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AKRON—The University of Akron is moving forward with a redesigned plan for overhauling the makeup of the institution, including the possibility of turning the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering into a school within another college.
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AKRON—A signed memorandum of understanding is intended to expand and strengthen the rubber industry's global connections.
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LONDON—Natural rubber supplier Halcyon Agri and World Wildlife Fund have joined forces to establish a rubber trust fund intended to enhance the sustainability of natural rubber.
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WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—A new ASTM standards group will examine alternative sources of natural rubber and natural rubber latex.
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FILAGO, Italy—Hundreds of thousands of gloves made their way to Italy thanks to an effort by Synthomer.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—In some respects, the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the natural rubber industry, but that demand isn't enough to offset the significant hits it has taken overall.
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LONDON—Synthomer is reducing its capital expenditures and withdrawing its full-year financial guidance due to uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BERWYN, Pa.—Trinseo aims to increase its market footprint in coatings and tire ingredients with the acquisition of Synthomer business unit.
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CLEVELAND—The spread of the coronavirus has driven the need for disposable medical gloves, but that is just one way the pandemic has impacted the sector.
AKRON—The Rubber Division has extended its deadline to submit abstracts for the 2020 International Elastomer Conference in Knoxville, Tenn., taking place Oct. 20-22.
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BERWYN, Pa.—Trinseo has made several changes to its management ranks, part of a conscious effort to create a flatter organization with streamlined operations.
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SHAH ALAM, Malaysia—Top Glove has seen its booked orders for rubber gloves double in recent months, mainly due to the global outbreak of COVID-19.
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NEW YORK—When it comes to COVID-19, unknowns and uncertainty abound. New York-based management consulting firm Oliver Wyman offers these scenarios and insights as to how it all could play out.
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SILVER SPRING, Md.—The substantial increase in improperly discarded face masks, sanitary wipes and rubber, latex and nitrile gloves is a growing concern for the Solid Waste Association of North America.