The Hamburg-based German company Velox GmbH will be the preferred distributor for the ABS/SAN-based modifier product range from Spanish company Elix Polymers, ...

On 13 September 2013, BASF announced plans to build a Polyurethane Systems House in Geismar, LA, USA, in which PU raw materials will be blended to deliver ...

Hankook Tire, the nation’s largest tire manufacturer, on 12 Sept. 2013 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sangju government to establish a test ...

Chem-Trend has acquired the Zyvax business, expanding the company’s portfolio of product technologies for use in fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) and composites.

Gajah Tunggal, the country’s largest tire maker, announced plans to cut its investment this year by as much as 20 percent as it decided not to go ahead with ...

Versalis and Pirelli have agreed to kick off a joint research project for the use of guayule-based natural rubber in tyre production.

Rubber farmers in Songkhla and other provinces have started registering for government aid as they are satisfied with the Bt2,520-per-rai fertiliser subsidy for ...

Kumho Tire, a subsidiary of Korea’s Kumho Asiana Group, plans to invest around USD 100 million on a factory in Bihn Duong Province, Southeast Vietnam. Kumho ...

The National Rubber Policy Committee has decided to double the subsidy for rubber growers from Bt1,260 per rai to Bt2,520/rai for seven months, from September ...

The Rubber Chemicals business unit of Lanxess is bundling the production capacities for vulcanisation accelerators, which are used primarily in the tyre ...

CS Rubber Industry Co., a Thai-Taiwanese rubber compound maker, is looking to spend 500 million baht to expand monthly production to 5,000 tonnes next year from ...

Bayer MaterialScience has just announced the debottlenecking of its MDI production facility at the Bayer Integrated Site Shanghai (BISS) in Caojing, Shanghai. ...

Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm the Chanler Group, a professional Prop 65 litigant.

Dow Elastomers announced it will begin the production of Affinity GA polyolefin elastomers (POEs) for hot melt adhesives in Tarragona, Spain. The company said ...

The first phase of the Ilam petrochemical complex in western Iran will be officially inaugurated in the near future, according to the Fars News Agency. The ...

PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) said that on 30 Aug. 2013 it registered the dissolution of its Bangkok Polyethylene (BPE) and PTT Polyethylene (PTTPE) subsidiaries.

Dangote Industries has signed a USD 3.3-billion loan agreement with a group of Nigerian and international financial institutions, which will be used for ...

The Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., formerly called Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd., one of Asia Pacific’s largest PU producers, will exhibit at PU China ...

With the addition of three new US flexible polyurethane foam producers, eight new associate/supplier members, and four new federated members, the Polyurethane ...

Huntsman has completed the acquisition of the business of Oxid L.P., a manufacturer of speciality urethane polyols in Houston, TX, USA, for an amount of up to ...

BASF announced that it has appointed Archway Sales Inc. as a distributor for polyurethane chemicals to the coatings, adhesives and binders, sealants, and ...

Dow Automotive Systems recently announced it has been named a “Supplier of the Year” by Renault for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). ...

Apart from the rejection of the price-intervention demanded by rubber farmers, several other measures have not been adopted to solve the current situation to ...

BASF has opened a Polyurethanes Technical Development Center in Pakistan, offering improved services to customers, and bringing its latest developments to ...

From Freedonia comes a new market study on thermoplastics elastomers. According to the Freedonia analysts worldwide demand for TPEs is forecast to rise 5.5 % ...

Tire manufacturer PT Gajah Tunggal (GJTL) expects to see an increase in its exports in the second half due to the weakening rupiah. Gajah Tunggal director ...

Kumho Tire Georgia representatives joined Macon-Bibb County leaders on 5 September 2013 to announce that an agreement has been reached that will allow Kumho ...

Effective 1 October 2013, or as contracts allow, Coim USA Inc. will raise the price of its aliphatic polyester polyols, marketed under Diexter brand name, ...

A new rubber processing plant worth VND25 billion (USD 1.19 million) has opened in the central province of Phu Yen's Song Hinh District. Financed by Phuc Dang ...

Protesting rubber farmers in Surat Thani on Tuesday (3 Sept. 2013) blocked a main road after a government decision not to accept their demand for it to ...

In order to strengthen its position worldwide in aliphatic isocyanates, Vencorex is extending its global footprint and has opened a new office in São Paulo, ...

Tosoh Corporation announced it will construct a plant to produce Rzeta, the company’s new emission-free reactive amine catalyst for polyurethane foams. The ...

Effective 1 October 2013, Stepan will increase prices for Stepanpol rigid aromatic polyester polyols by USD 0.04 per pound.

Ningbo-based Keyuan Petrochemicals, in announcing its most recent financial results, disclosed plans to build a new solution polymerized styrene butadiene ...

Vietnam will increase import taxes on polypropylene (PP) from zero to 1 percent by 2014, 2 percent by 2015 and 3 percent by 2016.

Hankook Tire said Monday (2 Sept. 2013) that it has signed a deal with Germany’s Mercedes-Benz to supply tires for the carmaker’s flagship luxury sedan, the New ...

Kumho Tires opened a new research and development center on 2 Sept. 2013 as the nation’s second-largest tire manufacturer pins its hopes on technology to lead ...

Rubber farmers in all parts of the country except the South have decided to cancel simultaneous rallies they planned to hold on Tuesday.

Although Thailand is a major rubber producer, it has no influence over the global market price as the country has to rely mainly on exports, Agriculture ...

The Ministry of Finance has collected ideas from ministries and businesses on reducing the export tax for natural rubber products to make life easier for ...

Taiwan's Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Co. (KPTC) has dropped its plans to build a $10.99-billion petrochemical complex in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia, ...