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ULTRASIL® 7800 GR is a custom-tailored silica made by Evonik for use in particularly large SUV tires as well as high-mileage all-season...

W. R. Grace & Co. has announced a six percent price increase for silica-based and molecular sieve products sold through its Grace...

The J.M. Huber Corporation has completed the sale of the Silica business unit of Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) to Evonik Industries...

On August 28, W. R. Grace & Co. announced a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets from Evonik Industries AG on September 5,...

Brussels, 22 June 2017 The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation Evonik’s acquisition of Huber Silica. The...

A Dutch engineering firm, Tebodin B.V., put together the short video below, which is a look inside PPG’s expansion project for its...

This week at the Tire Tech Expo in Hannover, Germany, Evonik Industries introduced a new product called Polyvest ST that is designed to...

Notch is at the Tire Tech Expo in Hannover, Germany this week. One of this year’s big product announcements at the conference came from...

Last week, Evonik Industries announced the location of its new precipitated silica plant in the United States. The $120M factory will be...

On December 9, 2016, Evonik Industries AG announced the acquisition of the silica business of J.M. Huber (Edison, NJ) for $630 million....

Kiran Global Chems Limited, a chemical company based in Chennai, India), started up a new precipitated silica plant in SIPCOT Cuddalore,...

On July 20, Evonik Industries announced that it had started up its new precipitated silica plant in Americana (São Paulo) Brazil. The...

Evonik Industries will build its new precipitated silica plant in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Evonik announced plans to build the...

Notch Consulting has updated the Silica Market Update, which provides a comprehensive overview of current conditions and future prospects...

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had a story today about a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to the development of...

European Rubber Journal has an article (subscription required) that details Solvay’s two-year expansion program for its precipitated...

On July 1, Solvay held a ceremony to mark the beginning of production of highly dispersible silica at its new plant in Wloclawek, Poland....

On May 26, Evonik Industries announced plans to build a new production plant for precipitated silica in the United States. Evonik did not...

This week at the Tire Tech Expo in Cologne, Solvay Silica introduced Efficium®, a new grade of highly dispersible silica offering higher...

The annual Tire Technology Expo is happening next week at the Kolnmesse. This is an essential show, a full three-day conference combined...