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MIT engineers 3D print TPU mesh for flexible medical supports
Added: 4 Aug 2019
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed pli…
Vietnam plant drives up Sailun’s H1 profits
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Qingdao, China – Sailun estimates its net profit in H1 2019 reached €65 million (500 million yuan),…
MacLellan adds colour options for food-safe rubber
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Wolverhampton, UK – MacLellan Rubber has expanded colour options on its food-grade moulded rubber s…
Michelin, WWF France renew sustainability bid
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Paris – WWF France and Michelin have renewed their zero deforestation partnership for another four …
Rubber share tracker: Ups and downs
Added: 2 Aug 2019
London – Shares of rubber goods companies have generally remained strong with most of the companies…
Pirelli investing in UK manufacturing “evolution”
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Burton-upon-Trent, UK – Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd has undertaken a “significant investment programme" ta…
Orion adjusts outlook on weaker automotive markets
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons has revised down its full year earnings forecast on chall…
Sibur rubber sales grow 11.5% in first half
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Moscow - Sibur Holding has reported an 11.5% year-on-year increase in first half sales of its elast…
GRI breaks ground on new mixing plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Colombo – GRI is building a new mixing plant in the Mirigama Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), 25km to…
Apollo profits hit by subdued automotive market
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Kochi, India – Apollo Tyres has reported declines in first quarter operating profit and net profit …
Akwel expands automotive hose production in Turkey
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Gebze, Turkey – French automotive supplier, the Akwel Group has inaugurated an expansion project at…
Capacity relief still far off for US silicone demand
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Ravenna, Ohio – Silicone supply in the US is still strained and is not likely to improve within the…
IRSG award to honour rubber sector economic research
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group has launched #IRSGforResearch, an annual award des…
Michelin expects dip in car tire demand this year
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin expects passenger car & light truck tire markets to decl…
Cooper earnings, sales down slightly
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported lower operating income and sales for the quarter …
Pirelli shareholders to maintain structure till 2023
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Milan, Italy – Major shareholders in Pirelli & C. SpA have agreed to maintain the tire company’s ow…
Leoni to spin off wire & cable systems
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Nuremberg, Germany – Leoni AG aims to streamline its structure with a plan to either sell off or li…
Yokohama’s Russian tire plant wins Nissan supplier award
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co’s Russian subsidiary LLC Yokohama RPZ has been awarded Nissan's best sup…
Birla Carbon raises North America prices
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Marietta, Georgia – Birla Carbon is changing all of its North America contract price formulas, effe…
UK car industry says no-deal Brexit “not an option”
Added: 30 Jul 2019
London – The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has advised the new UK prime mi…
