Journals By Industry - Plastics & Rubber Industry

Tokyo, Feb 8, 2012 - (JCN) - Mitsui Chemicals Inc. will be increasing by 1,000 tons its hydroquinone production at its Iwakuni-Ohtake Works facility. The expansion is in line with the growing demand...

Tokyo, Jan 25, 2012 - (JCN) - Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) has been awarded a contract for a caprolactam plant for DSM Nanjing Chemical Company, Ltd. (DNCC), which is a joint venture company...

ORPC has two refineries - one in the port of Mina al-Fahal with a capacity of 106,000 b/d, and the other in Sohar, 116,400 b/d. The Mina al-Fahal plant meets the bulk of...

The opening of a downstream plastics manufacturing plant in the Salalah free zone in December 2006 marked the beginning of a new phase in the region's petrochemical industry. It caught many by surprise...

In 1996, Omani businessmen set up Gulf Polypropylene Production Co. to make plastic sheets. Of the company's RO3m ($7.7m) capital, RO1.8m ($4.7m) was held by businessmen and the rest was raised in an...

The state's Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development (OCIPED) has proposed a plant to produce 100,000 t/y of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins and 85,000 t/y of hydrochloric acid, among its several...

The bedsore is a malady with a seemingly antiquated name, but it can have serious consequences. When a person is confined to a bed or a wheelchair for tong periods, the tissue supporting...

Orem, UT - Winning designs, including residential kitchen and bath projects, have been announced in the International Surface Fabricators Association's 2011 "Innovations in Design Contest." ISFA last month announced the winners in the...

HEADNOTE Sugary drinks are a real problem, but alternatives are hard to make. Aft those anti-soda PSAs and softdrink bans have given an opening to smaller, specialty sodas such as Jones's and Boylans,...

Tokyo, Jan 20, 2012 - (JCN) - Bridgestone Corporation has developed a new printing technology for tires that is different from any tire printing or coloring process on the market today. Until now,...

Tokyo, Jan 23, 2012 - (JCN) - Teijin Fibers Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group's polyester fibers business, has decided to commercialize a new version of its Nanofront high-strength polyester nanofiber...

Tokyo, Jan 20, 2012 - (JCN) - Toray Industries Inc. has purchased the 30% shares of Arkema in Societe des Fibres de Carbone S.A. (SOFICAR), a subsidiary engaged in manufacturing and sales of...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/604d7a/the_medical_device) has announced the addition of the "The Medical Device Market: Malaysia" report to their offering. Malaysia's medical devices and supplies are mainly imported, especially the more technologically...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Momentive Specialty Chemicals, a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, will showcase its VeoVa[TM] vinyl ester monomer and Cardura[TM] glycidyl ester monomer at the 2012 Paint India Coatings show...

HOUSTON -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) issued the following statement on Georgia Gulf Corporation's (NYSE: GGC) rejection of Westlake's proposal to acquire Georgia Gulf for $30.00 per share in cash and its...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ba9911/rubberclay_nanoco) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites: Science, Technology, and Applications" to their offering. The one-stop resource for rubber-clay nanocomposite...

NEW YORK -- Griffon Corporation ("Griffon" or "the Company") (NYSE: GFF), a diversified holding company, announced that it has appointed Alan H. Koblin as President of its Clopay Plastics business. Clopay Plastics is...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced today that it will increase the prices for bisphenol A (BPA) in the Americas, effective Feb. 1, 2012, or as contract terms allow. Prices will...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bfee5e/applied_mechanics) has announced the addition of the "Applied Mechanics and Manufacturing Technology" report to their offering. Series: Applied Mechanics and Materials, Volume 87 Selected, peer reviewed papers from...