early next ye…
Sabic launches polyolefin elastomer materials for footwear
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) has launched a dedicated polyolefin elastomer (POE) fo…
Sumitomo AI-based technology for extended performance
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd is claiming a breakthrough in rubber technology that it said will al…
Mesnac launches smart tire-making systems and equipment
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Innovations include a development system, a mixed reality system for maintenance and a big data ana…
Safer urethane catheters become softer in the body
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Optimised material for central venous catheters claimed to reduce risk of medical complications
…Conti: Five years of low growth in global auto output
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Solid third quarter performance but issues downbeat forecast for future growth prospects in the aut…
Kraiburg TPE 'closes the gap' with hybrid compounds
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Thermoplastic elastomer hybrids "close the performance gap” between thermoplastic elastomers and co…
Indian researchers develop polyols from rubber seed oil
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Team has developed a bio-based polyol for polyurethane from rubber seed oil
Goodyear finds traction with soybean oil
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Plans to replace petroleum-derived processing oils with soybean oil in its tires by 2040 and increa…
Lean production set-up to 'cushion' Maplan
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Agile manufacturing approach is “proving its worth” for Austrian rubber moulding machine maker
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Cefic, CIA hopeful over "not perfect" Brexit deal
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Chemicals industry groups in the UK and Europe have given a cautious welcome to last week’s EU-UK a…
World NR supply falls 8.3% in first half
Added: 20 Oct 2019
The world supply of natural rubber (NR) fell 8.3% to 5.853 million tonnes during the first half of …
Huntsman launches "soft & flexible" 3D printing materials
Added: 20 Oct 2019
Huntsman Corp. is highlighting its advances in additive manufacturing technology at this year's K s…
People: Chemours names new fluoroproducts business president
Added: 20 Oct 2019
Chemours Co. has appointed Edwin Sparks to lead its fluoroproducts business as president.
Omnova shareholders approve Synthomer merger
Added: 20 Oct 2019
Shareholders of Omnova Solutions Inc. have approved the agreement that will see London-based Syntho…
Conti chief outlines plan to boost EV, software expertise
Added: 20 Oct 2019
Elmar Degenhart, CEO of Continental Corp. since August 2009, embarked on his biggest project yet in…
Michelin adds turf mower tires to Tweel airless line
Added: 20 Oct 2019
Michelin North America Inc. is adding three turf products for mowers to its Tweel airless radial li…
