In recent years, the crash of the US construction market has played a huge role in the forest products industry in North America. A worldwide economic downturn has also impacted exports of lumber from the region. Now, the forest products…
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PolyOne expands supply agreement with Dow Corning silicones
PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced it has signed an expanded supply agreement with Dow Corning Corporation enabling PolyOne Distribution to sell Dow Corning® brand silicones to healthcare customers in China.…
Hankook develops high-end tyres for China
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Quantum moldmaking silicone shows versatility
Exhibiting versatility, QM 132T is a moldmaking silicone that can obtain either thixotropic or flowable properties. The durable, two-component QM 132T is RoHS compliant and well suited for moldmaking applications, including prototyping and replicating architectural structures, sculptures and figurines. Polyester,…
Declining Asia-US butadiene trade, recovers
A three-month old arbitrage window to export Asian butadiene to the US that had been slowly closing earlier this month has widened again this week and as a result producers and traders have been heard trying to arrange for butadiene…
Dow Corning announces first quarter sales increase
Dow Corning Corp. today announced first quarter 2014 sales of $1.52 billion, an increase of 21 percent over 2013, and net income of $191 million. Adjusted net income in the first quarter of 2014 was $109 million, an increase of…
Adamant launches new sanitary valve with EPDM rubber material
Adamant Valves the trusted global sanitary valves manufacturer, has announced today the launch of their new sanitary valves with new EPDM and PTFE Diaphragm for fine chemicals. Chemical engineers can now purchase the reliable and affordable sanitary valves with the…
Lion Copolymer plans EPDM expansion
Lion Copolymer, Geismar, LLC (“Lion”) has recently completed a detailed engineering study for an additional 60,000-80,000 metric tons per year EPDM manufacturing line, to be located at the current Geismar Louisiana site and complementing Lion’s existing four EPDM polymerization units.…
Chinese tyre makers, huge impact on North American tyre industry
China’s impact on the North American tyre industry is huge — the numbers bear that out — and getting bigger. As of 2013, nearly one of every four passenger tyres, one of every five light truck tyres, and one of…
Falken reveals tyre range expansions
Falken Tire Corp. announced plans to expand its Ziex, Wildpeak, Sincera and Ohtsu lines to help it compete in a larger segment of the market during its dealer meeting last week. Rick Brennan, Falken’s new executive director of marketing, says…