Category: Industry News

Rubber Board India announces training

The Rubber Board organizes a one-day training in rubber planting operations at Rubber Training Institute, Kottayam on 29 March 2016. The course content includes land preparation, lining, pitting, terracing and planting of rubber. The fee for training is Rs. 400/-…

Rubber Division posts training opportunities

The Rubber Division, ACS announce the following upcoming courses. Visit www.rubber.org/upcoming-training for full details: Intermediate to Advanced Compounding and Testing of Rubber April 4-6, 2016; Akron, OH April 7, 2016 Tours; Akron, OH & Cuyahoga Falls, OH Carbon Black Training…

Yokohama Rubber to acquire ATG

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. reached an agreement with global investment firm KKR and other concerned parties to purchase all of the shares of Alliance Tire Group (ATG) as part of Yokohama Rubber’s plans to expand its commercial tyre business.…

Synthomer acquires Hexion

Synthomer plc, a leading speciality chemicals company, announces the acquisition of Hexion Performance Adhesives & Coatings, a business of Hexion Inc., a global chemical company based in Columbus, Ohio in the USA. The total consideration is US$226 million which is…

Sanyu USA to represent Rubicon in North America

Sanyu USA, Inc., the sales and service subsidiary of the Japanese rubber injection molding machine manufacturer Sanyu Industries, has entered into an agreement to represent the extruder manufacturer Rubicon in North America. Rubicon, located in Halle, Germany, specializes in the…

Titan received proposal to sell subsidiary

Titan International, Inc. has received a non-binding letter of interest that includes a nine-figure purchase price to acquire Italtractor ITM S.p.A. (ITM), one of the Company’s subsidiaries that designs and produces steel track and undercarriages for the construction, mining and…

Evonik starts construction of silicone facility in China

Evonik has started the construction of a production facility for organically modified specialty silicones in Shanghai (China). The project is part of a global investment initiative. A first expanded production plant became operational in Essen in late 2014. The new…

ASTM Standard Will Address Crumb-Rubber Infill in Turf

ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces and Facilities is developing a standard for measuring properties of crumb rubber infill that could be ingested by players on artificial turfs. The proposed standard (WK47821, Specification for Extractable Hazardous Metals…