Keyword: Elastomers & Rubber

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Versalis Expands Elastomers Co-Operation with Lotte Chemical

09.04.2015 - Italy's Versalis and South Korea's Lotte Chemical have extended their elastomers collaboration to include styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SIS/SBS) product...

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DuPont and Chenguang Link on Fluoroelastomers

10.02.2015 - DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions and Zhonghao Chenguang Chemical Research Institute (Chenguang), a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), have formed a 50:50...

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Ashland to Sell Elastomers Business to Lion Copolymer

22.10.2014 - Ashland said it has reached a "definitive agreement" to sell its Port Neches, Texas-based elastomers business to Lion Copolymer for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to...

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Huntsman Appoints Distona as Swiss MDI distributor

30.09.2014 - Huntsman has signed a 12-month agreement with Swiss distributor Distona covering distribution of its "Suprasec" MDI products in Switzerland. The contract covers applications in...

Markets & Companies

Dyneon Prepares for the Future

29.07.2014 - Market indicators unanimously point to a rosy future for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and other fluoropolymers, with mean growth of 4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Novel Materials and More Efficient Processes for New Applications

05.02.2014 - Industry Constantly Evolves - The plastics industry requires continuous innovation because of the assimilation to the market's demands. For more than 50 years, SKZ has observed...

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Boosting Global Expansion

13.05.2013 - Business - Shell Chemicals held a ground-breaking ceremony last month for the building of facilities for making high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) and ethoxylates at its site in...

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Chemical Companies are Continuing to Seek Growth Opportunities

20.11.2012 - Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...