Suppliers
Lanxess Corp., a chemical manufacturer that serves an array of industries, has been named the Supplier of the Year by Avient Corp.
Zeon Corp. filed a lawsuit with the Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen in January, alleging a Chinese battery materials manufacturer had infringed on the company's intellectual property.
Sri Trang expects demand for natural rubber to grow this year on the back of "encouraging signs of recovery" in European and U.S. demand.
Kumho Petrochemical signed an MOU with SK Geo Centric and Tongsuh Petrochemical for the establishment of a sustainable bio-based raw material supply chain.
SI Group, an international supplier of pharmaceuticals, performance additives, process solutions and other chemicals, said Feb. 21 that it will enter a long-term supply partnership with Liaoning Dingjide Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
Evonik Industries A.G. is increasing production capacity for precipitated silica at its Charleston, S.C., site by 50 percent.
Arkema S.A. is now producing even more thermoplastic elastomers with the completion of a global capacity expansion project.
Cote d'Ivoire, commonly referred to as the Ivory Coast, is now the third largest natural rubber producing country, overtaking the ranking from Vietnam.
When talking sustainability, language matters. The words chosen as to how "sustainable" a particular material may—or may not—be, can put a whole different light on things.