INDONESIA’s rubber exports, as well as selling price to China, the US and Japan have decreased, however the three countries remain its top buyers of rubber, specifically from North Samatra, according to the Secretary of the North Sumatra branch of…
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Ansell delivers new addition to TNT gloves line
ANSELL launches its new gloves offering in the Touch N Tuff (TNT) product line – the Touch N Tuff 73-500 sterile sensitive polychloroprene gloves and Touch N Tuff 73-300 clean sensitive polychloroprene gloves for the life sciences industry, and the…
NuSil introduces latest moderate thermal conductive silicone elastomer
NUSIL Technology LLC, the global leader in silicone materials for the medical implants, aerospace, electronics and engineering markets, introduces R-2165, the newest robust silicone solution for the protection of electronic components and systems such as sensors, relays, and connectors. According…
Dow Elastomers to realise world-scale EPDM facility plan in Louisiana
DOW Elastomers, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Company, will soon break ground on its planned world-scale NORDEL EPDM (ethylene propylene-diene terpolymer) facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana in US. It aims to utilise the company’s newest proprietary catalyst technology to…
Azelis, Phillips Carbon Black form distribution partnership
INDIA-based Phillips Carbon Black (PCB) Ltd, a part of the RP – Sanjiv Goenka Group and Belgium-headquartered Azelis Coatings and Rubber & Plastic Additives, have formed a partnership to distribute carbon black. Carbon black is found in a wide variety…
Cooper demands Apollo to expedite closing of merger deal
COOPER Tire & Rubber Company lodged an appeal to the Delaware Chancery Court, seeking to require Apollo to expedite closing of the pending merger agreement between it and the latter firm, as per the terms of the definitive merger agreement.…
Expanko now part of RPM Performance Coatings Group
RPM International’s Performance Coatings Group (PCG) has acquired Expanko, a US producer of terrazzo tile (under the FritzTile brand), cork, rubber and rubber/cork floor tiles. The Philadelphia-headquartered Expanko, with factory in Mesquite, Texas, has annual sales of more than US$12…
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie subsidiary buys SMPC Production
BIESTERFIELD Specialties Sarl France, the French subsidiary of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH, has acquired SMPC Production company located in Saint-Ouen Alms. The acquisition has taken effect from April 1, 2013. Under the terms, the name and address of SMPC production remain…
Portage Precision Polymers opens silicone compounding plant, HQ in Ohio
PORTAGE Precision Polymers (PPP) a US custom rubber and silicone mixing firm, opens its new 17,680-sq ft silicone compound manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Mogadore, Ohio. The state-of-the-art facility, with a capacity of 20 million pounds of custom silicone…
JK Tyre on track for plant expansion in Chennai
INDIA-based JK Tyre & Industries Ltd is set to start an INR10 billion expansion plan at Chennai in the next two to three months and is anticipated to be completed in two phases by 2016 to 2017 Vikram Malhotra, Vice…