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Fire at Nizhnekamsk’s isoprene plant
Added: 26 Apr 2019
Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Tatarstan-based petrochemicals company PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has reported…

Natural rubber price tracker: Reverse signals
Added: 26 Apr 2019
London – There have been some signs of reverse in a recent uptrend in natural rubber (NR) prices, E…

Giti reinvigorating brand in North America
Added: 25 Apr 2019
Richburg, South Carolina – Giti Tire Manufacturing (USA) Ltd. has ambitious plans to make its mark …

European PhD rubber community meets in Paris
Added: 25 Apr 2019
Vitry-sur-Seine, France – The European community of PhD rubber students met in Paris earlier this m…

Kraton names new chief financial officer
Added: 25 Apr 2019
Houston, Texas – Kraton Corp. has announced the appointment of Atanas Atanasov as senior vice presi…

Michelin posts 9% sales growth in first quarter
Added: 25 Apr 2019
Paris – Groupe Michelin has reported sales of €5.8 billion for the first quarter of 2019, represent…

China’s Zhongding profit drops on raised revenue
Added: 25 Apr 2019
Xuancheng, China – China’s largest non-tire rubber product maker Zhongding saw its 2018 net profit …

Genan acquires tire recycling business in Portugal
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Viborg, Denmark – Genan Holding AS has acquired the BioSafe tire recycling business of Portugese tr…

Demand for tubeless tires set to grow
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Dublin – The global market for automotive tubeless tires will exceed $158 billion (€150 billion) in…

Conti develops materials to remove “new-car smell”
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has developed a solution to eliminate unpleasant odour of a ne…

Boge to launch third Chinese plant this year
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Shanghai, China – German automotive parts supplier Boge Rubber & Plastics expects to start producti…

Arburg offers Brexit reassurance
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Warwick, UK - Arburg UK has issued a statement covering company policy with regards to the outcome …

Trelleborg opens US combined manufacturing site
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Aurora, Ohio – Trelleborg Sealing Profiles US Inc. has inaugurated a new 14,500-square metre manufa…

Mitsubishi Chemical to add TPE capacity in India
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Mumbai, India – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is planning to build a facility to manufacture thermoplas…

James Walker consolidates North America operations
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Glenwood, Illinois – James Walker has launched a restructuring scheme within its North American ope…

Michelin tires fitted on All Nippon Airways’ A380s
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Paris – Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) will fit Michelin aircraft tires on all Ai…

Bridgestone gains OE fitments on new BMW models
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Corp has won OE fitment contracts on BMW's new X5, 8 Series and 3 Series rel…

European passenger tire sales decline in first quarter
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Brussels – Sales of passenger car tires fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, accordin…

Conti unveils anti-vibration concepts for EVs
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Shanghai, China – Continental Corp. is displaying anti-vibration concepts for electric vehicles at …

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies COO retiring
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ (FST) chief operating officer (COO) Dieter Sc…