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Nokian adding admin building at US plant

Nokian adding admin building at US plant

Added: 27 Aug 2019

Dayton, Tennessee – Nokian Tyres plc has begun construction on an administration building, which wi…

Cooper Standard restructures purchasing organisation

Cooper Standard restructures purchasing organisation

Added: 27 Aug 2019

Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard is transitioning its purchasing organisation to "a global commodit…

Pirelli P Zero tops Evo test ratings

Pirelli P Zero tops Evo test ratings

Added: 27 Aug 2019

New York – Pirelli's P Zero tire has been named as the best performance tire by the UK supercar mag…

Bridgestone launches major rejig, management reshuffle

Bridgestone launches major rejig, management reshuffle

Added: 27 Aug 2019

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has announced a series of restructuring moves and senior leadership chang…

Hedgemon was formed in 2015. Kennedy said the name is a play on the animal and the word hegemony – the preponderant influence or authority over others. In addition to Kennedy and Chief Science Officer Hsiung – who, in 2017, became the first two students worldwide to receive doctorates related to biomimicry – other company members are Chief Operating Officer Nate Swift, who graduated with a master's degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University, and Chief Design Officer Douglas Paige, an industrial design professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

How hedgehogs might make American football safer

Added: 25 Aug 2019

Cleveland, Ohio —The quills of a hedgehog, which cushion the mammal from harm when it falls from tr…

Kaco enters e-mobility market with new face seals

Kaco enters e-mobility market with new face seals

Added: 23 Aug 2019

Kirchardt, Germany – Automotive sealing specialist Kaco GmbH has developed new face seals for rotor…

Nokian tracking sustainability goals

Nokian tracking sustainability goals

Added: 23 Aug 2019

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has progressed with its sustainability targets, having further improv…

Rubber share tracker: Markets in reverse

Rubber share tracker: Markets in reverse

Added: 23 Aug 2019

London – Shares of most of rubber goods companies covered by ERJ’s European and US stock market rev…

Enviro Systems advances tire recycling plant in US

Enviro Systems advances tire recycling plant in US

Added: 23 Aug 2019

Buffalo, New York – Scandinavia Enviro Systems AB is moving forward with plans for a tire recycling…

DRAFT Mesnac bullish on China’s rubber machinery industry

DRAFT Mesnac bullish on China’s rubber machinery industry

Added: 23 Aug 2019

Guangzhou, China: China’s rubber machinery market is expected to reach up to €8 billion (60 billion…

Conti introduces air hose for construction, mining uses

Conti introduces air hose for construction, mining uses

Added: 23 Aug 2019

Fairlawn, Ohio - Continental AG has debuted a new heavy-duty air hose for the construction and mini…

 Compression presses at Vanseal Corp.

Blue Point acquires US rubber components maker VRC

Added: 22 Aug 2019

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Blue Point Capital Partners has acquired VRC Holdings Inc., a manufacturer o…

Trelleborg relocates marine and infrastructure HQ

Trelleborg relocates marine and infrastructure HQ

Added: 22 Aug 2019

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has relocated its he…

Leoni expanding EV charging cables production in Mexico

Leoni expanding EV charging cables production in Mexico

Added: 22 Aug 2019

Cuauhtémoc, Mexico - Leoni AG is investing $25 million (€22.5 million) in a new expansion project t…

Huebner supplying components for Airbus A350

Huebner supplying components for Airbus A350

Added: 22 Aug 2019

Kassel, Germany – German industrial parts supplier Huebner Group will be supplying components to th…

GRI joins International Rubber Study Group panel

GRI joins International Rubber Study Group panel

Added: 22 Aug 2019

Singapore – Global Rubber Industries, the Colombo, Sri Lanka-based maker of agricultural, construct…

NR production declines as demand grows

NR production declines as demand grows

Added: 21 Aug 2019

Kuala Lumpur – Global production of natural rubber (NR) fell 6.5% year-on-year to 4.93 million tonn…

Kraiburg to showcase new TPEs at K 2019

Kraiburg to showcase new TPEs at K 2019

Added: 21 Aug 2019

Dusseldorf, Germany—Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. K.G. will be presenting thermoplastic elastomer product…

Linglong advances hydrotalcite research

Linglong advances hydrotalcite research

Added: 21 Aug 2019

Yantai, Shandong – Linglong subsidiary Shandong Diwei New Materials has been studying the use of hy…

Cabot raising feedstock surcharge in North America

Cabot raising feedstock surcharge in North America

Added: 21 Aug 2019

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is raising its feedstock surcharge to $0.03/pound for all rubbe…