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Covestro expects higher TPU use in car cockpit of the future
Leverkusen, Germany – Trends such as autonomous driving and connected mobility will offer significant opportunities…
Michelin buys 25% stake in New Zealand distributor
Hamilton, New Zealand — Group Michelin has purchased a 25% stake in Tyreline Distributors Ltd.,…
Export curbs fail to lift NR prices
London – Moves to curb natural rubber exports by the main producing countries seem to…
HF advances new tire building machine
Hamburg, Germany – At Tire Technology Expo 2018, HF TireTech is highlighting its development of…
Trelleborg seals advance for unconventional subsea wells
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is to introduce an innovative range of sealing materials,…
Arlanxeo names new managing director for Singapore
Singapore – Synthetic rubber supplier Arlanxeo has named Joosang Kim to take over as managing…
Maxcess China expands into new facility
Zhuhai, China – Maxcess China has unveiled an new 25,000 square foot facility in Zhuhai,…
Kordsa reinforces its patent position
Izmit, Turkey – Kordsa has recorded a new high-level in patent applications in 2017 around…
Pyrolyx appoints new CFO
Munich, Germany – German recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Pyrolyx AG has appointed Sven Eric…
GRI opens OTR tire plant in Sri Lanka
Colombo – GRI officially opened its $40-million (€32 million) off-road tire manufacturing facility at Badalgama,…
Yokohama adds indoor on-ice testing facility in Hokkaido
Hokkaido, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co. has opened an indoor facility to test the on-ice…
Birla appoints Europe & Africa president
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon has appointed John Davidson as president, Europe & Africa, the…
Shin-Etsu sees double-digit growth in silicones business
Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Shin-Etsu has notched up double-digit increases in sales and operating…
Autonomous technology will “shake up the economics of mobility’
Las Vegas – Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will significantly alter the economics of mobility, Neal Ganguli,…
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