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Apollo starts ‘partial production’ at Indian plant
Added: 23 Apr 2020
The tire maker says manufacturing operations remain suspended at European sites

European machinery firms begin to reopen
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Companies observing safety guidelines such as modified working hours and staggered rest and lunch b…

Michelin looks to gradually resume industrial activity
Added: 23 Apr 2020
French group now focusing on “serving its markets” and “contributing to reopening the economy”

Rubber industry expert Bennett sets up Midsomer Science
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Former chief scientist at Avon Rubber will also continue to engage with industry and academia

Denka reassures local communities amid US ‘Covid town’ claims
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Elastomers producer has implemented an action plan and taken steps to ensure the safety of its acti…

Michelin to resume production at UK retreading facility
Added: 22 Apr 2020
All employees except those who are considered ‘vulnerable’ will be returning to work

Plan for EPDM monomer facility in Saudi Arabia
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Unit to be part of the Amiral complex announced by Saudi Aramco and Total in April 2018

TireHub relocates two Texas distribution centres
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Relocation to a bigger facilities will support larger customer base with greater inventory
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Sibur ramping up trial production at Voronezh TPE unit
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Expansion project to increase total capacity of the site to 135 kilotonnes per year

Mesnac sees Q1 net loss on Covid impact
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Chinese machinery maker expects financial results to pick up in the second quarter of the year

Sibur to produce NBR latex at Siberian site
Added: 21 Apr 2020
New capacity to enable local production of rubber gloves and reduce imports

Blair Rubber announces layoffs amid Covid downturn
Added: 21 Apr 2020
US rubber company temporarily suspends roofing membrane and coating production lines

Trelleborg elastomer straps for Boeing 3D-printed shields
Added: 21 Apr 2020
Swedish group dedicates aerospace facility in Massachusetts for manufacture of parts

Trelleborg adding automotive parts plant in Morocco
Added: 21 Apr 2020
Plant located in Kenitra where major car makers have manufacturing bases

Bridgestone to fully resume manufacture in Europe
Added: 20 Apr 2020
Restarting production across the region in response to ‘rise in demand’ for tires

ERJ Brainteaser
Added: 20 Apr 2020
Each month, ERJ sets a weekly brainteaser, with questions of varying degrees of difficulty....

Bridgestone to idle production plants in Japan
Added: 20 Apr 2020
Response to “market situation and decline in demand" as group monitors Covid impact

Saipem nets contract to build $150m rubber plant in Egypt
Added: 20 Apr 2020
Scope-of-work includes single-train low-cis polybutadiene unit and related facilities

Bartell joins Rockwell Automation OEM scheme
Added: 17 Apr 2020
Programme members are focused on helping manufacturers increase business agility, optimise producti…

Goodyear eyes 'phased restart' of some commercial tire production
Added: 17 Apr 2020
Company's plant in Pulandian, China, is fully operational and ramping up in second quarter