Keyword: rubber

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Lanxess Strike Threatens Industry, Belgian Grouping Says

17.04.2014 - The ongoing strike at the Lanxess 150,000 t/y butyl rubber plant at Zwijndrecht, near Antwerp, will have a negative impact on the industry, the company's partners and clients if...

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Lanxess Said Close to Sale of Non-Core Rubber Units

17.03.2014 - German chemical producer Lanxess is said to be close to a sale of two of its rubber businesses which it last September identified as non-core and said it was studying "strategic...

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Zachert to Replace Heitmann as Lanxess CEO in May

27.01.2014 - In a surprise move late on Jan. 26, German chemicals, plastics and rubber producer Lanxess announced the resignation of Axel Heitmann, its chief executive since the company's split...

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Petronas, Eni’s Versalis Ink Joint Venture To Make Synthetic Rubbers

18.11.2013 - Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), Malaysia's state oil firm, and Italian oil company Eni's chemical unit said they have inked a joint venture agreement to make synthetic rubber in...

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Lanxess Opens New Headquarters for High-performance Rubber in the Netherlands

18.04.2013 - German specialty chemicals company Lanxess, a producer of synthetic rubber, has inaugurated the new headquarters of its Keltan Elastomers business unit in Sittard-Geleen in the...

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Punching above its weight

06.10.2010 - While often viewed in the shadow of its massive Northern neighbour, China, the Southeast Asian group of nations known as ASEAN continues to be a hotbed of activity in the plastics...

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Lanxess to Expand Global Capacity Of High-Performance Rubber Nd-BR

10.03.2010 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess said it will expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Nd-BR (neodymium butadiene rubber). The €20 million investment will...

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Lanxess in Talks to Buy Rubber Group Eliokem

04.03.2010 - Lanxess is in talks to buy synthetic rubber company Eliokem, in a move that would bolster its position as the world's largest producer of synthetic rubber. Lanxess managers met...