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Marangoni prepares site for car tire production
Added: 6 Aug 2019
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni SpA is ‘reactivating’ its passenger car tire production plant in Rovere…
Nordmann expands distribution deal with Venator
Added: 6 Aug 2019
Hamburg, Germany - German distributor Nordmann has taken over the distribution of Venator Materials…
Tosoh expanding CR production in Japan
Added: 6 Aug 2019
Tokyo, Japan — Tosoh is increasing production capacity for chloroprene rubber (CR) at its manufactu…
JD Power set to be acquired by Autodata owner
Added: 6 Aug 2019
Los Angeles, California – A US private equity firm that recently acquired Autodata Solutions Group …
Michelin, BFG tire prices going up in North America
Added: 6 Aug 2019
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. is raising prices on selected Michelin- an…
DRAFT Q&A: Automation, sustainability, changing markets
Added: 6 Aug 2019
In this Q&A interview, Patrik Romberg, senior vice president group communications at Trelleborg add…
UK tire company DMACK in administration
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Carlisle, UK – Motorsport tire supplier Technology Sinon UK Ltd has filed for insolvency, according…
BASF adding rubber-chemical intermediates plant in China
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Nanjing, China – BASF is investing in a second production plant for tert-butylamine (tBA) at BASF S…
DRAFT Europe to restrict PAHs in crumb rubber synthetic turf
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Brussels – A European proposal to restrict polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in crumb rubber …
Nokian acquiring Finnish heavy equipment wheel maker
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc is acquiring Finnish heavy equipment wheel company Levypyoerea Oy…
OE decline impacts Pirelli H1 results
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C SpA has seen its first half earnings (adjusted EBITDA before start-up co…
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…
