China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced on Wednesday it planned to tie up with SK Energy Co., the biggest oil refiner in the Republic of ...

Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia Inc., is evaluating sites in Asia-Pacific for potential growth in Crystex insoluble sulfur capacity.

William Kozyra is leaving his role as North American CEO of Continental A.G. to become CEO at TI Automotive, effective June 1.

The Rubber Manufacturers Association has named Charles A. Cannon as its president and CEO. Cannon, previously president of the trade association consulting firm ...

Firestone Industrial Products Co. L.L.C. plans to open an air springs production facility in Turrialba, Costa Rica, to serve growing areas in the region.

Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 28 May 2008

New England Truck Tire Centers Inc. has switched to the Michelin Retread Technologies retreading process from the Bandag process.

Eliokem has increased prices in May by up to 13 % for products made in its Valia plant, India.

Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. said it believes the patent infringement complaint filed against it and other companies by Flexsys America L.P. is without merit.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has opened a 53,800-sq.-ft . (5000 sq. meters) technical center near Shanghai to improve its service to Asian customers.

Ineos Nova announced that prices for all polystyrene products in Europe will increase by EUR 100 per tonne effective from 1 June 2008.

Dow Europe GmbH announced a price increase of EUR 50.00 per metric tonne for all its polypropylene resins and Inspire performance polymers in Europe, ...

For the first time in three years, a foreign tire-maker may build a plant in Russia.

Effective 1 June 2008, LyondellBasell Industries will increase prices by EUR 40.00 per tonne on its polypropylene grades and by EUR 100.00 per tonne ...

Ineos Nova is increasing its price for expandable polystyrene (EPS) in Europe by EUR 100.00 per tonne, effective 1 June 2008.

Evonik Industries AG, Germany, will raise prices of their entire range of high-performance polymers and monomers by an average of 10 %, depending on ...

Albemarle Corporation increases the prices of its NcendX P-30 flame retardant by USD 0.45 per kg worldwide effective immediately, or as contracts allow.

Effective 1 June 2008, where contractually possible, Dow Europe polystyrene prices will rise by EUR 120.00 per metric tonne on all grades of general ...

Solutia Inc. has announced that its Flexsys subsidiary intends to cease manufacturing at its facility in Ruabon, Wales, by the end of 2008, with complete site ...

AkzoNobel is to re-inforce its speciality chemicals portfolio by acquiring businesses in Europe and Asia. The company said that it has signed two agreements ...

Lehigh Technologies Inc. said it is adding 60,000 square feet (5600 sq. meters) of production space to its ...

Standards Testing Laboratories Inc. now is offering a testing procedure that determines the force needed to remove a tire bead from its wheel flange.

World tire producers filed a lawsuit against several chemical concerns, including Czech group Unipetrol, over an alleged cartel agreement, Unipetrol that ...

Flexsys said it will close its Ruabon rubber chemicals facility this year, eliminating about 150 jobs.

Trelleborg's acquisition of the privately owned Italian company Officine Meccaniche GNL SpA, with approximately 60 employees and sales of about SEK 90 M, has ...

With the restructuring of Smithers Scientific Services and Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd into a single business unit, The Smithers Group has announced the ...

PolyOne Corp. is now distributing select GLS specialty thermoplastic elastomers through its North American operations.

Testing, research and consulting firm Smithers Group has consolidated three divisions, namely Smithers Scientific Services, Smithers Rapra and Smithers Rapra’s ...

The Rubber Manufacturers Association has agreed to help implement a joint U.S.-Mexico scrap tire management program along the border of the two countries.

Automotive parts manufacturer Toyoda Gosei North America Corp. plans to open a facility in Mexico later this year to supply original equipment customers serving ...

Simrit a division of Freudenberg-NOK G.P. in Nisku Alberta was recognized for outstanding performance in service and product quality by receiving the first ...

Trelleborg Automotive announced an action programme that will involve the restructuring of its Fluid Solutions business unit in Nantes, France.

Micro Powders, Inc. has appointed Archway Sales, Inc. (formerly Deeks & Co.) based in Cincinnati, OH, as their exclusive agent in the Ohio territory to ...

Source: Vietnam News Agency, Hanoi; 14 May 2008

Flexsys America L.P. has filed a new complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding alleged infringement of its rubber antidegradant patents.

Parker Hannifin Corp. has acquired the remaining stake in its Mexican joint venture, Parker Seal de Mexico, the company announced May 12.

Source: Vietnam News Agency, Hanoi; 13 May 2008

Michelin North America Inc.’s Ardmore plant, along with the MTC Federal Credit Union, has opened a community recycling center in Ardmore.

After almost 40 years in business Walter J. Morris is quietly exiting the rubber and synthetic latex breather bag industry business and selling the Morris Latex ...

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. execs said the firm has ceased production of its Starfire associate tire brand in North America and will exit some other unidentified ...

The Philippines should take advantage of the bulging rubber demand in the world market which leaped to 9.7 million metric tons (MT) in 2007 along with ...

Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. has set a groundbreaking May 12 for its USD225 million passenger and light truck tire plant in Macon, Ga.

Source: Daily "The Korea Herald", Seoul; 7 May 2008

Effective 1 June 2008, or as contracts allow, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announces a price increase of EUR 0.08 per kg on all grades of ...

Twenty years ago this month, Bridgestone Corp. completed its USD 2.6 billion acquisition of venerable but troubled Akron industrial giant Firestone ...

Through its Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area, Trelleborg has entered into an agreement to acquire the operations of US company NPC Inc., with about ...

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has revised upward its projections for consolidated net sales and operating income in the fiscal year from 1 ...

Amerityre Corp. said it has begun commercial production of solid polyurethane elastomer tires.

Continental Tire North America Inc. has named Paul Williams executive vice president of commercial vehicle tires for the Americas.

Ineos Nova announced a price increase for all Polystyrene products in Europe by EUR 30.00 per ton effective from 1 May 2008. The company will also ...