Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., a Chinese manufacturer of petrochemical products, has signed an agreement with Ningbo Institute of Technology, an affiliate of ...
The web presence of Kraiburg TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com) is now also available in French. „With this ...
Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Composites One have reached a distribution agreement in which Composites One will sell BMS's polyurethane resin systems directly ...
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. and Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company Limited have formally agreed to jointly develop commercial applications for SSBR.
Source: Daily "The Financial Express", Dhaka; 29 June 2011
Royal DSM N. V. has signed an agreement to acquire the majority shareholding in Shandong ICD High Performance Fibre Co. Ltd. (ICD), based in Laiwu, Shandong ...
The Italian company Repi S. p. A. has recently opened its own company in Moscow, OOO Repi, following 12 years of work on the Russian market, the last five years ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 27 June 2011
Trelleborg has acquired an operation in Xingtai (Hebei), in eastern China, to expand in the Chinese market for speciality tyres, primarily agricultural tyres.
Trelleborg will invest about SEK 160 million (~ EUR 17.8 million) over a two-year period in a new production plant for products for the offshore oil and gas ...
PCC is a chemical group occupying market-leading positions in Central Europe in selected product segments. The products are developed and manufactured at the ...
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a price increase of 10% for Elvaloy AC ethylene acrylate copolymer resins in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Pallmann Group plans to provide improved advice and service for its growing customer base in Spain and Portugal with the establishment of its first subsidiary ...
Source: Daily "VietnamPlus", Hanoi; 23 June 2011
A. Schulman, Inc. will add one manufacturing line in its São Paulo, Brazil, plant to accommodate increased demand for its masterbatch and engineered plastics ...
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd. providing for the expansion of the existing joint ...
The German producer of machines and equipment for the recycling of polymers and rubber Ermafa intends to invest about RUB 300 million (~ EUR 7.6 million) in the ...
The Danish tyre recovery company Genan has entered into a research and development cooperation with Pirelli, acting as partners in a R&D project aimed at ...
As of January 2011, Hägglunds Drives is fully integrated into Bosch Rexroth.
Gerresheimer AG announced plans to extend its Czech production plant in Horsovsky Tyn. Before the end of 2011 the company will have doubled the size of the ...
During a two-day meeting at Evonik’s global headquarters in Essen, Gemany, the company and representatives of a Chinese delegation led by Governor Wang Rulin of ...
Last January VMI Yantai Ltd., the Chinese subsidiary of the Dutch company VMI Holland BV, held a ground breaking ceremony for the extension of its third factory ...
Effective 20 June 2011, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices in Europe, Africa and Western Asia for polymer dispersions as well as additives by 85 ...
At the end of March, the Plastics Technology Club held its inaugural convention during the EPLA trade fair in Poznan.
The Polyurethanes 2011 Technical Conference is going “green” as speakers discuss ways polyurethanes can help maximize energy efficiency and reduce other ...
The Taiwanese Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) will invest USD 300 million to set up a new synthetic rubber plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. Construction ...
In India, Continental has signed an agreement with Modi Rubber Ltd. (MRL), for the acquisition of a 100 % shareholding in Modi Tyres Company Limited (MTCL), a ...
Cabot Corp. intends to invest more than USD 180 million through 2013 to expand its global carbon black manufacturing capacities.
SR Corporation and Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd. (BST) have signed a letter of intent for establishing a joint venture (JSR 51 %, BST 49 %) and constructing a ...
Allod Werkstoff GmbH & Co. KG is passing a major mile marker in its history this year as the TPE specialist celebrates its 10th anniversary. In June the company ...
Tessenderlo and Kerling announced that they have signed a sale and purchase agreement. Kerling, through its Ineos ChlorVinyls business, will become the new ...
Cabot has earned the highest supplier recognition from Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies for its 2010 performance.
14 June, 2011, BASF has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to expand the capacity of its Yeosu MDI plant. The ceremony was attended by Park Joon-Yung, Governor ...
In response to growing demand, Mitsubishi Chemical will expand the production facilities for olefin thermoplastic elastomers and adhesive polymers in China and ...
