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DuPont announced a definitive agreement to sell an 80.1% ownership interest in the Delrin® acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business to TJC LP (TJC) in a transaction valuing the business at $1.8 billion.

TJC has received fully committed financing in connection with the transaction, which is expected to close around year-end 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems has recruited Björn Larsson as head of strategic purchasing and Josefin Wallman as program manager. Björn Larsson will have responsibility for purchasing in connection with new recycling plants and Josefin Wallman will act as project manager for the establishment of future recycling plants, including the planned plant in Uddevalla. Larsson and Wallman are both members of the company’s management group and have been assigned roles that are central for the execution of the expansion plan previously announced by Enviro and Antin Infrastructure Partners.

The 10th Future of Polyolefins 2024 conference is scheduled to take place on January 17th and 18th, 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. Speakers include Francois Chambon, Global Strategic Marketing Manager PE and Francois Sinechal, Market Development Manager for Advanced Recycling of Polymers at ExxonMobil on: Advances in Polyolefin Production Throughout the Value Chain. They will be focusing on: Process optimization and efficiency improvement in polyolefins manufacturing; Innovations to achieve D4R; Development and production of biopolymers; Reducing our dependency on conventional feedstocks.

Junchuang North America, Inc. (JCNA) is expanding its operations to Fort Worth, Texas. The company has secured a 55,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial facility at 46 Ranch Logistics Park in south Fort Worth, where it plans to invest approximately $21 million. The expansion is expected to generate over 120 jobs by 2025, contributing to the region’s economic growth.

The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) announces the addition of Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Limited (STA) as its newest member in the Producers, Processors and Traders category. STA, a leading fully integrated natural rubber company established in 1987, brings with it a solid commitment to the industry’s transition towards the sustainable and equitable production of natural rubber at scale. With large-scale rubber plantations covering almost 7,000 hectares across 19 provinces of Thailand, STA plays a significant role in the global natural rubber market.

TechnoBiz is organizing 2nd Edition of “Middle East Rubber & Tyre Expo 2023” during 21-22 November 2023 at Sharjah Expo Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This event is aimed to be a meeting point rubber and tire industries in Middle East Region. This event is formerly called as “Arab Rubber Expo”. It is renamed as “Middle East Rubber & Tyre Expo 2023”.

Huntsman Corporation announces that its board of directors has declared a $0.2375 per share cash dividend on its common stock. The dividend is payable on September 29, 2023, to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2023.

The heir to the Scorpion Verde All Season and Scorpion Zero All Season, this new product is led by the company’s Eco-Safety Design philosophy, which combines the highest safety standards with reduced environmental impact. As a result, this new tire benefits from better grip in both wet and dry conditions, and reduces rolling resistance compared to previous models. To meet the demands of the countries for which it is destined, the Pirelli Scorpion MS has a long tire life – a sought-after characteristic from American drivers – as well as comfort: particularly requested by the Asian market. As it is intended for SUVs, the tire has also been designed for light off-road use as well as snow driving.

Spanning 4,000 sqm of space, the warehouse has a storage capacity of 4,000 pallet positions, including 500 in its temperature-controlled room, 500 in its dangerous goods (DG) area, and 3,000 in its ambient warehouse. It serves as a hub for storing and distributing a diverse range of chemicals and ingredients catering to various industries, such as Food & Nutrition, Personal Care (PC), Home Care, Institutional & Industrial Cleaning (HI&I), Water Treatment, Pharma, Material Science, and other process chemicals.

researchers found that the daily temperature difference from January to March was the most important factor influencing rubber latex yield, surpassing both rubber phenology and powdery mildew disease. In addition, rubber phenology during defoliation and re-foliation (November to March) was found to be critical for rubber latex yield.