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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…
Kraton setting up semi works latex unit in Brazil
Added: 19 Mar 2019
Houston, Texas – Kraton Corp. is building a ‘semi works latex unit’ in Paulinia, Brazil, set for st…
Falken reshuffles European management
Added: 19 Mar 2019
Offenbach, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe has revised its management structure in anticipation of “co…
Dow unveils new medical silicone skin adhesive
Added: 18 Mar 2019
Anaheim, California – Dow Medical Solutions has introduced a new soft skin adhesive that seeks to f…
Freudenberg, German institute studying new fuels
Added: 18 Mar 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has partnered with Karlsruhe Institute f…
Doublestar to acquire financially troubled Hengyu
Added: 18 Mar 2019
Qingdao, China – Doublestar plans to acquire tire maker Hengyu Technology, currently undergoing ban…
Bridgestone’s ‘high strength rubber’ wins environmental award
Added: 18 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Bridgestone Corp.’s high strength rubber’ (HSR) has won the "environmental achie…
Italian acquisition to expand Trelleborg farm tires services
Added: 18 Mar 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems has acquired Italian distributor and service provider…
DRAFT ERJ Machinery Survey 2019: Robust under pressure
Added: 17 Mar 2019
Major players upbeat, though headwinds stall last year’s recovery, ERJ’s Tire & Rubber Machinery Su…
Flexan develops full-service concept for medical devices
Added: 15 Mar 2019
Lincolnshire, Illinois – US medical elastomer parts manufacturer Flexan Group has introduced a new …
Goodyear to offer e-commerce option for commercial tires
Added: 15 Mar 2019
Grapevine, Texas — Four years after rolling out an e-commerce tire-buying programme for consumer ti…
Koetz to lead Conti tire division in management reshuffle
Added: 15 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Christian Koetz will take over the leadership of Continental Corp.’s tire divisi…
EU passenger car demand continues to fall in February
Added: 15 Mar 2019
Brussels – The EU passenger car market contracted by 1.0% in February, compared to the same period …
Chemical regulation concerns remain as Brexit nears
Added: 14 Mar 2019
London — With two weeks until the UK’s deadline to separate from the European Union, significant co…
Cabot to implement feedstock surcharge for carbon blacks
Added: 14 Mar 2019
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. will be applying a feedstock surcharge of $0.01/pound to all ca…
