Rubber Polyurethanes
Big interest in K 2013 Düsseldorf

Trade show organiser Messe Düsseldorf announced K 2013 will be continuing where the successful 2010 fair left off. Now that the official registration deadline ...

Polyurethanes
Foam Supplies to launch India operations

Foam Supplies Inc (FSI), St. Louis, MI, USA, recently announced the formation of Foam Supplies India Pvt. Ltd. The India operations will focus primarily on the ...

Polyurethanes
Cannon creates new Engineering Division

A new Cannon Engineering Division has been created. The Cannon Ergos Division integrates resources of R&D, industrial engineering, manufacturing, sales and ...

Polyurethanes
Froth-Pak now available from Bodo Möller Chemie

Bodo Möller Chemie announced that it now offers its customers Dow’s Froth-Pak sealing and filling kit. Froth-Pak is a portable kit with a two-component ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Teknor Apex realigns TPE distribution in Europe

The TPE Division of Teknor Apex has named three polymer distributors in Europe to represent its range of TPE compounds. The company said, that these ...

Polyurethanes Thermoplastic Elastomers
ASC welcomes four new members

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) welcomed four new members to its ranks in the second three months of 2012, bringing its membership level to 118 member ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
KraussMaffei for sale?

According to Bloomberg news from today (20 June 2012) KraussMaffei is looking for buyers.

Polyurethanes
Energy efficiency advancements in the appliance industry to be featured at CPI Polyurethanes Conference

This year’s Polyurethanes Technical Conference showcases the industry’s latest advancements in energy efficiency and efforts to reduce the environmental ...

Polyurethanes
BioSolar selects Stevens Urethane to manufacture BioBacksheet

BioSolar, Inc.has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Massachusetts-based Stevens Urethane, a subsidiary of JPS Industries, for the upcoming full-scale ...

Rubber
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association aims at revitalising home market

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) said in a statement that although projections for the country’s economy in fiscal 2012 favour a continued ...

Rubber
Bayer buys Tuffak PC sheet business from Arkema

Bayer MaterialScience has taken over the polycarbonate sheet business of Arkema, Inc., which includes the company's Tuffak line of products used in such markets ...

Rubber
Ticona announces direct sales of ETPs in Japan

Ticona has announced in May that it now offers its complete product range of engineering plastics with the exception of Fortron (PPS) in Japan directly.

Rubber
Cancarb recertified to international standards

The Alberta-based Canadian thermal carbon black producer Cancarb Limited announced that it has been successfully recertified to the ISO 9001:2008, ISO ...

Rubber
DSM and China Lumena to cooperate

The Chinese polyphenylene sulfide resin producer China Lumena New Materials Corporation and the Dutch company DSM Engineering Plastics have agreed to discuss ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Kemi-Intressen to distribute Perstorp products

Perstorp has announced a new distribution agreement with Kemi-Intressen AB. This measure follows an overall review of the company’s sales channels for ...

Rubber
Biesterfeld to distribute Xiameter silicone elastomers in Europe

Dow Corning has appointed Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH as its master distributor for Xiameter silicone rubber products in Europe.

Rubber
Univar and Dow Corning extend distribution agreement

Univar Inc. has expanded its European distribution relationship with Dow Corning Europe SA to include distribution of the company's coatings products range in ...

Rubber
Start-up of Daikin fluororubber projects delayed until June 2013

According to a report of the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA), the new fluororubber capacity of Daikin Industries Ltd. in Changshu, Jiangsu province, ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Melitek partners with Borealis

The Danish specialist for medical TPEs, Melitek A/S partners with Borealis for the production of customised compounds for the healthcare industry. Melitek uses ...

Polyurethanes Thermoplastic Elastomers
Dow invests in new equipment

Dow has invested in formulation and testing capabilities at its Performance Plastics Innovation Center at the company’s European Headquarters in Horgen, ...

Polyurethanes
Altana acquires Marbo's casting resins business

Elantas Electrical Insulation, a division of the speciality chemicals Group Altana AG, has acquired the casting resins business for electrical and electronic ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Univar to distribute BASF additives and polymers in Turkey

The global chemical distributor Univar Inc. has signed a new agreement with BASF to market and distribute its plastic additives and polymers in Turkey.

Polyurethanes
Foam Supplies to launch India operations

Foam Supplies Inc. (FSI) of St. Louis, MO, USA, recently announced the formation of Foam Supplies India Pvt. Ltd. The India operations will focus primarily on ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
NEU and Microspec to deliver antimicrobial solutions for complex medical tubing

NEU Specialty Engineered Materials LLC, a subsidiary of PolyOne Corporation, announced a strategic relationship with Microspec Corporation to develop ...

Polyurethanes
Mitsui plans to restructure PU business and closes Chiba PPG plant

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) have recently announced a license agreement for manufacturing technology of TDI and MDI ...

Polyurethanes
Storm hits Europur

Europur, the European Association of Flexible Polyurethane Foam Block Manufacturers, is facing several threats to its future existence. Attendance at the recent ...

Rubber
Kuraray to establish new PVA facility in the US

Kuraray announced the establishment of a new PVA production facility at its subsidiary Kuraray America, Inc. in La Porte, Houston, Texas.

Polyurethanes
Registration for 2012 Polyurethanes Technical Conference opens

Registration is now open for the 2012 Polyurethanes Technical Conference. Hosted by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry ...

Polyurethanes
Wanhua-BorsodChem demonstrates emergency response skills

Wanhua-BorsodChem has demonstrated the high-calibre equipment, capabilities and skills of its onsite emergency response team at its plant in Kazincbarcika, ...

Polyurethanes
Purplan awarded Lower Saxon “Foreign Trade Prize 2012”

Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport Jörg Bode presented the award to Purplan Managing Director Andreas Sandmann during the ‘9th ...

Polyurethanes
Perstorp strengthens distribution in Brazil

Following the overall review of the Perstorp group´s use of sales channels, as well as its greater focus on its South American activities, the company has ...

Polyurethanes
Momentive continues investment in urethane additives

The merger of Hexion Specialty Chemicals and Momentive Performance Materials was announced in September 2011 and investment plans across various businesses, ...

Polyurethanes
Huntsman completes amines expansion in Llanelli

Huntsman Performance Products has completed the expansion of its speciality amines manufacturing facility in Llanelli, Wales, UK. This expansion has increased ...

Rubber
Bridgestone and Ajinomoto jointly developing synthetic rubber from biomass

Bridgestone Corporation announced that it has successfully polymerized high-cis polyisoprene (IR) synthetic rubber from isoprene produced from biomass by ...

Rubber
PolyOne Distribution adds Cariflex polyisoprene rubber solutions

PolyOne Corporation recently announced the addition of Cariflex polyisoprene rubber, manufactured by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., to its healthcare portfolio.

Polyurethanes
Perstorp and PTT Global Chemical complete formation of JV for the PU industry

Perstorp today announced the transactional closing and set up of the joint venture with Thailand’s largest chemical producer PTT Global Chemical for the ...