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K Show to return to Düsseldorf in 2022
Added: 14 Jun 2021
Some 3,000 companies registered to exhibit at next year's global plastics & rubber trade fair
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ANRPC revises up global natural rubber consumption outlook
Added: 14 Jun 2021
May figures for production and consumption show over 7% increase compared to a year ago

Michelin names new boss for high-tech materials business
Added: 14 Jun 2021
Maude Portigliatti was previously in charge of innovation programme and advanced research at French…

Tokai Carbon to raise prices in North America
Added: 14 Jun 2021
Decision in response to increasing operational and raw materials cost

Natural rubber markets continue to decline
Added: 11 Jun 2021
End of wintering season and higher output negatively influence prices, according to ANRPC

Linglong unveils plans for €800m tire factory in China
Added: 11 Jun 2021
Tire maker selects central province of Shaanxi for its sixth domestic production base

Comerio Ercole welcomes ‘return to normality’
Added: 11 Jun 2021
Attended rubber expos in China, Russia and now able to send technicians to customers in various reg…

ZF, Goodyear link advanced fleet-management technology
Added: 10 Jun 2021
Will leverage real-time data generated from trailer braking systems and tire sensors

Korean parts supplier Hwaseung spins off automotive unit
Added: 10 Jun 2021
Newly established entity to step up R&D activities for 'green auto components'

Eastman divesting tire additives business
Added: 10 Jun 2021
New York-based private equity firm One Rock Capital to acquire the struggling rubber chemicals supp…

RIEG online event to study elastomers in infrastructure
Added: 10 Jun 2021
Free-to-attend webinar will be held in the afternoon of 18 June

Hankook to present new commercial tires at UK trade fair
Added: 10 Jun 2021
Commercial Vehicle Show is set to take place 31 Aug – 2 Sept in Birmingham

Workers vote for industrial action at ZF Lemforder sites in UK
Added: 10 Jun 2021
Auto parts manufacturer faces strike in dispute over layoff pay, according to GMB trade union
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ContiTech closing automotive hose plant in Romania
Added: 10 Jun 2021
Air induction systems operation being relocated to the company's manufacturing facility in Carei
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Hübner appoints new manager for German subsidiary GWU
Added: 9 Jun 2021
Albert Herb takes over as the managing director of the the supplier of door sealing and safety syst…

Hartalega completes remediation of migrant labourers
Added: 9 Jun 2021
Group pays €8m to workers who joined before launch of zero recruitment cost policy in 2019

Samsung researchers advance stretchable device technology
Added: 9 Jun 2021
'Stretchable electronic skin' continues to operate normally under elongation of up to 30%

Sailun doubles investment plan for Cambodia tire factory
Added: 8 Jun 2021
Chinese tire maker initially announced decision to build the greenfield plant in March

UK new car registrations recover, but remain below pre-pandemic levels
Added: 8 Jun 2021
Five-month sales figures show 29% decline compared to average recorded sales over past decade

Goodyear completes acquisition of Cooper Tire
Added: 8 Jun 2021
Complementary product portfolios, services and capabilities to create "a stronger US-based leader i…