DSM Elastomers announced, that it has officially opened a new production facility for Sarlink Thermoplastic Vulcanisates (TPV) in Genk, Belgium. The new plant will double Sarlink’s global capacity of TPV material.

The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) celebrates 100 years of service to people and organisations associated with the rubber and affiliated industries throughout the year in 2009.

The Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliffe, OH, USA, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with The Dow Chemical Company to purchase Dow's thermoplastic polyurethane business. This acquisition, structured as a sale and purchase of assets, will expand Lubrizol's Estane Engineered Polymers business.