DowDuPont Merger Successfully Completed
DowDuPont today announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between The Dow Chemical Company and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, effective Aug. 31, 2017.
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Toyo divesting industrial products unit to Nitta and Sekisui
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. agreed to divest major portions of its chemical industrial products business unit to fellow other Japanese companies Nitta Corp. and Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. for undisclosed sums.
Change in the management of KraussMaffei Group
Matthias Sieverding takes over the Extrusion Segment
Gabriel-Chemie increases production capacity in Russia
On 03 August 2017, Gabriel-Chemie and Governor of the Kaluga oblast signed an investment agreement concerning the construction and operation of a masterbatch plant in the Vorino industrial park near the Moscow.
EU to probe Chinese tire dumping
The European Commission has started antidumping investigation proceedings concerning imports of new and retreaded truck and bus tires from China.
Registration Window for upakovka 2018 Now Open
After successful premieres this year: special shows innovationparc and SAVE FOOD once again to be part of the trade fair in Moscow.
Global Rubber Conference: Keystones to New Rubber Megatrend
The 13th Global Rubber Conference 2017 is designed as a platform to discuss commercial prospects and opportunities on the rubber market.
Composites – materials with a future
Fibre-reinforced plastics have great future potential. The International Composites Congress offers an opportunity to gain some impressions of market developments.
BASF puts expanded compounding plant for engineering plastics into operation
BASF put the expanded compounding plant at BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany into operation.
battenfeld-cincinnati USA strengthens sales and service team
New Sales Director and new Sales and Service Managers at battenfeld-cincinnati USA.
Sanner acquires Jaco S.A.
Emergence of the global market leader for effervescent packaging.
How Lamborghini is accelerating medical device innovation
Lamborghini collaborates with the Houston Methodist Research Institute, to share knowledge in the study of carbon fibre composite materials for medical devices.
