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Fitzhenry Elected as Senior VP of Global Communications at Goodyear

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Paul Fitzhenry was elected by the Board of Directors as senior vice president of global communications, effective October 8.

4 Oct 2012

Asia’s Demand for Synthetic Rubbers is Expected to Recover

Asia’s weakened demand for synthetic rubbers, commonly used in tire production, is expected to recover following this year’s drop in car production, says a new report from petrochemical experts GBI Research.

4 Oct 2012

PITTCON Short Course Program for 2013 Announced

The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the listing for the 2013 Short Course program which runs March 16 through March 21, 2013. Short Courses are taught by industry experts; range from half-day up to ...

From Pittcon 1 Oct 2012

Linde’s Hybrid LNG-Diesel Solution Provides Low-Cost, Clean Power for Drilling Rigs

Linde North America has reported that its solution to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for power-generating diesel engines (gensets) is yielding positive results during test being conducted in southwest Pennsylvania.

29 Sep 2012

Asia Carbon to Convert Present Production Lines to Specialty Carbon Black Lines

Asia Carbon Industries has declared that it will start the conversion of its three dry production lines to specialty carbon black production lines. The project will receive funding by cash from operations and will start on October 1, 2012 and get completed in around three months. The total cost is around $4 million.

29 Sep 2012

Plastic Logic to Exhibit Flexible Plastic Display Technology at UK Plastic Electronics Show

Plastic Logic, a key player in the plastic electronics field, will showcase the adaptability of its flexible plastic display technology, including its display tiling capability at the UK Plastic Electronics Show 2012, which will be held from November 7 to 8, 2012, in Birmingham, UK.

29 Sep 2012

MSC Software Announces Acquisition of Advanced Materials Simulation Company

MSC Software, a global provider of multidiscipline simulation software, has acquired e-Xstream engineering, a software and engineering services company that provides multi-scale modeling of composite materials & structures.

29 Sep 2012

ExxonMobil Plans to Invest $200 Million to Expand Chemical and Lubricants Plant in Baton Rouge

ExxonMobil plans to expand its lubricants and chemical plants in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by investing around $200 million. The new facilities to come up in Baton Rouge as a part of the expansion project will include lubricants packaging, blending and storage units, and manufacturing units for lubricant base stocks.

29 Sep 2012

ThyssenKrupp Announces Sale of Tailored Blanks Subsidiary to WISCO

ThyssenKrupp has announced the sale of its Tailored Blanks subsidiary to the Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO). The sale is part of the company’s strategic development program which was announced on May 13, 2011.

29 Sep 2012

Coca-Cola, JBF Industries Partner to Expand Production of Plant-Based Plastic Packaging

Coca-Cola and JBF Industries have entered into a supply partnership to ramp up the production of a plant-based material utilized in Coca-Cola’s PlantBottle packaging.

29 Sep 2012

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