Latest News

Lanxess expects further pressure on SR unit in 2015
Added: 20 Mar 2015
Cologne, Germany – Speciality chemicals group Lanxess has substantially improved its operating resu…

Sibur posts 14% drop in SR revenue
Added: 20 Mar 2015
Moscow – Russian gas processing and petrochemicals major Sibur has reported a 34-percent rise in it…

Pirelli denies “formal” talks over sale
Added: 20 Mar 2015
Milan, Itay – Italian tire-maker Pirelli has issued a short statement, at the request of Italian Se…

ERJ Top 10 Stories of the Week (14 – 20 March)
Added: 20 Mar 2015
Lanxess is to stop EPDM rubber production at its Marl site in Germany and restructure its neodymium…

Lanxess to close EPDM plant, rejig butadiene rubber ops
Added: 19 Mar 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess is to stop EPDM rubber production at its Marl site in Germany and restru…

Trelleborg achieved 'highest ever' profit in 2014
Added: 19 Mar 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Despite challenging trading conditions, Trelleborg has continued to strengthe…

Move to set up global seals-testing protocols
Added: 19 Mar 2015
Plymouth, Michigan — Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies and the US Association for Rubber Product…

Vietnam joins ITRC to revive NR prices
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Bangkok – Vietnam, the world’s third largest natural rubber producer, has agreed to cooperate with …

Lanxess appoints new CFO, board members
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess has appointed Michael Pontzen as a member of the board of management eff…

Michelin tires optional fitment on Audi R8
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has developed a special version of its Pilot Sport Cup 2 ultra-…

Analyst expects rise in NR prices despite slower consumption growth
Added: 18 Mar 2015
London – Natural rubber (NR) prices would rise as a result of tightening stocks and currency apprec…

Hose manufacturer Norres launches plant ugrades
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Gelsenkirchen, Germany — Norres Schlauchtechnik GmbH has launched a programme to invest a little mo…

Carlstar appoints new CEO
Added: 17 Mar 2015
Nashville, Tennessee — Recently renamed Carlstar Group LLC has appointed John Salvatore, a retired …

Wacker posts 54% rise in profit, silicone business earnings drop
Added: 17 Mar 2015
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has posted a substantial 54-percent rise in its earnings (EBITDA…

Chinese tire manufacturer files for government financial aid
Added: 16 Mar 2015
Shandong, China - Radial tire maker Shandong Deruibo Tire, with a 33 million units/year capacity, f…

Shin-Etsu to increase silicone capacity, set up R&D unit in US
Added: 16 Mar 2015
Tokyo – Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to increase production capacity of silicone monomer at its Thaila…

Toyo in quake-proof rubber scandal
Added: 16 Mar 2015
Tokyo - Toyo Tyre & Rubber has admitted supplying rubber earthquake-protection products for the con…

ContiTech, Saueressig Flexo collaborate in printed electronics
Added: 16 Mar 2015
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech Elastomer Coatings has agreed to collaborate with Saueressig Flexo in …

German rubber machinery sales to grow 4% in 2015
Added: 16 Mar 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers expect a four-percent growt…

Synthomer to expands SBR production in Malaysia
Added: 16 Mar 2015
Kuala Lumpur – Synthomer, producer of carboxylated styrene butadiene latex (SBR) for carpet, paper …