A federal court in Louisiana is being asked to order a Japanese firm making neoprene in the state, to immediately reduce emissions of carcinogenic chloroprene.
Oxford Economics Analyst Oliver Rakau, in his IISRP general annual meeting presentation, predicted improvements for the synthetic rubber industry despite a stagnant economy ahead.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers to move its planned annual meeting from Russia, and also to reschedule it for fall.