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DuPont Dow Elastomers, Wilmington, Del., and PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, announced an agreement to jointly develop new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds based on DuPont Dow's Engage polyolefin elastomers. According to the companies, PolyOne will manufacture and market the new compounds and alloys.

Thermoplastic Elastomer Alloys Partnership DSM Elastomers (Heerlen, The Netherlands) and GLS have formed Alliance Alloys to develop and market innovative thermoplastic elastomer alloys. DSM will provide commercial support related to Keltalloy products offered in the automotive and industrial markets, while GLS will support the consumer market initiatives with Versalloy products....

In May, DuPont Dow Elastomers, Wilmington, Del., produced the first prime material from its new 300-million-lb/yr polyolefin elastomers plant in Plaquemine, La. The facility brings the firm's total capacity for Engage POEs, its fastest-growing product, to 500 million lb/yr. The plant will produce six new grades that were introduced at ......

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the world's largest tire company, filed suit alleging price fixing and anticompetitive behavior against 12 companies in the United States and Europe. The suit, filed in federal court in Akron, Ohio, said the companies violated the Sherman antitrust Act on sales of EPDM (ethylene propylene ......

An international group of seven elastomer resin makers plan to launch an independent company to operate an e-commerce site, www.ElastomerSolutions.com. The online marketplace, due to be launched during the third quarter of this year, is intended to bring together rubber processors and suppliers of materials, additives, and equipment, as well ......

An expanded slate of Engage polyolefin elastomers from DuPont Dow Elastomers, Wilmington, Del., includes new grades for blow molding and extrusion. At its new 300,000 million-lb/yr plant in Plaquemine, La., the company is now producing eight new grades, some of which were first unveiled as developmental grades last summer. They ......

Several developmental grades of Engage ethylene/butene polyolefin elastomers (POEs) open up new applications in automotive TPOs, wire and cable, and extruded profiles. These pelletized grades reportedly offer improved processability, impact toughness, and melt strength. They are available from DuPont Dow Elastomers, Wilmington, Del. The company has an array of new ......