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Halcyon Agri launching independent NR council
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Singapore – Halcyon Agri is officially launching a natural rubber (NR) sustainability council, the …
Doublestar supplies Chinese online retailer own label tires
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Qingdao, Shandong – China’s e-commerce giant JD.com launched its first own label tires on 27 March.…
China remains US' largest trading partner for tire sector
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Washington — Despite measurably lower exports of passenger and light truck tires to the US in 2018,…
Freudenberg expects difficult trading conditions this year
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Group expects a difficult macro-economic environment in the 2019 fi…
Marangoni GRP adds fourth franchise in India
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Chennai, India – Marangoni GRP Private Ltd (MGPL), has signed up its fourth full service franchisee…
DRAFT Sick in sensor technology partnership with AutoCoding Systems
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota —Sick AG has partnered with AutoCoding Systems, a software solution provide…
TARRC adds ‘world-first’ seismic-bearing tester
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Brickendonbury, UK – The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) has added a “unique” earthquake-b…
US university develops rubber-reinforced bioplastics
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Columbus, Ohio – Researchers at the Ohio State University have combined natural rubber with bioplas…
Bridgestone wins tire-design IP case in China
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has won a design-rights infringement lawsuit against Chinese tire maker S…
Benteler, Vibracoustic developing e-chassis systems
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Darmstadt, Germany – Automotive technology companies Benteler International AG and Vibracoustic Gmb…
China’s Tianxi breaks ground on truck & bus tire plant
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Huludao, Liaoning – Tianxi Tire broke ground on its heavy duty truck and bus tire plant with 1.2 mi…
Technology: Get smart
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Developments in industry and academia bring exciting new functionalities to conventional rubber mat…
Zhongce optimises mixing with ‘industrial brain’
Added: 12 Apr 2019
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – Zhongce Rubber Group has adopted a ‘big data’ system, jointly developed with A…
Brexit: Chemical makers desperately seeking certainty
Added: 12 Apr 2019
London – The EU has agreed to delay the UK’s potential exit until the end of October, or sooner if …
Pyrolyx lines up long-term rCB supply deal with Conti
Added: 12 Apr 2019
Munich – Recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Pyrolyx AG has signed a letter of intent with Co…
Bridgestone joining Japanese space mission
Added: 12 Apr 2019
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. is taking part in an international space exploration mission together wit…
Mesnac bullish on China’s rubber machinery industry
Added: 11 Apr 2019
“Chinese manufacturers are also gaining popularity among global top clients,” said Mesnac’s vice pr…
Brexit, diesel concerns impact UK car market
Added: 11 Apr 2019
London – The UK car market hit a six-year low as sales declined by 3.4% to 458,054 in March, figure…
Raw materials costs hit US rubber parts makers
Added: 11 Apr 2019
Akron, Ohio – More than 80% of US rubber product manufacturers faced an increase in raw materials p…
Tire share prices start to strengthen
Added: 11 Apr 2019
London – Tire makers have apparently managed to arrest and, in some cases, even reverse the steady …
