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The transaction would create the world’s largest and most comprehensive natural rubber supply chain management firm, according to a March 28 press release from Halcyon Agri. The businesses would be combined under the Halcyon Agri name and continue to be listed on the Singapore Commodity Exchange.

Sinochem to complete Halcyon Agri deal mid-July

Added: 12 Jul 2016

Shanghai – Chinese state-owned chemicals company Sinochem International and Halcyon Agri Corp. will…

Freudenberg doubles seals production at Hungary site

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Kecskemet, Hungary – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has completed and celebrated its expansion in…

Camso buys Belgian wheel-maker Eurowheel

Camso buys Belgian wheel-maker Eurowheel

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Herenthout, Belgium – Off-road tire specialist Camso Ltd. has acquired Eurowheel BVBA, a supplier o…

Interview: Cooper global R&D strategy paying dividends

Interview: Cooper global R&D strategy paying dividends

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s decision three years ago to combine its global research …

Poland posts largest quarterly growth in tire sector

Poland posts largest quarterly growth in tire sector

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Warsaw – Polish tire sales have seen their largest ever quarterly increase in the first three month…

Evonik to set up €117m US silica plant in South Carolina

Evonik to set up €117m US silica plant in South Carolina

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Essen, Germany – Evonik AG is getting closer to establishing another plant in the US.

The firm just …

Court ruling nets £130m for Fenner

Court ruling nets £130m for Fenner

Added: 11 Jul 2016

London – Fenner plc has received clearance from the High Court in London for shares-related changes…

Her key areas of work will be energy, climate change, health and safety and the environment, said an 11 July ETRMA announcement.

ETRMA adds environment, health & safety position

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Brussels – Cornelia Tietz has been appointed as the new director for EHS and climate action at the …

Interview: Trelleborg to step up technology investments in US

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Rome – Trelleborg Wheel Systems SpA, like its parent Trelleborg AB, always has taken great pride in…

Trelleborg, Freudenberg complete Vibracoustic deal

Trelleborg, Freudenberg complete Vibracoustic deal

Added: 11 Jul 2016

Stockholm, Sweden—Trelleborg A.B. has completed the sale of its shares in Vibracoustic GmbH to Freu…

Analysis: Rubber prices still south-facing

Analysis: Rubber prices still south-facing

Added: 8 Jul 2016

London - Just over a month ago we wrote that spring had rather quickly come and gone for natural ru…

Bridgestone to open second Nashville office

Bridgestone to open second Nashville office

Added: 8 Jul 2016

Antioch, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is planning to open an office complex in Nashville’s…

US tire makers weigh up impact of Brexit

US tire makers weigh up impact of Brexit

Added: 8 Jul 2016

Washington — Since citizens of the UK voted for the country to leave the European Union (EU), offic…

During the first years, compounds were developed for the household and automotive sector. The most important sectors were guards and mudflaps for Volvo and Scania.

Press release: 40 years of Elasto Sweden – a story of mudflaps to medical

Added: 8 Jul 2016

Halmstad, Sweden – 1976 was an eventful year. It was the year the Supersonic Concorde took its firs…

Chemours shares plunge as court rules for $5m compensation

Chemours shares plunge as court rules for $5m compensation

Added: 7 Jul 2016

Columbus, Ohio – Chemours Co. shares plunged 22 percent on 6 July, as a jury in Ohio determined tha…

Update: Strike ends at Orion plant in France

Update: Strike ends at Orion plant in France

Added: 7 Jul 2016

Ambѐs, France – A strike against the possible closure of Orion Engineered Carbons’ production plant…

UK car market set to fall amid Brexit uncertainty

UK car market set to fall amid Brexit uncertainty

Added: 7 Jul 2016

London – Despite a healthy 3.2-percent growth in the UK’s new car demand in the first half of 2016,…

Arlanxeo still doing house K-eeping

Arlanxeo still doing house K-eeping

Added: 7 Jul 2016

Duesseldorf, Germany - Arlanxeo officials set a fairly conservative tone when describing developmen…

US grants Cooper's request for inconsequential noncompliance

US grants Cooper's request for inconsequential noncompliance

Added: 6 Jul 2016

Washington – The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted Cooper Tire & Rubber…

Shared transport improves commuter mobility

Shared transport improves commuter mobility

Added: 6 Jul 2016

Study: On-demand shared vehicles provide better service for citizens ― Traditional bus lines with f…