GSDI, a subsidiary of PolyOne and a supplier of colour and additive dispersions for silicone rubber, has launched Silcosperse 500 dispersion to help customers enhance the heat resistance to improve High Consistency Silicone Rubber (HCR) performance in specialised, high-temperature applications.…
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A CONSORTIUM of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Titan International, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of agricultural and industrial tyres, and One Equity Partners (OEP), a global private equity fund and a subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase, are…
India imports to rise as monsoon rains postpone tapping
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EPDM prices to plunge further in Asia
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Trelleborg renews tyre tie-up with Agco
SWEDEN-based Trelleborg AB, the parent company of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc, has renewed its long-term agreement with Agco Corp for the development and innovation of agricultural tyres. “Following the recognition of Trelleborg as the best EAME (Europe, Africa and…
Lanxess steps up its butyl rubber footprint in Asia
German speciality firm Lanxess has invested over EUR500 million to upgrade its global butyl rubber manufacturing units in Canada and Belgium and build a brand new facility in Singapore, adding around 200,000 tonnes/year of capacity in total. It is expecting…
Simtec Silicone Parts to move headquarters closer to clients
US-based Simtec Silicone Parts is investing US$3.5 million and hiring 40 people for its headquarters relocating from Wisconsin to Florida. Simtec makes liquid silicone rubber (LSR) into components used in industries from autos to health care to consumer products. The…
Momentive Performance Materials expands capacities in US and Germany
MOMENTIVE Performance Materials Inc. is embarking into an expansion of two production facilities located in the US and Germany. The company has increased manufacturing capacities of its Texas-based (US) and Leverkusen-based (Germany) production facilities. “We have seen growing demand in…
Weak tyre production drags NR consumption
IN A REPORT, consumption for natural rubber (NR) fell 1.5% to 165,000 metric tonnes in the April-May period, compared to 167,000 metric tonnes during the same period last year, despite an increase of output to 112,000 metric tonnes or 1.2%…
Michelin in synthetic rubber jv with Petrokimia in Indonesia
FRENCH tyre maker Michelin and Indonesia-based PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP), have signed an agreement to create a joint venture company, to produce synthetic rubber in Indonesia. The new company…