Industry consultancies JD Power & Associates and LMC Automotive said they expect U.S. new vehicle retail sales for May to rise 2 percent to their highest level since August 2014. New car retail sales are forecast to touch 1.3 million…
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Momentive unveils next-generation grades of ultra clear Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR)
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Momentive) will showcase a new ultra clear liquid silicone rubber (LSR) grade expanded from the Ultra Clear Silopren* LSR 7000 series at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition in China June 9-12. This next-generation Ultra Clear LSR…
Whitney new CEO of Liberty Tire Reycling
Liberty Tire Recycling has named Scott W. Whitney as its new CEO, effective June 1. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Whitney most recently served as CEO of Greenwood Fuels, a renewable energy company. Before that,…
Evonik’s plans for new production plant
Evonik Industries has started basic engineering for a new production plant for precipitated silica with focus on the rubber and especially the growing tire industry. The world-scale facility is planned to be built in the South East of the United…
Goodyear Improves Tire Efficiency with PPG Silica
Goodyear Tire & Rubber has contracted with PPG Industries to use Agilon performance silica to increase the fuel efficiency of its tires. Goodyear will first use the next-generation reinforcing filler developed by PPG in its EfficientGrip tires, a line of high-performance sport-utility-vehicle tires…
Global Automotive Tire Industry 2014-2019: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis
The global automotive tire industry is expected to reach an estimated value of $249.9 billion by 2019. The major drivers of tire industry are high demand for green tires, growth in commercial and passenger vehicles sales, and increasing level of tire radialization.…
Research and Markets: Construction Adhesive (Silicone, Epoxy, Polyurethane) Market 2015 – Global Forecasts to 2019
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Construction Adhesive Market by Type, by Technology, and by Application – Global Forecasts to 2019” report to their offering. The global construction adhesive market was estimated to be around $10.9 Billion in 2014…
Momentive to present new silicone polymers for contact lens industry
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Momentive) will present two technical posters highlighting the benefits of the new OphthaSil* silicone polymer product portfolio at the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) Clinical Conference and Exhibition May 29-31 held this year at the Arena…
Rubber rallies most in 2 years on weaker yen
Rubber in Tokyo advanced by the most since May 2013 as Japan’s currency plunged and as China, the biggest consumer, seeks more than US$300 billion in infrastructure investment. The contract for November delivery on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange surged 6.3%…
New Nynas range of naphthenic oils minimises reformulation need
The ongoing rationalization of Group I production across Europe has caused concern about shortages and the expensive need to reformulate products. Nynas decided early on to view the changing refinery landscape as a call to action and can now offer…