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Q&A: UTH at live RubberTech China 2020 show
Added: 8 Oct 2020
ERJ asks general manager about German equipment maker’s experiences at expo staged recently in Shan…

OCSiAl opens first graphene nanotube R&D centre in Europe
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Facility to focus on materials engineering for car bodies and energy-efficient tires

ExxonMobil to cut 1,600 jobs across European operations
Added: 7 Oct 2020
US chemicals company cites Covid-19 impact on demand as reason for proposed cuts

Nexen uses AI, big data to reduce tire noise
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Tire maker develops technology in joint collaboration with Hyundai-Kia and Inha University in Korea…

Mitsubishi Chemical completes acquisition of US silicones specialist
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Deal transfers Gelest Intermediate Holding from private equity control

Top Glove more than doubles remediation package for labourers
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Malaysian rubber gloves maker revises up amount following recommendations by independent consultant…

Smiley Monroe opens first US production centre
Added: 7 Oct 2020
New plant is particularly focused on manufacturing replacement belts for US market

Pressures are altering automotive supplier landscape
Added: 6 Oct 2020
PwC consultant expects 50-100 supplier bankruptcies in the next six to nine months...

Apollo Tyres appoints chief digital officer
Added: 6 Oct 2020
Newly created position in London part of Indian tire maker's 'digital journey'

US agency votes to proceed with 'expedited' review of China import duties
Added: 6 Oct 2020
'Sunset review' to determine revocation of duty orders on passenger car and light truck tires

White paper: Why tire air retention matters now more than ever
Added: 6 Oct 2020
ExxonMobil study shows how proper inflation is becoming ever more critical as electric vehicles put…

Malaysian NR producer FGV eyes European, US markets
Added: 5 Oct 2020
UK-based Rubber Heart will help with the "marketing and sales" of NR products

J2A Awards Review: And the winner is...
Added: 5 Oct 2020
Continental project emerges as the overall winner in the inaugural Journey to Automation Awards for…

GRI mixing facility to support tire capacity expansion
Added: 5 Oct 2020
Sri Lankan manufacturer to bolster production capacity in the coming year

Pressures are altering automotive supplier landscape
Added: 5 Oct 2020
PwC anticipates 50 to 100 supplier bankruptcies globally in coming months

BorgWarner closes acquisition of Delphi
Added: 5 Oct 2020
Deal was threatened in March when Delphi drew down all of its available credit

Bridgestone taps GoCardless for tire subscription programme
Added: 5 Oct 2020
New service supports increasing trends for bank debit method of payment

DKT 2021 call for papers open now
Added: 5 Oct 2020
The rubber and elastomer event to be held next summer in Nuremberg, Germany

Huebner boss says long-term prospects for mobility market bright
Added: 5 Oct 2020
German elastomeric components supplier sees Covid impact dissipating in China, Russia

Arkema executives acquitted of criminal charges over Texas plant explosions
Added: 5 Oct 2020
"Trial sought to criminalise the impact of a natural disaster that Harris County itself was not pre…