Zeon Chemicals L. P. has begun work on increasing production capacity at its Zetpol HNBR production facility in Houston, TX, USA.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Raumedic announced the signing of a global partnership agreement. It covers arrangements concerning the mutual development of fluid ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 10 June 2011
The Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, is accepting nominations for the following six Science and Technology Awards for 2012:
Styron plans to expand the latex capacity at its Zhangjiagang, China, production facility. The company has built and operated a plant on this site since 2002.
Solutia has announced a price increase across its Santoflex antidegradant line of rubber chemicals of up to 15 percent.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will sell its global wire business to Hyosung Corporation for USD 50 million. The business, which manufactures tire ...
The 2011 Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) of the Society of Plastics Engineers took place in Boston May 1-5, 2011. The number of registered participants was ...
Styron has started the construction of a new SSBR production line with a capacity of 50,000 t in Schkopau, Germany.
Rhein Chemie is investing a single-digit million USD amount to expand bladder production by 40 % at its newly-acquired production site in Burzaco, Argentina. ...
Lanxess is investing EUR 17 million in the expansion of its production capacities for polychloroprene solid rubber, marketed under the name Baypren. The ...
On 30 May Denka announced a price increase for CR of at least USD 500/MT and EUR 350/MT across all overseas markets and end-users. Subject to the terms of any ...
Lanxess is strengthening its commitment to produce synthetic rubber from bio-based raw materials and has increased its minority shareholding in Gevo, Inc. to 9.1 %.
Sartomer has re-entered the global rubber markets. Since 1 May the company resumes direct sales and distribution of rubber coagents The product offering ...
The 25th Chinaplas closed its doors on the 20th May at the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, in Guangzhou with record breaking results. The show’s ...
The Lemgo-based German company Stockmeier Urethanes GmbH & Co. KG has bought Greenfield Polymers Ltd. (GPL), a company located in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK.
Polytec has announced the decision to sell its interior segment to Toyota Boshoku. The company said that the key motivation for this decision is the unpromising ...
Evonik Industries has started up a new facility to produce high-purity isobutene at its site in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has released a new document with guidance on how to visually illustrate ...
On 16 April 2011, Evonik Industries signed an agreement with affiliates of Rhône Capital to sell its carbon black business, which achieved sales revenues of ...
Source: Weekly "The Myanmar Times", Yangon; 6-12 June 2011
Chemtura has announced plans to build a new multi-purpose manufacturing facility in Nantong, China. The new plant will initially support the growth of the ...
AkzoNobel has opened a EUR 7 million state-of-the-art fire protection laboratory at its Felling site in the UK, part of a major EUR 10 million investment in ...
The Aditya Birla Group has signed an agreement to acquire Columbian Chemicals Co., based in Atlanta, GA, USA, from One Equity Partners.
The Polyurethanes 2011 Technical Conference will be held by the Center for the Polyurethane Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) from 26 – 28 ...
Italian compounding specialist SO.F.TER. has acquired PGroup in administration. PGroup is based in Ferrara and specialised in the production of Engineering ...
Source: Daily "Vietnam Business News", Hanoi; 7 June 2011
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 6 June 2011
Bridgestone announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Bridgestone Flowtech Co., Ltd. (CBF), is building a new production plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, ...
Source: Daily "New Age", Dhaka; 4 June 2011
Lanxess has adjusted its prices for Therban HNBR effective 1 June 2011. Depending on the region, the prices are rising by up to EUR 1,300 (USD 2,000) per tonne.
Source: Daily "The Nation", Bangkok; 6 June 2011
Bridgestone Europe announced on 1 June that it will be rolling out a new round of price increases across Europe throughout the third quarter 2011.
On 1 June Kraton announced a price increase in Europe, Africa and the Middle East of EUR 175/MT for SBS and OE SBS polymers and compounds.
Effective 1 June 2011 or as contracts permit, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a general price increase of 10 % on Elvax EVA copolymer ...
Omnova Solutions announces a price increase of USD 600 per dry ton for Pliocord vinyl pyridine latex, effective 1 June 2011.
Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems Co. Ltd. has exhibited at the 14th Auto Shanghai Show. It was the third time that the system supplier for FIPFG sealing ...