Specialty chemicals company Lanxess and Saudi Aramco have announced Arlanxeo, the name of their new joint venture for synthetic rubber. The joint venture will be launched as ARLANXEO on April 1, 2016. “Arlanxeo will be a strong company of two…
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PPG, Bridgestone get fund to develop fuel-efficient tyres
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Lanxess and Saudi Aramco JV to be launched
German Specialty chemicals company Lanxess and Saudi Aramco are launching their synthetic rubber joint venture (JV) company, Arlanxeo on 1 April. The new name and logo combines elements from the names and logos of both partners. The logo is complemented…
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Omnova sells rubber business in India
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