NUSIL Technology LLC, the global leader in silicone materials for the medical implants, aerospace, electronics and engineering markets, introduces R-2165, the newest robust silicone solution for the protection of electronic components and systems such as sensors, relays, and connectors. According…
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Dow Elastomers to realise world-scale EPDM facility plan in Louisiana
DOW Elastomers, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Company, will soon break ground on its planned world-scale NORDEL EPDM (ethylene propylene-diene terpolymer) facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana in US. It aims to utilise the company’s newest proprietary catalyst technology to…
Azelis, Phillips Carbon Black form distribution partnership
INDIA-based Phillips Carbon Black (PCB) Ltd, a part of the RP – Sanjiv Goenka Group and Belgium-headquartered Azelis Coatings and Rubber & Plastic Additives, have formed a partnership to distribute carbon black. Carbon black is found in a wide variety…
Cooper demands Apollo to expedite closing of merger deal
COOPER Tire & Rubber Company lodged an appeal to the Delaware Chancery Court, seeking to require Apollo to expedite closing of the pending merger agreement between it and the latter firm, as per the terms of the definitive merger agreement.…
Expanko now part of RPM Performance Coatings Group
RPM International’s Performance Coatings Group (PCG) has acquired Expanko, a US producer of terrazzo tile (under the FritzTile brand), cork, rubber and rubber/cork floor tiles. The Philadelphia-headquartered Expanko, with factory in Mesquite, Texas, has annual sales of more than US$12…
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie subsidiary buys SMPC Production
BIESTERFIELD Specialties Sarl France, the French subsidiary of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH, has acquired SMPC Production company located in Saint-Ouen Alms. The acquisition has taken effect from April 1, 2013. Under the terms, the name and address of SMPC production remain…
Portage Precision Polymers opens silicone compounding plant, HQ in Ohio
PORTAGE Precision Polymers (PPP) a US custom rubber and silicone mixing firm, opens its new 17,680-sq ft silicone compound manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Mogadore, Ohio. The state-of-the-art facility, with a capacity of 20 million pounds of custom silicone…
JK Tyre on track for plant expansion in Chennai
INDIA-based JK Tyre & Industries Ltd is set to start an INR10 billion expansion plan at Chennai in the next two to three months and is anticipated to be completed in two phases by 2016 to 2017 Vikram Malhotra, Vice…
The small k at the K2013
Once again the K2013 will have the Rubber Street, an initiative of German speciality chemicals firm Lanxess. It has been organised since 1983 with the aim of improving the presence of rubber at K
Vietnam’s 2013 rubber exports likely to hit US$4.5 billion
VIETNAM’s rubber exports is expected to reach US$4.5 billion this year, an increase to last year’s value of US$4.26 billion, says Tran Thi Thuy Hoa, Chief of the Office of the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA). The increasing global demand for…