Global Synthetic Rubber News

North American tire production today is sluggish at best, except for light vehicle original equipment tires. But that certainly isn't...

Houston, TX - PetroChem Wire reports, "U.S. prices reached their lowest level since early December in early April, rebounded slightly,...

Lanxess AG (LXS), the chemical maker that joined Germany’s benchmark DAX index in September, predicted lower-than-estimated operating profit in the second...

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DUBLIN, Ireland—China's synthetic rubber capacity reached 3.9 million metric tons in 2012, and production hit the 3.85 million market, according...

The average price of Asian butadiene sank 18% month on month in April to $1,431.25/mt FOB Korea due to weak...

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By Helen Yan SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japanese synthetic rubber producers are beating their traditional Asian rivals by capitalising on a sharply depreciated yen...

HOUSTON (ICIS)--Lanxess recently announced that it will shift production at its Triunfo, Brazil, plant from emulsion styrene butadiene rubber (E-SBR) used in...

Styrolution's Channahon, Illinois, polystyrene facility is running at reduced rates because flooding on the Mississippi River has delayed feedstock styrene...