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IISRP to honour McGraw and Wouters

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

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

Titan sales, earnings slide in Q3

Added: 9 Nov 2015

Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. reported operating losses for both the quarter and nine…

 Abdulrahman Al-Wuhaib (L), senior vice president downstream at Saudi Aramco, and Lanxess CEO Matthias Zachert at signing of JV agreement

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

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

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”

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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%

Evonik performance materials' sales drop 11%

Added: 5 Nov 2015

Essen, Germany – Evonik AG’s Performance Materials segment, which produces polymer materials and in…

At an opening ceremony on 27 Oct, MFS president, Hideshi Kawachi pledged to try to make “a significant contribution to the development of the automotive and packaging industries in China.”

Mitsui opens compound plants in Shanghai

Added: 3 Nov 2015

Shanghai, China – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has officially opened its new manufacturing and sales opera…