Recently added articles from Rubber World:
Rubber baron.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; Smith, Don R. ... Is it possible that many of us are sitting on potential income generators, plus a source for rubber, and we have no clue? This may all be changing, as research into alternative sources for materials ramps up because of the real possibilities of shortages, coupled with the reality that ...
Continental Tire will invest in Illinois plant.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Continental Tire North America (www.conti-online.com) announced more than $60 million in new investements for its Mt. Vernon, IL. facility over the next three years. These in vestments will significantly expand the company's passenger and light truck tire operations, as well as its ...
Continental AG, Hanover, Germany, has acquired 89.66% of the shares in Oltas SpA, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, from Koc Holdings and other Koc Group shareholders.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Continental AG, Hanover, Germany, has acquired 89.66% of the shares in Oltas SpA, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, from Koc Holdings and other Koc Group ...
Dow (www.dow.com) and Rohm and Haas announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dow (www.dow.com) and Rohm and Haas announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash. The acquisition of Rohm and Haas is said to make Dow the world's leading ...
Kraiburg TPE.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Kraiburg TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com) opened a production plant in Selangor, Malaysia. From there, the TPE manufacturer with international ...
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Leverkusen, Germany, opened a rubber research center in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Specialty chemicals company Lanxess (www.lanxess. com), Leverkusen, Germany, opened a rubber research center in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Established in close cooperation with Qingdao's University of Science and ...
Zeon Chemicals L.P.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Zeon Chemicals L.P. (www.zeonchemicals.com), Louisville, KY, has completed the Chemisat HNBR latex plant at its Hattiesburg, MS, manufacturing facility. The plant was built to meet the increasing demand for Chemisat as an alternative to NBR ...
Cooper Tire & Rubber (www.coopertire.com), Findlay, OH, announced an agreement to invest in a tire manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cooper Tire & Rubber (www.coopertire.com), Findlay, OH, announced an agreement to invest in a tire manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. The facility will be jointly owned by ...
Stoner (www.stonersolutions.com), Quarryville, PA, has acquired a product line from Releasomers, Bradfordwoods, PA.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stoner (www.stonersolutions.com), Quarryville, PA, has acquired a product line from Releasomers, Bradfordwoods, PA. The product line encompasses a broad product offering for diverse molding ...
Hankook Tire.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Hankook Tire (www.hankooktire.com), Wayne, NJ, will increase its ongoing investment into researching and developing more environmentally friendly tire technology to more than $19 million annually. Hankook Tire has ...
Michelin North America.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Michelin North America (www.michelin.com) is investing an additional $90 million to upgrade equipment and further expand production ...
The chemicals business area of Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com), Essen, Germany, has expanded the silica capacity.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The chemicals business area of Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com), Essen, Germany, ...
Evonik, Synntech may start Russian project.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Evonik's Inorganic Materials Business Unit (www.evonik. com) and the Russian Synttech Group are assessing the possibility of a cooperation to manufacture thermal blacks. Representatives from both companies signed a letter of intent in Frankfurt, Germany, in June. The intention is to build ...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (www.goodyear.com), Akron, OH, has been chosen to supply the standard tire fitment for the 2009 Ford Flex.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Goodyear Tire & Rubber (www.goodyear.com), Akron, OH, has been chosen to supply the standard tire ...
Franklynn Industries (www.franklynnusa.com), Loveland, OH, announced that R.D. Abbott, Santa Fe Springs, CA, has agreed to represent Franklynn's line of mold releases for rubber molding applications.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Franklynn Industries (www.franklynnusa.com), Loveland, OH, announced that R.D. Abbott, Santa Fe Springs, CA, has agreed to ...
Franklynn Industries announced that Lintech International LLC, Macon, GA, has agreed to represent Franklynn's line of mold releases for rubber molding applications in the southeastern region of the U.S.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Franklynn Industries announced that Lintech International LLC, Macon, GA, has agreed to represent Franklynn's line of mold releases for rubber ...
Cooper Tire & Rubber (www.coopertire.com), Findlay, OH, announced a partnership with Formula Drift for the fifth consecutive year.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cooper Tire & Rubber (www.coopertire.com), Findlay, OH, announced a partnership with Formula Drift ...
Ames.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ames (www.amesrubber.com), a manufacturer of high quality elastomeric coatings, moldings and insert molded components, announced a recent award of a new gas mask component molding contract, resulting in the creation of 30 manufacturing and operations ...
Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Leverkusen, Germany, has contracted with Jacobs Engineering Group, Pasadena, CA, to provide the company with front end loading services for a butyl rubber manufacturing plant project located on Jurong Island in Singapore.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Leverkusen, Germany, has contracted with Jacobs Engineering Group, Pasadena, CA, to provide the company with front end loading services for a butyl rubber manufacturing ...
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group (www.carlyle.com) and Sinorgchem jointly announced that Carlyle will invest $87 million in Sinorgchem.(Contracts, licenses)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group (www. carlyle.com) and Sinorgchem jointly announced that Carlyle will invest $87 million in Sinorgchem. Sinorgchem is said to be the largest Chinese supplier of paraphenylenediamines (PPDs), a key chemical additive in the production of rubber ...