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Lanxess opens new headquarters for rubber

Lanxess opens new headquarters for rubber Lanxess will operate its global EPDM rubber business from new headquarters in Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands.

Evonik expands substantially in precipitated silica for high-quality car tires

Evonik expands substantially in precipitated silica for high-quality car tires Evonik Industries continues to drive its growth strategy for these products.

Lanxess is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM synthetic rubber in China.

Lanxess is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM synthetic rubber in China. Lanxess is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM synthetic rubber in China. The German specialty chemicals company is investing EUR 235 million in the plant in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province). This is the largest investment the company has made in China to date.

New Braskem's investment

New Braskem's investment Braskem begins operations at its new butadiene plant.

Lanxess starts up new nitrile butadiene rubber plant in China

Lanxess starts up new nitrile butadiene rubber plant in China German specialty chemicals company Lanxess has started up on schedule a nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) plant in Nantong, China, as part of its 50:50 joint venture with Taiwan's TSRC Corporation.

PolyOne adds Cariflex Polyisoprene rubber solutions for healthcare

PolyOne adds Cariflex Polyisoprene rubber solutions for healthcare PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the addition of Cariflex polyisoprene rubber, manufactured by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., to PolyOne Distribution’s healthcare portfolio.

Lanxess to invest 200-million-euro in second synthetic rubber plant

Lanxess to invest 200-million-euro in second synthetic rubber plant German specialty chemicals firm Lanxess has announced that it will proceed to invest another 200-million-euro to build a second new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant in Singapore on September 11 this year.

ExxonMobil affiliate to expand halobutyl rubber capacity at JBC Kashima plant

 ExxonMobil affiliate to expand halobutyl rubber capacity at JBC Kashima plant ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha (EMYK) announced that Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. (JBC) will expand the capacity of its halobutyl rubber manufacturing plant at Kashima to 80,000 tons per year. The expansion is planned to be completed in 2012.

Sumitomo Chemical holds groundbreaking ceremony for New S-SBR plant in Singapore

Sumitomo Chemical holds groundbreaking ceremony for New S-SBR plant in Singapore Sumitomo Chemical announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony and a celebration reception for the new solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) manufacturing plant to be constructed in Singapore by its group company Sumitomo Chemical Asia PTE LTD.

Interview with Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business

Interview with Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business China today is the world’s largest automotive market. The number of vehicles sold grew in 2010 to more than 17.1 million. However, greater mobility goes hand in hand with increased emissions and higher resource consumption. Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business unit, describes solutions for more eco-friendly mobility.