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Conti adding capacity for tire sealant, noise products in US
Added: 10 Apr 2019
Sumter, South Carolina — Continental Tire the Americas is expanding its plant in Sumter to accommo…
Pirelli names new UK commercial director
Added: 10 Apr 2019
Burton upon Trent, UK – Jason Sugden has been appointed as Pirelli’s commercial director for its 'U…
Tire RFID standard on-track for yearend
Added: 10 Apr 2019
Hanover, Germany – A universal ISO standard for RFID tire tags remains on track to be published by …
Goodyear to upgrade, expand Luxembourg tire plant
Added: 10 Apr 2019
Munich, Germany — Goodyear has disclosed plans to invest $36 million to increase production of OTR …
Arlanxeo announces Donald Chen as new CEO
Added: 10 Apr 2019
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Synthetic rubber major Arlanxeo has announced the appointment of Dona…
Brexit: Firms urged to transfer REACH registrations
Added: 9 Apr 2019
Helsinki - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has called on companies to prepare for a no-deal UK…
Murthy leaves Michelin-owned Lehigh Technologies
Added: 9 Apr 2019
London – Kedar Murthy has left his position as vice president and general manager of Lehigh Technol…
Natural rubber prices firming up in 2019
Added: 9 Apr 2019
London – Natural rubber prices have performed quite robustly since the start of the year, a snapsho…
Nokian on track for 2020 start up at US plant
Added: 8 Apr 2019
Dayton, Tennessee — Eighteen months after breaking ground on its first North American tire facility…
Nexen set to begin trial production at Czech plant
Added: 8 Apr 2019
Zatec, Czech Republic – Nexen tire Europe is awaiting permission from “appropriate authorities” to …
Conti smart conveyors for Canada potash transfer
Added: 8 Apr 2019
Vancouver, Canada – The Canadian port of Vancouver is using Continental conveyor belts for the tran…
Analysis: Outlook bright for carbon black?
Added: 8 Apr 2019
Can major manufacturers continue on the track of strong market growth and investment seen last year…
Comment: Cutting the ICE
Added: 8 Apr 2019
The rubber industry will have to change at a much faster rate than ever before if it is to keep pac…
Important reminder: ERJ Compounding Survey
Added: 7 Apr 2019
Dear Industry Colleague,
The May/June 2019 issue of European Rubber Journal magazine will feature ou…
NRC Group relaunches as Nordmann
Added: 5 Apr 2019
Hamburg, Germany – International polymers and chemicals distributor the NRC Group has rebranded as …
KraussMaffei breaks ground on new Chinese plant
Added: 5 Apr 2019
Jiaxing, China – German machinery manufacturer KraussMaffei (KM) Group has started construction of …
Automotive supplier Fukoku adds production in US
Added: 5 Apr 2019
Laurens, South Carolina – Fukoku America continues to strengthen its presence in the US market.
The …
Kraiburg develops compounds for drinking water
Added: 5 Apr 2019
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH has developed a new generation of elastomer compoun…
Sumitomo Rubber starts truck tire production in Brazil
Added: 5 Apr 2019
Parana, Brazil - Sumitomo Rubber do Brasil Ltda has begun production of truck & bus tire at its man…
NR production falls 10% in January
Added: 5 Apr 2019
Kuala Lumpur – World production of natural rubber (NR) fell 10.1% year-on-year to 1.08 million tonn…
