The March 31 issue of Rubber News is your one-stop shop for hose manufacturers. Featuring our special report on the hose and belting industries, this issue also features our annual directory of hose ...

They call it “Cancer Alley.” It's an 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The name stems from the fact that the area's residents have a 95% greater ...

One of those plants was the Denka Performance Elastomer chemical plant, a Japanese company whose plant in LaPlace, Louisiana, produces neoprene, a kind of synthetic rubber that is used in laptop ...

is a long overdue and appropriate end to a case lacking scientific and legal merit from the start," Denka said in a March 7 statement to Rubber News. "No 'emergency' can exist when the facility's ...

Denka is the sole US producer of Neoprene, a popular synthetic rubber used in many products, including autos and trucks, adhesives, medical devices, wetsuits and other applications. The LaPlace ...

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Singapore – The global rubber industry is navigating a complex landscape in 2025, marked by a persistent shortfall in production and rising demand. For the fifth consecutive year, natural rubber ...

Denka, based in Japan ... The site produces neoprene, a synthetic rubber that is found in products such as wetsuits and laptop sleeves. The Justice Department sued the company in early 2023 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer ...