Source: Vietnam News Agency, Hanoi; 29 Jan 2008
Polyurethane Process Industries (PPI) in Latrobe, PA, will be the exclusive US distributor of polyurethane foam equipment produced by OMS Group, both companies ...
With a major upgrade project in North America well on its way to completion, Veyance Technologies Inc. has turned its sights on China for further expansion.
With a major upgrade project in North America well on its way to completion, Veyance Technologies Inc. has turned its sights on China for further expansion.
SCG-Dow Group is finalizing plans to build a specialty elastomer plant at the firm´s Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.
SCG-Dow Group is finalizing plans to build a specialty elastomer plant at the firm´s Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.
Advanced ID Corp. and Patch Rubber Co. will launch its "Guaranteed Life of Tire" radio frequency identification tag system during the Technology & Maintenance ...
The Tire Investment, Recovery and Extension Act of 2008, or TIRE Act of 2008 was introduced to the House of Representatives by a bi-partisan group of members.
CLEVELAND - Spurred on by huge demand from China, world use of thermoplastic elastomers will rise an average of 6,3 percent annually through 2011 to 3,7 million ...
March 24 is the deadline for interested parties to comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) proposed rule allowing electronic ...
Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc. is the new name of Elastocon, Inc., the TPE compound and concentrate company, that has been providing standard and custom ...
Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), part of the J.M. Huber Corp., accelerated its plans to enter China by announcing it has closed an agreement to purchase the ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 23 Jan 2008
WASHINGTON - The Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) responded to Johns Hopkins Hospital´s move to make itself "latex-safe," calling it ...
Solvay announces that it has signed a Stock Purchase Agreement with Basell to sell the latter 100 % of its subsidiary Solvay Engineered Polymers (SEP), a ...
Basell, the manufacturer of polyolefins, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Solvay by which Basell will acquire Solvay Engineered ...
Dow Europe GmbH, Horgen, Switzerland, and Univar Products International NV, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, have announced plans to cooperate in marketing and ...
Dow Europe GmbH, Horgen, Switzerland, announced a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions for all polyethylene resins.
Intertek, Houston, TX, USA, the international provider of quality and safety services announced that its Oil, Chemical and Agri group has acquired Plastics ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 21 Jan 2008
Source: Daily "Vietnam News", Hanoi; 20 Jan 2008
Malvern Instruments, Malvern, UK, has acquired Viscotek Corporation, Houston, TX, USA, a provider of chromatography solutions for the characterisation of ...
Source: Vietnam News Agency, Hanoi; 19 Jan 2008
Solvay Solexis, a 100 % subsidiary of the Solvay Group, Brussels, Belgium, announced its new polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micronised powder plant to be ...
Source: Daily "Gulf News", Dubai; 18 Jan 2008
ISOPA is celebrating its 20th anniversary as the trade association representing European manufacturers of aromatic diisocyanates and polyols.
MIDLAND, Michigan - Dow Corning Corp. plans to expand its plant in Kendallville, Ind., adding 5,000 square feet, equipment and about 20 jobs to its staff of 100.
Rubber exposition and international rubber conference took place in combination with the 172nd Technical Meeting and Business Summit 16-18 October 2007 in ...
BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Aleris International Inc. has completed the sale of its U.S. Zinc business to Brazil´s Votarantim Metais Ltda.
DETROIT - Chrysler L.L.C. will equip certain models of its 2009 Dodge Journey -- a mid-size crossover vehicle due in dealer showrooms this spring -- with ...
DETROIT - "America´s Next Iconic Vehicle" will be the theme of the 2009 Michelin Challenge Design, Michelin North America Inc.´s annual global vehicle design ...
Japanese Inoac Corp. and Canadian Woodbridge Group said they will partner on two joint ventures involving polyurethanes, one in North America and the other in ...
Source: Daily “The Jakarta Post”, Jakarta; 14 Jan 2008
Tire and rubber recycling firm Dodge-Regupol Inc. has changed its name to Ecore International, reflecting the company’s expanding geographic and strategic ...
Bridgestone/Firestone plans to expand capacity at its off-the-road tire plant in Bloomington, a project made possible by the company’s recent contract with ...
The Korean automotive components supplier IL Kwang has been the first company to invest in KraussMaffei’s combined production solution for large automotive ...
Bridgestone/Firestone has extended its long-standing truck tire supply agreement with TravelCenters of America L.L.C. through 2014.
NORMAL, Illinois - Bridgestone Firestone plans to increase production and add jobs at its off-road tire plant in the central Illinois community of Normal.
Source: Vietnam News Agency, Hanoi; 10 Jan 2008
GLS Corporation introduced a new family of TPEs based on Infuse olefin block copolymers (OBC) from The Dow Chemical Company.
Source: Bernama News Agency, Kuala Lumpur; 9 Jan 2008
Omnova Solutions Inc. has bought the remaining 49.9 % interest of its joint venture manufacturing businesses in Thailand and China from its former partner, ...
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers has begun registration on the Web for its 49th Annual General Meeting, in Moscow May 12-15.
Bridgestone/Firestone plans to spend at least USD 12 million at its Bloomington off-the-road tire plant during the next five years to add capacity for new sizes ...
The Dow Chemical Company has introduced ENR 7487.00 developmental polyolefin elastomer (POE), the latest in its family of high-melt-strength (HMS) POEs that ...
Omnova Solutions Inc. has bought the remaining 49.9 percent interest of its joint venture manufacturing businesses in Thailand and China from its former ...
Goodyear has entered into a trademark license agreement with The NCC NY L.C.C. for a line of Goodyear-branded GPS navigation systems.
The 24th annual Clemson University Tire Industry Conference has been set for March 12-14 at the Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association, the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Asphalt Rubber Technology Service at Clemson University are ...
The Flexsys America L.P. subsidiary of Solutia Inc. is appealing a recent federal appeals court decision on a patent infringement case.
Avon Rubber P.L.C.’s protection business has been awarded a $1.1 million research and development contract with the U.S. Government for the world’s most ...
Source: Daily "Vietnam News", Hanoi; 6 Jan 2008
Dow Corning announced the opening of its first representative office for Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.
A U.S. Commerce Department preliminary determination that the Chinese government subsidizes its off-the-road tire manufacturers is unfair and discriminatory ...
To further deepen its relationships with global footwear brand owners The Dow Chemical Company has launched a new business unit named Dow Footwear Solutions at ...
Huntsman Corporation announced that its polyurethanes division will increase prices in the NAFTA region for Jeffol polyols and all polyurethane systems by ...
Goodyear officially ended tire production Dec. 21 at its Tyler, Texas, plant with 600-650 jobs lost through layoffs, retirements and transfers to other facilities.