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Isoprene research could lead to eco-friendly car tires new
The world’s rubber supplies are in peril, and automobile tire producers are scrambling to seek alternative solutions.
Tom Sharkey, chairperson of the Michigan State University biochemistry and molecular biology department, believes isoprene,...
Thailand’s BST curtails supply, all activity after fire
Thailand’s Bangkok Synthetics (BST) has halted feedstock supply, a source close to the company said Wednesday, in the wake of the weekend fire that killed 12 at its facility at Map Ta Phut, Rayong.
In addition, the company’s subsidiary...
PolyOne revenues increase 9%
Cleveland, OH – PolyOne reported $781 million of revenues for the first quarter of 2012, a 9% increase compared to $718.5 million in the first quarter of 2011. Diluted earnings per share totaled $0.22 in the first quarter of 2012 compared...
BST will be temporarily closed the Thai BR and SBR plants
Bangkok Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (BST) and its subsidiary, BST Elastomers has announced that due to an explosion and fire in Bangkok May 5 Matta House factory, the production base part of the device is severely damaged. Estimated 55,000 tons...
SABIC, Exxon to take Saudi rubber plant FID in July
JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia, April 25 (Reuters) – Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) and Exxon Mobil plan to make a final investment decision on their multi-billion dollar synthetic rubber project in Saudi Arabia in July, SABIC’s chief...
Indian Rubber industry gears up
Beijing / Mumbai – India’s total synthetic rubber capacity is set to grow to over 500 kt/year from the 2010 total of 113 kt/year within two years.
The figures are revealed in a long story on the CRIA website which show that demand is...
Weak demand and butadiene prices slump caused by the Asian rubber downtrend
Raw material butadiene (BD) Price reported that due to a sharp decline in the tire industry needs continued weakness in Asian butadiene rubber (BR) prices are expected to further decline. According to ICIS data show that, as of May 3, when...
Asian carbon black production capacity accounted for 61 percent of the world’s total production capacity
A few days ago, held in Hangzhou in 2012, China Carbon Black Vision “(CBC2012), experts from around the world carbon black industry, the Asian carbon black production accounts for the current world production capacity 61%, with China...
Stable development of rubber chemicals industry is expected to enter
Accompanied by fully the significant downturn in the rubber industry growth, weak demand in foreign markets, China’s rubber chemicals industry in 2011 sales and income, production and export trade compared to the previous year growth...
Germany’s Lanxess to build two butyl rubber pilot plants in Belgium
German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess plans to build two new pilot plants at Zwijndrecht in Belgium for the development of its butyl rubber technology, the company said in a statement Thursday.
At the end of 2011, Lanxess raised its BR...
