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FFKM doubles seal life at paper mill
Added: 30 Jun 2019
Derby, UK – Dichtomatik Ltd has highlighted the maintenance benefits of Kalrez perfluoroelastomer (…
FinTyre appoints new chief commercial officer
Added: 30 Jun 2019
London – Replacement tire distributor European FinTyre Distribution has appointed Stephen Childs as…
Bridgestone launches €36m smart factory project
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone is investing €36 million in digitalisation and smart factories across eight …
Semperit steps up mixing activities at Polish site
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Bełchatów, Poland – Austrian rubber engineering group Semperit AG has invested €17 million over the…
Deadline approaching for IRC 2019 early-bird registration
Added: 28 Jun 2019
London – The early-bird registration deadline for global rubber conference is this weekend 30 June,…
BKT to expand carbon black facility in India
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Akron, Ohio – Off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) has started production at its 60-…
Tire shares tracker: Positive run
Added: 28 Jun 2019
London – Share prices of major tire makers observed improvements over the last month, reversing a d…
DRAFT Japan's Yazaki set to vacate Czech auto cables plant
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Pilsen, Czech Republic – Japanese car component maker Yazaki Corporation is set to close a wiring h…
Trelleborg places rCB order for Sri Lanka plant
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Makola, Sri Lanka – Trelleborg Lanka, part of Trelleborg Wheel Systems (TWS), has placed three init…
Evonik presenting additives for rubber recycling at K
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Essen, Germany - Evonik Industries AG is highlighting the role of a rubber process additive in turn…
People: Covestro US announces new chairman
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Haakan Jonsson, president of Covestro LLC, is also to become chairman of…
HF Mixing Group investing in automation, smart factories
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Lawrence, Kansas – German machinery maker HF Mixing Group has made a series of investments in its g…
Market for high performance elastomers to grow 6.1%
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Leatherhead, UK – The high-performance elastomer market is set for "powerful growth" as product inn…
UK car industry warns of €55k/minute cost of hard Brexit
Added: 26 Jun 2019
London – The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has urged the next UK prime minister…
DRAFT Plastics Institute of Thailand joins IRSG
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Singapore – The Plastics Institute of Thailand is the newest member of the Panel of Associates of t…
Kumho taps Goodyear for European tech centre
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany – Korean tire maker Kumho has added two former Goodyear Dunlop manager…
US seals maker acquires Austria's Plastoseal
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Cleveland, Ohio – US seals supplier System Seals Inc. has acquired Plastoseal Produktions GmbH, an …
Asahi Kasei still mulling SR plant in Europe
Added: 26 Jun 2019
London - Japanese materials supplier Asahi Kasei is continuing to assess plans to build a synthetic…
Michelin raising tire prices in North America
Added: 25 Jun 2019
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. plans to increase prices 1 July in the US …
KraussMaffei Berstorff relocating HQ in Hanover
Added: 25 Jun 2019
Hanover, Germany – Extrusion machinery supplier KraussMaffei Berstorff is relocating its headquarte…
