Rubber
Opening ceremony at Yokohama Rubber’s new tire plant in Lipetsk, Russia

Yokohama R.P.Z., the tire manufacturing/selling company of Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.in Russia, recently completed the construction of a new passenger car tire ...

Rubber
MALAYSIA: Top Glove to spend RM40 million on automation upgrades

The world’s largest glovemaker, Top Glove Corp Bhd, will spend about RM40 million this year to upgrade its production lines as part of a strategy to mitigate ...

Polyurethanes
Huntsman to increase MDI and MDI-based systems prices

Huntsman has announced a EUR 150/tonne price increase in the European region (Europe, Africa and Former Soviet Union) as well as a USD 150/tonne price increase ...

Rubber
LAOS: VN company plants rubber trees in northern Laos

Dien Bien Rubber JSC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Lao government to study the feasibility of a rubber plantation project in Muong Hun ...

Polyurethanes
Cytec initiates sale process for Coating Resins business

On 21 May 2012 Cytec Industries Inc. announced that it has initiated a formal sale process for its Coating Resins business. J. P. Morgan Securities LLC, the ...

Polyurethanes
CPI publishes new guidance document for schools installing spray foam

Just in time for summer break, the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council has released a new guidance document for school ...

Rubber
Goodyear wins Bombardier original equipment fitment

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will supply its Goodyear Flight Radial tire to the new Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 business aircraft, which are ...

Polyurethanes
KraussMaffei celebrates 45 years of polyurethane processing expertise

For more than 45 years now, KraussMaffei has been active in the area of processing polyurethane and has been building machines and systems for this purpose. The ...

Polyurethanes
American Coatings Show & Conference 2012 sets new records

With 427 exhibitors and more than 7,500 overall participants from 69 countries (2010: 328 / 6,700), the third edition of the American Coatings Show & Conference ...

Rubber
Trelleborg and Freudenberg receive EU approval to form JV for antivibration solutions

As announced on 1 February 2012, Trelleborg and Freudenberg signed final agreements to form a joint venture in antivibration solutions for light and heavy ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Cytec to sell PSA product line to Henkel

Cytec Industries Inc. will sell its Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) product line to Henkel for a price of USD 105 million. According to Cytec, full year 2011 ...

Polyurethanes
Cal Dooley to deliver keynote address at 2012 Polyurethanes Technical Conference

As the chemical industry celebrates 75 years of polyurethane, speakers at the 2012 Polyurethanes Technical Conference will both honor its history and discuss ...

Polyurethanes
Stepan increases ownership to 100 % of Stepan Philippines

Stepan Company announced that on 22 March 2012, it increased its controlling interest in Stepan Philippines Inc. from 89 % to 100 %.

Polyurethanes
Faurecia to acquire Ford/ACH automotive interiors business in Saline

As part of its continued growth in North America and commitment to its long-term customer Ford Motor Company, Faurecia announced that it will acquire the ...

Polyurethanes
Successful trade fair for ISL-Chemie

The Kürten-based German company ISL-Chemie GmbH & Co. KG, a manufacturer of colour pastes and coatings for the plastics industry, exhibited for the fifth time ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Kraton announces price increases

Kraton Polymers has announced the following price increases: