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EU car associations caution against ‘no-deal Brexit’
Added: 24 Sep 2019
London - Europe’s leading automotive representatives have warned of “catastrophic consequences” of …
Eastman discussing efficiency in tire production at IEC 2019
Added: 24 Sep 2019
Akron, Ohio – Eastman will be presenting the latest breakthrough in its insoluble sulphur product l…
Michelin expands German site to produce bigger-rim tires
Added: 24 Sep 2019
Bad Kreuznach, Germany – Group Michelin has started the production of higher rim size tires at its …
Toyo wins patent case against Chinese tire maker
Added: 24 Sep 2019
Cypress, California — The US District Court for the Central District of California has entered a de…
Falken factory-fit for Audi Q3, Toyota Corolla
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Brussels – Falken has been approved to supply high performance tires to Audi’s compact SUV, the Q3,…
European Fintyre rebrands to reflect 'market evolution'
Added: 23 Sep 2019
London – European Fintyre Distribution Ltd (EfTD) has relaunched as Fintyre Group with a new group …
Daikin announces €177m fluoropolymer expansion
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Decatur, Alabama – Daikin America, a unit of Japanese conglomerate Daikin Industries, is launching …
Goodyear offering contract buyouts at US tire plant
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear has begun offering voluntary buyouts to certain employees at its Gadsden, Al…
Freudenberg upbeat over automotive prospects
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Frankfurt, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) is optimistic about the prospects of au…
Hennecke launches machine for PU elastomers moulding
Added: 23 Sep 2019
St. Augustin, Germany – Hennecke Inc. has developed a high-pressure machine to mould polyurethane e…
Dow fluorosilicone rubber for turbocharger hoses
Added: 20 Sep 2019
London - The Sept/Oct edition of European Rubber Journal magazine includes a Dow-sponsored article …
Car maker PSA simplifies rubber approvals policy
Added: 20 Sep 2019
The simplified approach ensures ‘robustness and durability,’ while making it easier for suppliers t…
Huebner expanding Hungarian production site
Added: 20 Sep 2019
Nyíregyháza, Hungary – German supplier of gangway systems and elastomer door sealings for buses and…
Rubber shares tracker: Positive run
Added: 20 Sep 2019
London – Shares of all major rubber goods companies covered by ERJ’s European and US stock market r…
EU passenger car demand up and down over summer
Added: 20 Sep 2019
Brussels – Passenger car registrations fluctuated over the course of the summer, with July seeing a…
ECHA sports-pitch proposal ‘unlikely to impact’ tire-rubber use
Added: 20 Sep 2019
Brussels – A recent approval by the scientific committees of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) wi…
Tire Cologne on track for 2020
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Almost all “well-known key accounts from the focus segments” have signed up for the second staging …
Goodyear to pay €6.5m in wrongful death case
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana — A judge in a Louisiana state court ordered 10 Sept that Goodyear pa…
DRAFT Cinaralp: PAHs approval not to impact ELT infills in pitches
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Brussels - A recent approval by the scientific committees of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) wi…
JSR launches new SBR for high performance tires
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Tokyo - JSR Corp. has developed a new styrene butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR) for automotive tires…
