A. Schulman, Akron, OH, USA, and the National Petrochemical Industrial Company (Natpet), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, have established the 50 : 50 joint venture ...

According to the Russian manufacturer of fluoropolymers Halopolymer, a business seminar organised by the National Association of Automotive Components (NAPAC), ...

PolyOne Corporation will participate in a three-year collaboration project with university and industry experts to develop advanced materials and production ...

Solvay Specialty Polymers and Rhodia Engineering Plastics have announced progress on a new EUR 21 million compounding plant, which will come on-stream in ...

The Krefeld-based German company C. H. Erbslöh GmbH & Co. KG has taken over the distribution of Hallstar’s speciality esters in Germany, effective 20 April ...

In the fiscal year 2011/2012, Engel Austria GmbH, based in Schwertberg, Austria, generated sales of over EUR 100 million in Asia for the first time. With ...

Kuraray Co., Ltd. will construct a new polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) resin production facility at its subsidiary Kuraray America, Inc. in La Porte, TX, USA. With a ...

Rehau is currently building a new plant for the production of automotive components in Györ, Hungary, around 120 km northwest of Budapest. The facility is near ...

On 22 June 2012, Johns Manville (JM) celebrated the start-up of its new commercial roofing single ply membrane roofing facility in Milan, OH, USA, which will ...

Bridgestone announced that it has successfully polymerised high-cis polyisoprene (IR) synthetic rubber from isoprene, produced from biomass by using a ...

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has elected Etic Inc. as their most recent affiliate member. “We are extremely happy to ...

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has launched a new program designed to help manufacturers, processors ...

BASF’s Walltite Eco polyurethane foam insulation/air barrier was classified as a finalist in Quebec’s second annual Concours Écoconception 2012, an event which ...

French Axson Group has recently acquired Nanoledge, the “high performance resin” business in the portfolio of Canadian private equity company Telesystem.

On 27 April 2012, Trelleborg has inaugurated a newly constructed facility for sealing solutions in Bangalore, India.

The industrial adhesives manufacturer H. B. Fuller announced that it will close six manufacturing facilities and eliminate 130 positions in North America, and ...

The Kranj-based Slovenian company Sava d.d. has commenced the process of selling its rubber activities as part of a restructuring plan announced in September ...

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is teaming up with Italy-based Versalis SpA to undertake an elastomer plant project at its proposed RM60bil RAPID complex in ...

The Chicago Tribune recently published a series of articles suggesting that decades of rule-making regarding the use of flame retardants was heavily guided by ...

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

Cabot (China) Ltd. and joint venture partner Risun Chemicals Company, Ltd. have broken ground on a new carbon black manufacturing facility in Xingtai, China.

This year’s Polyurethanes Technical Conference will showcase the important role various polyurethane insulations have in improving energy efficiency throughout ...

Exactly one year ago, Saip Equipment and Dow Chemical presented to the market their joint investment in ce|de|pa. It is a project that includes a ...

Bayer MaterialScience has announced that it will close three of its PU systems houses: in Italy (Mussolente), in Greece (Athens) and in the Czech Republic ...

Elantas Electrical Insulation, a division of Altana AG, has agreed to acquire the business with tris-2-hydroxyethyl isocyanurate (THEIC) of Chinese company ...

The Russian petrochemical company Sibur and the ­China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have recently agreed to establish a joint venture and build ...

Solutia Inc., Jiangsu Sinorg­chem Technology Co., Ltd., and Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. have reached a global settlement to resolve all disputes among ...

Dutch company Zorge has recently increased its production capacity in Hungary to meet the growing demand for rubber parts. The family-owned company has invested ...

The Frimo Group GmbH in Lotte, Germany, and Huntsman Polyurethanes in Everberg, Belgium, have agreed to cooperate closely on the development of fibre composite ...

French automotive supplier Faurecia has acquired the Saline, MI, USA, interior components plant, operated by Automotive Components Holdings, LLC (ACH).

BASF has acquired ITWC, Inc., based in Malcom, IA, USA, a producer of cast elastomer polyurethane systems and polyester polyols. Financial details of the ...

Huntsman has recently acquired the remaining ownership of its Russian joint venture Huntsman NMG (HNMG), giving it full ownership of the company. The financial ...

The Mannheim-based German company Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH has recently presented its updated Rhein Chemie webshop.

ColorMatrix, a subsidiary of PolyOne Corporation and an innovator of liquid colour and additives for plastics, has announced plans to open a new facility in Africa.

BASF India Limited will invest EUR 150 million to set up a new chemical production site at the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region ...

At the 16th Energy Winner Award ceremony, co-hosted by Consumers Korea and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, BASF received the Energy Winner Award for its ...

Elasto Müller Kunststoffe, the TPE division of Hexpol, has taken over the business activities of European Plastic Sealants (EPS) based in Sottrum, Germany, ...