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Vredestein launches “first” all-season UHP tire
Added: 25 Mar 2019
The Quatrac Pro tire will strengthen the company’s position in the European all-season segment, off…
Work starts at Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber
Added: 25 Mar 2019
Singapore – Natural rubber stakeholders have met for the inaugural general assembly of the Global …
Technology: Covestro rolls out CO2 hockey pitch
Added: 24 Mar 2019
Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro is claiming a world-first with the use of its polyurethane (PU) mate…
Saudi $1.6bn tire project eyes 2021 start-up
Added: 22 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany - More than a year after announcing its ambitious $1.6-billion (€1.4 billion) proj…
Semperit bounces back after restructuring measures
Added: 22 Mar 2019
Vienna – Semperit AG has seen “significant improvement” in earnings for 2018, helped particularly b…
Nynas develops bio-based oil for tire industry
Added: 22 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Swedish petroleum products company Nynas launched its first bio-based tire and r…
Gates sales up after first year of public trading
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Denver, Colorado – Gates Industrial Corp. plc reported increases in overall net sales and revenue f…
Trelleborg to start expansion project at Czech plant soon
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB is set to start construction on an expansion plan at its tire pr…
NGO sets out challenges for sustainable NR initiative
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Singapore – The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) has been officially launched…
Carbon black maker Yaroslavl reports higher volumes
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Yaroslavl, Russia – Russian carbon black manufacturer JSC Yaroslavskiy Tekhnicheskiy Uglerod (YATU)…
DRAFT Innovation on demand
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Machinery manufacturers discuss their latest advances in technology and the changing demands of the…
DRAFT Innovation on demand
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Machinery manufacturers discuss their latest advances in technology and the changing demands of the…
DRAFT Get smart
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Developments in industry and academia bring exciting new functionalities to conventional rubber mat…
DRAFT Stocks levels to keep lid on NR prices
Added: 21 Mar 2019
Natural rubber (NR) prices are likely to remain under pressure throughout 2019, despite trends that…
Lord to add production in Germany
Added: 20 Mar 2019
Hueckelhoven, Germany - Lord Corp. is planning to expand operations at its facility in Hueckelhoven…
Firestone Liberia cutting 800 jobs on low rubber prices
Added: 20 Mar 2019
Harbel, Liberia - Firestone Natural Rubber Co. has announced plans to reduce its workforce by 13% -…
Freudenberg launches ‘perfect cylinder’ programme
Added: 20 Mar 2019
Plymouth, Michigan – Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has launched a new collaborative initiati…
Goodyear to invest €106m, cut 1,000 jobs at German plants
Added: 20 Mar 2019
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany has announced plans to upgrade its tire production faci…
Safic-Alcan acquires UK chemicals distributor
Added: 19 Mar 2019
Paris - Safic-Alcan has acquired UK chemicals distributor Langley-Smith & Co. for an undisclosed su…
Hankook partners with Rinspeed in micro vehicle project
Added: 19 Mar 2019
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire has teamed up with Rinspeed on their new “microSNAP” concept c…
