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Lawsuit filed against Denka, DuPont for CR emissions
Added: 4 Sep 2017
LaPlace, Louisiana – A group of LaPlace residents have filed a class action lawsuit against Denka P…
Ex-Nokian employees sentenced for 'violating secrets'
Added: 4 Sep 2017
Nokia, Finland – A district court in Finland has sentenced ten former Nokian Tyres employees charge…
Birla gains top sustainability rating
Added: 4 Sep 2017
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon has again gained a gold rating for sustainability practices from EcoVa…
ChemChina, Fraunhofer to work on Industry 4.0, new materials
Added: 4 Sep 2017
Munich, Germany – ChemChina-owned China National Chemical Equipment (CNCE) and Fraunhofer Institute…
ERJ publisher wins US tire leadership award
Added: 3 Sep 2017
Bowie, Maryland - David Zielasko, vice president of Crain Communications Inc. and publisher of Rubb…
VW recalling Passats, CCs for fuel-pump failures
Added: 3 Sep 2017
Washington, DC – Volkswagen of America Inc. is recalling 280,915 Passat and CC models because a fue…
Conti debuts track for farming's highest horsepower tractors
Added: 3 Sep 2017
Decatur, Illinois – ContiTech North America Inc. is introducing an enhanced version of its Trackman…
US rubber industry hit by Texas hurricane
Added: 1 Sep 2017
Houston, Texas – Hurricane Harvey, which struck the southeastern coast of Texas as a Category 4 sto…
Fakuma: Kraiburg TPE targets adhesion, surface properties
Added: 1 Sep 2017
Kraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg TPE will highlight its latest developments in the field of thermoplas…
Tosoh gains on higher chloroprene rubber sales, pricing
Added: 1 Sep 2017
Tokyo, Japan—Tosoh Corp. has reported increased shipments of its chloroprene rubber materials in a …
Blair Rubber expands in South Korea
Added: 1 Sep 2017
Seville, Ohio—Rubber liner maker Blair Rubber Co. is expanding steadily its reach overseas.
It recen…
Trelleborg shuffles management in sealing business
Added: 1 Sep 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has appointed Peter Hahn as president of Trelleborg Sealing Solu…
Natural rubber prices show signs of stabilisation
Added: 1 Sep 2017
London – Natural Rubber prices have been following a positive trend since end of June, with markets…
Bridgestone retains top spot in global tire industry ranking
Added: 1 Sep 2017
Status quo reigned over the 2017 global tire rankings, even as the estimated value of the entire in…
Update: Arkema's hurricane-damaged additives plant in danger of explosion
Added: 31 Aug 2017
Crosby, Texas –The Arkema chemical plant at Crosby near the flooded US city of Houston is expected …
Synthetic rubber buoys Asahi Kasei earnings
Added: 31 Aug 2017
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. has reported strong growth in sales and operating income in the first qua…
Freudenberg expands Irish medical technology site
Added: 31 Aug 2017
Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland – Freudenberg Group’s medical business is expanding its catheter manufa…
Denka notes “firm” demand for chloroprene rubber
Added: 31 Aug 2017
Tokyo – Denka Co. Ltd achieved increased shipments of chloroprene rubber in the three months to 30 …
Gazprom starts production of ‘environmentally-friendly’ rubber oil
Added: 31 Aug 2017
Moscow - Gazpromneft Lubricants, operator of the Gazprom Neft lubricants business, has begun produc…
Update: Arkema reports “explosions and smoke” at Crosby Plant
Added: 31 Aug 2017
Crosby, Texas – French chemicals manufacturer Arkema Group has reported of explosions at its floode…
