Rubber
Birla Carbon to acquire Columbian Chemicals

The Aditya Birla Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Atlanta-based Columbian Chemicals Company, from One Equity ...

Rubber
THAILAND: Rubber R&D to push demand

Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 3 Feb 2011

Rubber
PHILIPPINES: Japanese tire maker to expand operations in Clark

Source: Daily "The Manila Times", Manila; 4 Feb 2011

Thermoplastic Elastomers
PolyOne to market Santoprene medical grades

ExxonMobil Chemical has selected PolyOne to be its primary marketing specialist for its Santoprene medical products. It will supply Santoprene feedstock to ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Altana acquires polymer modifier producer Kometra

Speciality chemicals group Altana acquires Kometra Kunst­stoff-Modifikatoren und -Additiv GmbH, a producer of polymer modifiers, based in Schkop­au, Germany.

Rubber
Bridgestone announces price increases in the US and Canada

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) announced price increases in the United States and Canada for consumer replacement and original equipment tires.

Polyurethanes
Hennecke invests in customer centre for high-volume RTM applications

Due to increasing requirements for efficiency and ecology, interest in lightweight solutions for the automotive industry continues to grow. The focus is ...

Polyurethanes
Univar closes Quaron acquisition

On 10 January 2011, Univar, a distributor of industrial and speciality chemicals, has completed the acquisition of the Quaron business in Belgium and the ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Prices increases for Kraton materials in the Americas and EMEA

On 1 February Kraton announced several price increases for the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Polyurethanes
Bodo Möller and BASF extend distribution partnership to Poland

Since 1 December 2010, Bodo Möller Chemie Polska sells and distributes the former Ciba pigments and additives of the BASF product portfolio for the lacquer, ...

Polyurethanes
Wanhua acquires full control of BorsodChem

Wanhua Industrial Group has acquired full control over the Hungarian isocyanate producer BorsodChem by exercising a call option which it was granted as part of ...

Polyurethanes
Stepan to increase flexible polyol price for North America

Effective 15 February 2011, Stepan will increase prices for Stepanpol polyester polyols for the flexible foam industry in North America by USD 0.15 per pound.

Polyurethanes
BASF increases prices for polyurethane products in Europe

With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow, BASF will be increasing its prices for MDI, TDI, and polyols in Europe on average by 250 Euro per metric ton.

Rubber
MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s natural rubber output up 13 per cent last year

Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 28 Jan 2011

Rubber
MALAYSIA: Smallholders to gain from strong prices

Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 29 Jan 2011

Rubber
MALAYSIA: First rubber cultivation station, budwood centre launched

Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 29 Jan 2011

Rubber Polyurethanes
Price revisions for Kuraray’s elastomer products

On 27 January Kuraray has announced that it will revise prices for its elastomer-related products for shipments commencing 14 February 2011.