Thailand’s ruling generals have come up a new way to deal with the country’s bulging stockpile of natural rubber: pave the roads with it. Buoyant rubber stocks, inherited by Thailand’s military junta when they took power in May, are the…
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Lanxess develops DIY stickers using Levamelt synthetic rubber
Print out your best vacation snaps, stick them on the cupboard – and then peel them off again without a trace after your next trip… It really works! Using the new self-adhesive Tacklite Stick&Go 4.0 photo-print media from Nopar International…
Italia Independent reveals new I-Ultra rubber sunglasses
It’s easy to find cheap and easy sunglasses while on vacation, but most people like to dig a little deeper and splash out on a designer pair. The only problem is that forgetfulness, back pockets, and sitting down is all…
Toyo builds rigid polyurethane thermal facility in Thailand
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Akira Nobuki, President) announces the establishment in Thailand of TOYO SOFLAN WIZ (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (Mitsugu Sato, President), a rigid polyurethane thermal insulation manufacturing and sales subsidiary, for the purpose of globally expanding its…
LWB and REP set up jv for Chinese market; facility to be ready end-2014
Two leading manufacturers of rubber injection moulding machines, German manufacturer LWB Steinl, based in Altdorf near Munich, still run by the Steinl family, and the French company REP International, based in Corbas near Lyon, have established a joint venture to…
Scrap tyres reduced to crumb rubber with help of bulk bag dischargers
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 290 million scrap tyres are generated in the US each year. As recently as 1990, most of these scrap tyres took up space in landfills or were dumped illegally. Markets now exist…
Orion starts trading on NYSE
US carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbons, has priced the initial public offering of 19.5 million common shares at a price to the public of US$18 per share. The shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July…
Bluestar Silicones inaugurates R&D center in Seoul
Bluestar Silicones, a global integrated silicones leading manufacturer, hold today a grand opening of its new Research & Development (R&D) Center and office relocation in Seoul to further strengthen its presence in South Korea. This is the strategic continued expansion…
Nitto expands Grappler tyre range
Nitto Tire U.S.A. has added an all-weather tyre certified for use in severe snow conditions to its Grappler line. The company says the new Exo Grappler AWT tyres provide superior traction in dirt, rock, gravel, snow and ice. The tyres…
Dow Corning announces sales and profits upsurge
Dow Corning Corp. today announced sales of $3.02 billion, an increase of 12 percent over 2013, and net income of $300 million. Adjusted net income in the first half of 2014 was $209 million, an increase of 20 percent compared…