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Thai rubber body says rubber up as supply tightens
Added: 28 Jan 2015
London - Thai-based International Rubber Consortium (IRCO) reported on rubber trading in the week o…
DuPont reports strong financial results
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Wilmington, Delaware - DuPont has registered a strong fourth quarter for 2014, saying its GAAP earn…
Biomax adding medical glove production facilities
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Kuala Lumpur – Biomax Rubber Industries Ltd is adding two new rubber glove production lines and acq…
DuPont, ChemChina form fluoroelastomers JV
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Wilmington, Delaware - DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions and China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) …
US ruling on Chinese tire imports goes into effect
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Washington — The US Commerce Department’s preliminary anti-dumping determination on Chinese passeng…
Silcotech, Dow Corning to unveil LSR innovation
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Anaheim, California — Silcotech Group and Dow Corning Corp. will showcase a ‘radical’ change in li…
Company focus: Elastomers Union targets oil & gas demands
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Castel Guelfo di Bologna, Italy - The increasing demands being put on polymer-based seals in the oi…
Analysis: Choosing the right elastomers for the oil & gas industry
Added: 27 Jan 2015
London - The drive to exploit new energy resources over recent years has seen the oil & gas industr…
ERRLAB to help rubber industry meet EU rules
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Brussels – EU rubber processors and product manufacturers have a new technical support service in t…
China “deeply concerned” by US tire duties
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Beijing - The Chinese government has signalled its concern about the ‘flawed decision’ by the US D…
Synthetic rubber prices set to fall further
Added: 27 Jan 2015
London – Global markets for butadiene rubber (BR) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) are set for fu…
UK car industry expected to grow in 2015 – report
Added: 27 Jan 2015
London – The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has declared 2014 a “very successful…
Ashland Q1 earnings down by over 50%
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Covington, Kentucky –Ashland Inc. has issued its preliminary financial results for the fiscal first…
UK avoids fracking ban “disaster”
Added: 27 Jan 2015
London – A proposed moratorium on all fracking activities throughout the UK has been voted down by …
India targets rubber sector woes
Added: 27 Jan 2015
New Delhi - India’s commerce ministry has set up a committee to examine supply/demand issues facin…
Report: Thai rubber planters form new body
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Bangkok – In Thailand, 15 groups representing natural rubber growers have merged to create the Rubb…
Oil & gas elastomers need more “real-life” testing, expert warns
Added: 26 Jan 2015
London – Materials suppliers need to do more to improve the “real-life” testing of elastomers used …
TrelleborgVibracoustic names new CEO
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Darmstadt, Germany — TrelleborgVibracoustic has appointed Frank Mueller as its new CEO, effective a…
RIEG to explore “smart applications” for elastomers
Added: 26 Jan 2015
London – The Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG), part of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and M…
Ineos slams UK committee over shale gas proposal
Added: 26 Jan 2015
London – Petrochemicals major Ineos has strongly rejected a proposal by the UK Environmental Audit …
