According to ChemGuide.Asia, the Chinese tyre year-on-year production has declined by 21.7 % in December 2008.
Effective 1 February 2009, LyondellBasell Industries will increase prices in Europe by EUR 100.00 per tonne on all of its polyethylene grades.
Huntsman today announced that its ethyleneamines joint venture plant currently under construction in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, is proceeding on schedule and is ...
A press release, published by ICIS news on 26 January 2009, reported that the “US specialty chemicals producer Rohm and Haas sued Dow Chemical on Monday, ...
Graco Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA, recently added the new Reactor IPH-25 with 15.3 kilowatt heaters to its line of in-plant PU foam processing systems. The new ...
The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has recently presented a brief overview of its activities in 2008, the year of the relocation of the IRSG ...
Effective 1 February 2009, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian ...
Malaysia expects to slash its rubber and rubber product exports by 57,050 tonnes in 2009 as part of its joint efforts with top producers Indonesia and Thailand ...
Huntsman announced that it will reduce its full-time employment by approximately 1,175 positions by year-end 2009 - more than 9 % of its 12,770 employees. ...
The chemical maker Rohm and Haas plans to cut 900 jobs, or approximately 6 % of its workforce, due to the slowing economy and widespread market weakness.
Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd. is in talks with trade unions and employee representatives to cease production at the company’s Wilton site on Teesside. Up to 300 ...
Barack Obama’s official limousine will be carried on Goodyear tyres, continuing a decades-long tradition as the exclusive tyre for the presidential limo, and ...
AkzoNobel has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of LII Europe. The acquired activities will be integrated into AkzoNobel Industrial ...
As a result of significantly reduced order levels for isocyanates over recent months, especially in the construction and the automotive industry, BorsodChem is ...
BASF has expanded its coatings business in ASEAN, with Thailand at the centre, to serve the large coatings market in the region for motorcycles, industrial ...
AkzoNobel said in a press release from 16 January that it has agreed to divest its non-stick coatings business to privately-owned, US-based company Whitford ...
Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. and Royal Castor Products Ltd., Sidhpur, Gujarat have signed a commitment to conduct research in sustainable, bio–based ...
Recticel has announced that in the past few weeks it has bought back a portion of the subordinated convertible bond loan it issued in July 2007. Given the sharp ...
Equistar Chemicals, LP, announced that its olefins unit at La Porte, TX, USA, will return to service before the end of January.
PolyOne Corporation, the specialised manufacturer of plastics and vinyls, recently announced restructuring and cost savings measures as a result of declines in ...
BASF has announced that it plans to permanently close its production facility for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in Ulsan, which has been ...
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 15 Jan 2009
A new isocyanate with improved adhesive properties and medium functionality has been developed by Huntsman Polyurethanes. Suprasec 2330 can be used in variety ...
Elastogran announced today that the company has decided not to participate in this year’s UTECH Europe in Maastricht. In order to face the economic crisis ...
LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world's largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies, has issued the following statement on 8 January 2009, ...
LyondellBasell Industries announced on 6 January that, in order to facilitate a restructuring of its debts, its U.S. operations and one of its European holding ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 7 Jan 2009
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has launched the registration website for its 50th annual general meeting in New ...
Stepan Europe has purchased two product lines from CECA, a subsidiary of Arkema with headquarters in Paris, France.
The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) celebrates 100 years of service to people and organisations associated with the rubber and affiliated ...
Based on lithium-ion technology from Evonik Industries AG, Essen, and with the expertise of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, both groups will drive forward the research, ...