Polish manufacturer Sanok Rubber Company, formerly known as Stomil Sanok, has recently acquired 100% stakes in China’s Qingdao Meteor Rubber & Plastics from the US-Chinese SIDA Corporation, making it the company’s sole shareholder. Before the deal, Sanok owned 20% of…
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Semperit sees 4.8% EBITDA increase for first half of 2016
Even with the difficult market environment and weak economy, the Semperit Group still showed a stable operational development for the first half of 2016. The group’s revenue slightly decreased to EUR438.7 million in the first half of 2016 from the…
Bridgestone is Olympic Channel’s first founding partner
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Man giving out condoms in Rio Olympics becomes internet star
A man named Eric has gone viral on Twitter after a photo of him in the Olympic Village was tweeted by SB Nation report Rodger Sherman. The photo Sherman shared shows Eric wearing a transparent sling bag full of condoms…
Zeon, Sumitomo consider merging their S-SBR businesses
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China’s medical gloves industry offers huge potential for Malaysian investors
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