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IISRP to honour McGraw and Wouters
Added: 10 Nov 2015
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) is to hono…

Machine maker Maplan ready to mobilise
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Ternitz, Austria – On-the-move Maplan GmbH plans to ramp up production of its rubber injection moul…

Titan sales, earnings slide in Q3
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. reported operating losses for both the quarter and nine…

Lanxess foresees slow take-off for Aramco rubber JV
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Cologne, Germany – The joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco will not enjoy the benefits o…

Conti posts strong Q3, raises forecast
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s has raised its full-year forecast for earnings from its rubber …

Toyo reports rise in sales
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co has registered a 4.8-percent rise in net sales in its first ni…

Rhein Chemie selling research in parts other players cannot REACH
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Cologne, Germany – While EU chemical safety legislation REACH has proved costly, it could eventuall…

Lehigh wins sustainable technology award
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Atlanta – Lehigh Technologies, an Atlanta-based manufacturer of micronised rubber powders (MRPs) fr…

Cimcorp unveils improved “Dream Factory”
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Ulvila, Finland - Cimcorp has expanded its Dream Factory system to include the handling of raw mate…

TrelleborgVibracoustic opens plant in Thailand
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Rayong, Thailand – TrelleborgVibracoustic inaugurated a new plant in Rayong, Thailand to supply aut…

Lanxess setting up rubber JV in China
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Chongqing, China – Lanxess AG and Chongqing Changshou Chemical are to set up a 50:50 joint venture …

Press release: Sibur to exhibit at RubberTech China 2015 in Shanghai
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Shanghai, China - Sibur will exhibit its synthetic rubber products and projects earmarked for expor…

Australians get a kick out of recycled rubber
Added: 6 Nov 2015
Suffolk, UK – Suffolk-based Murfitts Industries has supplied recycled rubber for use on football pi…

Chemical companies “will never know full cost of REACH”
Added: 5 Nov 2015
London - Meeting the requirements of the EU's REACH chemicals safety regulations has been a long, h…

Lanxess ups earnings forecast as savings roll in
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Cologne, Germany – Earlier than expected returns from its business realignment have prompted Lanxes…

Cooper Standard reports solid third quarter
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Holdings Inc, parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, re…

Cabot posts loss in 2015 full year results
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corporation has posted a loss both in sales and earnings in its 2015 …

Trinseo synthetic rubber revenue down
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo’s synthetic rubber revenue dropped 19 percent to $126 million (€116 …

Evonik performance materials' sales drop 11%
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Essen, Germany – Evonik AG’s Performance Materials segment, which produces polymer materials and in…

Mitsui opens compound plants in Shanghai
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Shanghai, China – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has officially opened its new manufacturing and sales opera…