Brussels – The European Commission (EC) has adopted new measures under the REACH Regulation to restrict the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA') and PFHxA related substances.

Akron, Ohio – Six major tire makers have asked the US federal court in Akron to dismiss a price-fixing class action lawsuit against them filed earlier this year.

According to Klein, German companies are confronted with particularly high standards in the area of chemicals regulation, while in other EU countries the requirements are interpreted less strictly.

Open interest increased sharply as fresh long positions were added across the markets. In addition, synthetic rubber markets also saw significant speculative buying, with SHFE synthetic rubber (BR) ...

But the company remains concerned by the soon-to-be enforced European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which will require the supply of natural rubber to be from certified sustainable plantations.

Hanover, Germany – Bridgestone’s fleet management operations Webfleet has debuted an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to help fleet managers interact with their data more easily.

Berlin / Washington DC – Moves to impose sweeping regulatory restrictions on the use and sale all fluorine-based substances, including fluoroelastomers, have suffered a double set-back.

Pawtucket, Rhod Island – US compounder Teknor Apex has launched a new series of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), containing 60% post-consumer recycled content. The Monprene R6 CP-10100 series also has ...

Brussels – European chemicals manufacturers have welcomed the finding of the Draghi report, which backs industry calls for an Industrial Deal, as set out in the Antwerp Declaration launched in ...

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production increased 33% to just under 38,000 tonnes in July, up from 28,533 tonnes reported for the same month last year. Month-on-month, production grew ...

Jaipur, India – Gravita India Ltd is expanding its footprint with an agreement to acquire an end-of-life tires (ELTs) recycling plant in Romania, the Indian recycling major has announced. The ...

Beijing – China’s Commerce Ministry (Mofcom) has initiated investigations into the dumping of halogenated butyl rubber imported from Canada, Japan and India. The probe follows a petition by Zhejiang ...