BASF to raise prices for its styrene plastic
Effective immediately, BASF is raising its prices for the styrene plastic Luran (SAN) in Europe by EUR 100 per metric ton.
read moreContinental A.G. has received European Union Commission approval to the purchase of majority control of Slovak Republic-based Matador a.s. tyre, conveyor belt and rubber machinery operations.
read moreSource: Xinhua, Beijing; 18 June 2007
read moreRubber Division to publish book to honor centennial
AKRON - The Rubber Division of ACS plans to publish a book in 2009 to honor the 100th anniversary of the organization.
read moreChemtura Corp. plans cuts to gain annual growth
Dow Reichhold raises price of nitrile latex
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina. - Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex increased the price of nitrile butadiene latex used in gloves by 5 percent, effective June 1 worldwide.
read moreSource: Daily "The Nation", Bangkok, Thailand; 16 June 2007
read moreTeknor Apex plant starting up in China
SUZHOU, China - Teknor Apex Co. said it is starting up a facility in Suzhou that will produce thermoplastic elastomer and rigid and flexible vinyl compounds.
read moreFour major tire makers and the Tire Industry Association lack standing under Title III of the Constitution to sue the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over tire pressure monitoring systems, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled.
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