Unimatec Chemicals, which is recognised for its Noxtite brand of FKM, ACM and HT-ACM polymers (high performance rubber polymers) and Cheminox curatives, is expanding in North America with the formation of Unimatec Chemicals America Inc. It anticipates enhanced customer service…
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SMALL and medium rubber manufacturers in India have demanded an increase in the import duties of finished rubber products to enable the local units to vie competitively with the fast growing cheaper imports. There are about 5,000 SME rubber units…
India’s first rubber park comes undone
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Tyre maker doubles capacity in Andra Pradesh plant
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Chemtura’s US$40 million expansion in Germany nears completion
Specility chemicals company Chemtura Organometallics GmbH, a subsidiary of US-based Chemtura Corp, is expecting to complete the final phase by year end its US$40 million project in Bergkamen, in west-central Germany, Chemstura says that the move will greatly boost the…
Vernay, Quantex form partnership to develop disposable pump
US-BASED elastomeric flow control provider, Vernay, has partnered Quantex, a pump technology licensing company that has developed an innovative disposable pump system. Vernay will be marketing this technology. Quantex CEO Paul Pankhurst said that the partnership with Vernay will enable…
Tokai’s new auto anti-vibration rubber factory in India to start in November
JAPAN-headquartered Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd has completed construction of the new automotive anti-vibration rubber factory in India Rajasthan Neem rana Industrial Park Phase, about 120km southwest of the centre of Dehli. The 1.3 billion yen-worth facility becomes the second production…
LG Chem’s 3rd Quarter net down 23.3% on rubber sector
LG Chem Ltd., the world’s leading lithium-ion battery maker, said its net profit fell 23.3% in the third quarter of this year from a year ago on sluggish performance in the rubber sector. Net profit came to 352 billion won…
Krone cites Mitas as ‘best supplier’
Krone Holding GmbH cited tyre manufacturer Mitas as its best supplier in the “delivery of tyres” during a ceremonial event held in September in Germany. “Mitas won the award in a strong competition of six major tyre manufacturers,” said Gerhard…
REP joins rubber devulcanisation sector
France-headquartered rubber injection and compression moulding machine maker purchased the devulcanization centre Watson Brown HSM Berlin along with the patented HSM devulcanisation technology on an exclusive rights basis to expand its capabilities, according to Tim Graham, president of REP Corp,…