Latest News
Conti targets small cars for new hybrid drive
Added: 27 Jul 2019
Chief among them is a 48-volt drive system that Continental says allows full-electric operation wit…
Toyo launches AI-assisted tire development platform
Added: 26 Jul 2019
Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire Corp. has upgraded its conventional automotive tire design base technologi…
Freudenberg supplying seals to "major" tractor maker
Added: 26 Jul 2019
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has been awarded a contract to supply it…
Phillips Carbon Black opens R&D centre
Added: 26 Jul 2019
Kolkata, India – Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) has inaugurated a “state-of-the-art” research and…
Michelin H1 results up in 'difficult environment'
Added: 26 Jul 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has reported higher sales and operating income in the first hal…
UK chemicals body advises against hard Brexit
Added: 26 Jul 2019
London – UK’s Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has urged the new prime minister Boris Johnson …
Wacker to introduce high-performance TPE additive
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG will be showcasing a new silicone additive for thermoplastic pol…
Tokai upping carbon black prices in North America
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Fort Worth, Texas – Tokai Carbon CB Ltd. will increase prices for its carbon black products by $0.0…
GPSNR tackling sustainability costs for smallholders
Added: 25 Jul 2019
London – Natural rubber growers could face cost issues under the drive to introduce more sustainabl…
Sumitomo technology generates power from tires
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), in collaboration with Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai Un…
Covestro H1 earnings halved on intense competition
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro AG has reported major falls in its first half sales and earnings (EB…
Biesterfeld to distribute Solvay's FKM products
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld is to manage distribution of fluoroelastomers (FKM) from Solvay Spec…
Cheng Shin builds mixing facility at China site
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Zhangzhou, Fujian – Taiwan’s Cheng Shin Rubber Industrial, also known by its tire brand Maxxis, has…
Australian recycler to test new energy technology
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Warren, New South Wales — Tire recycler Green Distillation Technologies will conduct the first indu…
Orion to raise rubber, speciality black prices
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is increasing prices for its carbon black products to …
DSM to showcase rubber alternative material at K
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Heerlen, The Netherlands – Royal DSM is showcasing its expanded Arnitel co-polyester (E-TPEE) range…
Michelin-Scotland Innovation Parc names CEO
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Dundee, Scotland – Michelin-Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) partners have appointed John Reid as th…
Wacker launching electroactive silicone laminates
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG is currently setting up a production line for developing and man…
Conti revises outlook amid automotive slowdown
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has adjusted its outlook for fiscal 2019 in the wake of “conti…
Trelleborg to cut 700 jobs as demand declines
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB is set to initiate cost cutting measures, which will involve “ta…
