Omnova Solutions says that it will close its production facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where it makes around 59,000 tonnes/year of styrene butadiene (SB) emulsions, due to a revamp in its US facilities and to cut costs. It will continue operation…
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Nokian to increase capacity in Finland; adding on more shifts
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Dow Performance and Momentive launch new silicone products
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Rose Mill acquires rubber additives processor
Rose Mill Company, a US-based processor of industrial chemicals and minerals, has acquired another US firm, rubber pre-weigh additives processor PPS/Chempac of Lebanon, TN. The acquisition provides for the continued production of pre-weigh additives as well as an expansion of…
China/US trade war affects rubber and other commodity prices
Prices of commodities from iron ore to rubber took a tumble in China, with investor sentiments shaken by the import duties imposed by both countries, amidst intensifying trade war between Beijing and Washington that could hurt the world’s second largest…
Semperit to terminate production at Chinese conveyor belt plant
As part of a restructuring, Austria’s Semperit has decided to terminate production at the Sempertrans production site Best (ShanDong) Belting Co. Ltd. in the Shandong province on the Chinese east coast. “This step is part of the ongoing restructuring and…
Continental introduces V.ply portfolio with new compound and new radial tyres for ports
German tyre company Continental has introduced a new compound, Port Plus, for less abrasion, heat generation and longer service life for its new V.ply radial tyres for use in ports. This, Continental says, will expand its port tyre portfolio from…
Zeon to increase production of HNBR in Japan
Japanese firm Zeon Corporation is boosting the production capacity of the Kawasaki plant to expand its business of specialty cross-linked hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR). Marketed as Zetpol, the firm says the HNBR is increasingly being adopted for use in important safety…