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UK car production declines 10% in July
Added: 4 Sep 2019
London – UK car manufacturing output declined 10.6% in July, with 108,239 units produced, according…
BASF invests to grow footwear segment
Added: 4 Sep 2019
Wyandotte, Michigan – BASF recently invested in its global footwear presence, opening new footwear …
Smithers Group to relocate, expand Akron headquarters
Added: 4 Sep 2019
Akron, Ohio — Smithers Group is moving its headquarters and about 200 employees to a redeveloped Au…
Cooper tracking sustainability goals
Added: 4 Sep 2019
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has developed a global energy programme to carry out proje…
Fenner contributes €67m to Michelin earnings
Added: 4 Sep 2019
Paris – UK engineering group Fenner plc has registered sales of €468 million in the first half of 2…
Medical segment driving LSR growth
Added: 3 Sep 2019
Cleveland, Ohio — The range of products and applications for liquid silicone rubber is growing, esp…
Sibur selling rubber production assets to Tatneft
Added: 3 Sep 2019
Togliatti, Russia – Sibur has agreed to sell some of its synthetic rubber production assets in Togl…
BKT expanding carbon black production at Indian plant
Added: 3 Sep 2019
Seregno, Italy – Off-highway tire maker Blakrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) has started production at i…
Marangoni Meccanica starts next chapter with new CEO
Added: 3 Sep 2019
Rovereto, Italy – Two months after its spin-off, Marangoni Meccanica has started a new chapter with…
Trelleborg focusing on LSR technology
Added: 2 Sep 2019
London – Trelleborg has invested heavily in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) technologies as the biocom…
European production plant key to Toyo growth strategy
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Hyogo, Japan –Toyo Tire Corp has set out its growth strategy for the next four years, involving pro…
Cooper Standard reports 46% earnings fall, lowers forecast
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard has seen sharp declines in sales and earnings (adjusted EBITDA) fo…
New Marl power plant to cut Evonik carbon footprint
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries AG is investing a three-digit-million-euro sum in a new high-eff…
Hankook earns design honour for two products
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Nashville, Tennessee – Hankook Tire America Corp. is a finalist in the automotive and transportatio…
Kraiburg TPEs comply with new German guideline
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg TPE’s Thermolast M compounds meet the requirements of the guidelin…
Freudenberg materials meet Chinese food standards
Added: 30 Aug 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has successfully tested its sealing mate…
Cooper Standard signs new Fortrex agreement in Asia
Added: 30 Aug 2019
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard has signed a new technology agreement to supply its elastomeric ma…
ERJ Special Report on Sustainability
Added: 30 Aug 2019
European Rubber Journal has just published a new Special Report on Sustainability, which is availab…
Nexen appoints ex-Porsche official as R&D executive
Added: 30 Aug 2019
Seoul – Nexen Tire is strengthening its global research and development competitiveness with the ap…
Natural rubber price tracker: Decline continues
Added: 30 Aug 2019
London – The decline in natural rubber prices continued over the past few weeks, as indicated by ER…
