Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group subsidiary have been awarded by specialty chemicals firm Lanxess an engineering, procurement and construction management contract to build a rubber plant in Changzhou Yangtze Riverside Industrial Park.
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IISRP conference to focus on shale gas in the US
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) will be holding its annual meeting in San Francisco, USA from April 14 to 17, 2013.
Cancarb increases capacity of carbon black
Cancarb, the thermal carbon black producer has updgraded its heat recovery power plant to increase the production capacity by 15%.
OSHA divulges federal health violations of chemical firm
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) accuse Dow Chemical Corp. of commiting 47 violations.
Supermax profit to rise to 20%
Malaysian rubber glove maker Supermax Corp Bhd is expecting its profit to rise by 20% in December 2013.
Foster Wheeler AG bags contract to build EPDM plant
Switzerland-based Foster Wheeler AG has recently been awarded by Lanxess Changzhou Co., Ltd, to build a new EPDM rubber plant in China.
Modi Rubber partners with Asahi Organic Chemicals
Modi Rubber Ltd forms a joint venture with Asahi Organic Chemical Industry to be called the Asahi Modi Materials Pvt. Ltd and will be based in Gujarat.
Kossan Rubber to yield better output, says research group
Malaysia glove manufacturer Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd is expected to show better output according to Kenanga Research.
Bridgestone to cut jobs in European plants
The world’s largest tire and rubber company, Bridgestone, will be cutting off about 510 jobs in their European plants after the tyre sales have decreased.
Global NBR to reach US$2.7 billion by 2018 says study
Global market intelligence company, Transparency Market Research, reported the expected growth of the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) to US$2.7 billion by 2018.