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Denka Company Limited announces a price revision for chloroprene rubber, which is offered under the brand name of “Denka Chloroprene” due to cost increase in production and current supply and demand balance. The price increase is more than USD500 or EUR450 per metric ton effective from January 4th, 2022.

The Omi Plant (Itoigawa, Niigata) of Denka Company Limited celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment in December this year.
The Omi Plant began manufacturing carbide in 1921, effectively using limestone from Mt. Kurohime, which is close to the plant, privately generated power, and other resources. The plant utilizes its unique “carbide-chain” to produce a wide range of products from inorganic chemicals, including calcium cyanamide fertilizers and special cement admixtures, to organic chemicals, including special synthetic rubbers and polymer hyaluronic acid preparations. It has been one of the main plants of Denka. In 2018, the Omi Innovation Hub, a new general office, was completed. The Omi Innovation Hub facilitates the integrated and efficient management of different divisions at the plant and functions as a hub for interactions with local communities. Also, the plant is developing an employee-friendly
environment.

This state-of-the-art Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility that entered into commercial operations early this month, will serve BRB’s ambition of strengthening its offering in three product portfolios namely silicone gum blend, silicone antifoam and silicone emulsion for the Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa regions.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is now supplying its GEOLANDAR X-CV (Pattern No. G99B) as original equipment (OE) for Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s new Outlander SUVs. Yokohama Rubber began supplying the GEOLANDAR X-CV tires used on Outlander gasoline models sold overseas in July 2021, and shipments of the tires for PHEV models to be introduced in Japan, Australia and other countries began in November this year. The SUVs are being fitted with 235/60R18 103H size tires.

During an online Capital Market Day, Wacker Chemie AG presented its new sustainable development goals to investors and analysts. WACKER’s new goals are much more ambitious than its previous ones. For example, by 2030, the Munich-based chemical group now aims to cut its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent relative to 2020

ennder and Cabot Corporation transported one of Europe’s first zero-emission cross-border heavy duty loads. In a pilot electric trucking project, sennder transported 17+ tonnes of product for Cabot from the port of Rotterdam to Antwerp, Belgium and then returned to base – a round trip covering a distance of more than 300km.

Sumitomo Rubber North America will increase prices in the US, Canada and Caribbean on Falken, Ohtsu and Private Brand Passenger and Light Truck tires as well as implementing inline adjustments on a per size basis. The price increase of up to 8% will be effective January 1, 2022.

Greene Tweed will showcase its materials’ solutions at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium 2021, held December 14th – 16th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX at Booth 2719. Greene Tweed will exhibit its line of WR/AR composites, Chemraz®, Fusion®, and Xycomp® pump shells

Under the theme of “New Era• New Potential• Innovation for Sustainability”, CHINAPLAS 2022 will return to the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Hongqiao, Shanghai, during April 25 – 28, 2022. “It dates back to 2018 when the last edition of CHINAPLAS was held in Shanghai.” Ms. Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. said, “we miss everyone very much and are excited to return after four years. We look forward to having a long-awaited reunion. More than 4,600 companies have reserved booths, which reflects strong market demand. Exhibitors are actively developing new products to be displayed at CHINAPLAS 2022 in response to the rapid changes and new market demands. We keep a close eye on the profound market changes and focus on the emerging user needs, and are fully committed to presen

Waterford, NY – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Momentive) released its 2020-2021 Sustainability Report, which details the company’s progress toward achieving 2025 Sustainability Goals, along with its continued focus on integrating sustainability practices into the company-wide culture so to best support customers and stakeholders.