Munich-based chemical group Wacker opened its new logistics Center in China yesterday. The facility is located on Wacker’s Zhangjiagang production site in Jiangsu province. Wacker has been operating its own subsidiary in Greater China for 20 years and has expanded…
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ContiTech builds new conveyor belt plant in Morocco
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Global rubber output falls by 1.5%, says report
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Littlejohn & Co. sells Henniges Automotive, Inc.
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Accella Performance Materials acquires Burtin Polymer Labs and Coating and Foam Solutions
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Nitto Tire produces documentaries for ANA flights
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Continental introduces system that will warn drivers of collisions
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Nexen Tire plans to build USD7mil-R&D facility in Ohio
Nexen Tire Corp. plans to invest USD7 million to construct a research and development center in Richfield, Ohio. Nexen’s director of technology at Richfield, Don Lee, said that the company plans to build a 2,800-square-meter building in a site they…
Cambodia and Vietnam wants to join rubber council
Cambodia and Vietnam seek to join the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), a council with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia as its member countries. The ITRC was formed in December 2001 to ensure stable rubber prices and cooperation among rubber-producing countries.…