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Update: GRI targets efficiency with new Comerio Ercole calender
Added: 31 May 2019
Colombo – Global Rubber Industries (GRI) has invested over $40 million (€36 million) in a new Comer…
Kordsa adds new polyester yarn line in Turkey
Added: 31 May 2019
Izmit, Turkey – Kordsa Inc has commissioned a new $18-million (€16 million) polyester yarn line at …
Sumitomo Riko hit by labour shortage, automotive slowdown
Added: 30 May 2019
Tokyo – Sumitomo Riko has registered double-digit declines in profitability for the fiscal year end…
Yokohama tire fitted on new Mazda 3
Added: 30 May 2019
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. is supplying tires as original equipment for the new Mazda3, which wen…
TRM notes ‘increased interest’ in retreading
Added: 30 May 2019
Bologna, Italy - Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM), part of Marangoni Meccanica, has reported signs o…
UK car output plummets as Brexit shutdowns strike
Added: 30 May 2019
London – UK car manufacturing output fell by almost 50% in April, marking the 11th consecutive mont…
Tire shares tracker: Downward trend continues
Added: 30 May 2019
London – A downward trend in share prices of major tire makers continued over the past two weeks, a…
DRAFT UK institutes set up polymer research centre
Added: 30 May 2019
London - UK technology research and consulting company TWI and London South Bank University have te…
Natural rubber price tracker: Markets in reverse
Added: 29 May 2019
London – Following signs of strengthening, natural rubber (NR) prices were back in reverse mode acr…
Norma wins “major order” from UK car maker
Added: 29 May 2019
Maintal, Germany – German-based Norma Group has been awarded a “major order” to supply thermal mana…
Hutchinson investing in automotive parts supplier
Added: 29 May 2019
Paris – French parts manufacturer Hutchinson SA is acquiring a 60% stake in Thermal Control Systems…
Vittoria to introduce 'next-gen' graphene bicycle tires
Added: 29 May 2019
Brembate, Italy – Italian bicycle tire manufacturer Vittoria Industries Ltd is launching a new rang…
DSM, Adaptive3D introduce printable photopolymer
Added: 29 May 2019
Geleen, Netherlands – Dutch chemical company Royal DSM is partnering with polymer resin supplier Ad…
ERJ Annual Survey: Rubber Product Manufacturers
Added: 29 May 2019
The July/August issue of European Rubber Journal magazine will include our annual survey of the wor…
World NR production falls 5.2% in first quarter of 2019
Added: 28 May 2019
Kuala Lumpur - World production of natural rubber (NR) stood at 2.99 million tonnes in the first qu…
Trelleborg supplying to “world’s widest” immersed tunnel
Added: 28 May 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has been selected to supply tunnel sealing systems to a major im…
Future Tire: ETRMA leader sees “exciting” times ahead for tire industry
Added: 28 May 2019
London – European tire makers are entering “exciting and challenging times” as the industry moves t…
Semperit earnings up as turnaround continues
Added: 28 May 2019
Vienna – Semperit AG has reported a 4.6% year-on-year rise in earnings (EBITDA) to €16.5 million, o…
Technology: Stretchable sensors for smart textiles
Added: 28 May 2019
Würzburg, Germany – The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) is employing elastomer fil…
Conti: AV safety concerns to drive up tire demand
Added: 28 May 2019
Brooklands, UK – Consumer concerns regarding autonomous driving mostly relate to safety, according …
