US-based portfolio management company J.M. Huber Corporation have completed the sale of its Huber Engineered Materials’ (HEM) silica business in a US$630 million deal with global specialty chemicals leader Evonik Industries AG. The transaction, completed after approvals from the European…
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CKR Carbon to supply Aukam graphite for manufacture, testing of tyres
Canada-based CKR Carbon Corporation, an integrated graphite to hybrid graphenes development company, will be supplying Aukam graphite concentrate for the manufacture and testing of 400 high-performance tyres by its European graphene manufacturing partner. CKR Carbon and EMG, a leading European…
CHT Group further expands in US market with ICM Silicones Group acquisition
German chemical group CHT Group, a leading silicone specialties supplier in Europe, is further expanding its geographic reach in the US market with its acquisition of ICM Silicones Group, a leading solutions provider for high performance silicone emulsions and silicone…
China looking to import 300,000 tonnes of rubber from Cambodia
A company from China is looking to import some 300,000 tonnes of rubber from Cambodia by early next year, according to Pol Sopha, director-general of Cambodia’s Agriculture Ministry’s general directorate of rubber. The move coincides with the Cambodian government’s plan…
India imposes anti-dumping duty on SBR from Thailand, South Korea and EU
India’s Finance Ministry has approved a definitive anti-dumping duty on Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) of 1500 and 1700 series imported from the Thailand, South Korea, and the European Union (EU). The duty will be imposed for five years, unless revoked…
Japan’s Shin-Etsu to expand silicones production in the US
Japan’s largest chemical company, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., is investing 2.4 billion Yen to expand the silicones production capacity of the Akron plant in Ohio of its group company Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA). The expansion work is expected to…
Alliance Rubber, UK researchers team up for strong graphene-infused rubber
US-based rubber band manufacturer Alliance Rubber Company is partnering with researchers from the University of Sussex in the UK to develop graphene-infused rubber bands. Adding graphene to rubber bands will increase its durability which could possibly transform how food travels…
Indonesia to trade rubber for Russian jets worth US$1.1 bn deal
Indonesia will be exporting rubber to Russia as part of its payment for 11 Russian Sukhoi fighter jetsworth US$1.1 billion, Indonesia’s defense and trade ministries announced. The announcement follows a memorandum of understanding signed between Indonesian and Russian state-owned companies…
Smithers Rapra provided tyre testing training for Chinese industry players
A tyre testing expert from Smithers Rapra, a world leader in rubber, plastics and composites testing, presented and discussed various tyre testing techniques and government regulatory requirements for Chinese tyre industry players at the Tire Technology Training Course, which was…
Goodyear enhances tyre performance with new soybean oil-based rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is enhancing tyre performance in dry, wet and winter conditions with the use of a new soybean oil-based rubber compound. The multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Akron, Ohio in the US introduced the new…