The Luxembourg-based company Xatico S.a.r.l. will be the sole distributor for the products of Hoffmann Mineral in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, ...
Effective 1 March 2011, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all Calibre ...
DuPont Performance Polymers will increase its prices effective 1 March 2011 or as contracts allow in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Source: Daily "The Nation", Bangkok; 18 Feb 2011
Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 14 Feb 2011
Cambodia’s natural rubber production, which has remained stagnant through most of the latter half of the last decade, was projected to reach 49,500 t in 2010, ...
Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 14 Feb 2011
The Thai rubber manufacturer Thai Hua Rubber plans to set up a joint venture tyre plant with the Chinese tyre manufacturer Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. for THB ...
Pirelli Tire North America (PTNA) is adding a compound mixing facility to its MIRS (Modular Integrated Robotized System) manufacturing facility in Rome, GA, USA.
iSmithers has issued a call for papers for its 2011 TPE conference. It will take place 8-9 November 2011, Brussels Sheraton Hotel, Belgium. Deadline for the ...
DSM Engineering Plastics has agreed to sell its Yparex adhesives business to Resin (Products & Technology) B. V., a Netherlands-based compounding company. The ...
Kraton has announced the refinancing of its existing indebtedness. In a statement issued 14 February the company announced the completion of the following ...
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has expanded its polycarbonate film production at its South Deerfield, MA, USA, facility. After this expansion, the facility has the ...
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 14 Feb 2011
The Finnish tyre manufacturer Nokian Renkaat Oyj intends to build a new plant.
Dana Holding Corporation has broken ground for a USD 20 million technical center in Pune, India. The new facility, Dana's fifteenth technical center globally, ...
Lanxess is continuing the expansion of its Indian production site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state. The company broke ground for new compounding facilities with an ...
Brenntag recently unveiled its new distribution facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. The facility provides a bigger storage capacity than the current warehouse in ...
Source: Daily "The Phom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 12 Feb 2011
Hankook Tire announced to build its global sixth and seventh manufacturing plants in Liang Jiang Xin Qu, Chongqing, China, and in Bekasi, Indonesia, respectively.
Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. will increase production capacity at its truck and bus radial tyre (TBR) manufacturing plant in Chonburi, ...
Titan Tire has agreed to buy Goodyear’s European and Latin American farm tyre businesses for about USD 130 million.
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has recently inaugurated its Color Competence and Design Center in Greater Noida, near New Delhi. This new center provides products ...
Source: Daily "Khaleej Times", Dubai; 11 Feb 2011
DSM Engineering Plastics has increased prices on a global basis for its Arnitel and Arnite products.
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 10 Feb 2011
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 10 Feb 2011
The Tire Society has issued a Call for Papers for the 30th Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science & Technology, 13-14 September 2011, Hilton ...
IPS Structural Adhesives Corporation, of Durham, NC, USA, maker of Weld-On branded products, announced the acquisition of Holdtite Adhesives, Ltd. of Newcastle, ...
Japan Butyl Co., Ltd. has completed a butyl rubber capacity expansion at its plant in Kawasaki, Japan. The expansion has added 18,000 t/y of production capacity ...
Küttner Industrieberatungs GmbH, Speyer, Germany, has announced that it has founded a Russian subsidiary, OOO Küttner, based in Moscow.
Bridgestone Corporation announced that, effective 1 June 2011, it will raise the prices of tyres, tubes and flaps sold in the replacement market in Japan.
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., a Chinese manufacturer of petrochemical products, located in Ningbo, will expand its design production capacity by approximately ...
A. Schulman announced that it is moving its manufacturing facility in Verolanuova, Italy. Operations will be relocated to its existing facility in Gorla ...
In February, Ensinger established its second Scandinavian location: With a new branch in Ringsted, the plastics processor is now in a position to serve its ...
Evonik Industries is planning to significantly expand its silica (precipitated silicic acids) production capacity over the next four years.
Source: Daily "The Korea Times", Seoul; 8 Feb 2011
Source: Daily "The Phom Penh Post", Phom Penh; 8 Feb 2011
Lanxess will increase its prices for Durethan compounds (Polyamide compounds, PA) and Pocan compounds (Polybutylenterephthalate compounds, PBT) in Europe, the ...
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. plans to increase production capacity of Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), a local passenger-car tyre manufacturing and sales ...
Source: "Daily News", Colombo; 7 Feb 2011
Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 5 Feb 2011
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 7 Feb 2011
Sagami Rubber Industries reported that more than 700,000 of its ultrathin condoms have been stolen in transit between Malaysia and Japan.
Yule Catto & Co. plc has entered into a purchase agreement for PolymerLatex GmbH, a manufacturer of synthetic latex based in Marl, Germany, with TowerBrook ...
Dynasol has signed an agreement with China’s Shanxi Northern Xing’an Chemical Industry to produce and market rubber in China.
The Aditya Birla Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Atlanta-based Columbian Chemicals Company, from One Equity ...
Source: Daily "The Manila Times", Manila; 4 Feb 2011
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) announced price increases in the United States and Canada for consumer replacement and original equipment tires.
Source: "Bernama" (Malaysian National News Agency), Kuala Lumpur; 28 Jan 2011
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 29 Jan 2011
Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 29 Jan 2011
On 27 January Kuraray has announced that it will revise prices for its elastomer-related products for shipments commencing 14 February 2011.