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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…
Faurecia, Michelin join forces to advance hydrogen fuel cells
Added: 14 Mar 2019
Paris – Automotive supplier Faurecia and tire & rubber company Michelin have signed a memorandum of…
Cooper Tire Europe names new OE director
Added: 14 Mar 2019
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed a former Apollo Vredestein executive René Del…
Forestry equipment tires market set to grow
Added: 14 Mar 2019
New York – The global market for forestry equipment tires is estimated to grow at CAGR of 5.7% thro…
Algerian tire plant starts production
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Algeria’s first tire plant reached the “industrialisation phase,” just ahead of …
Orion sales, profits up despite lower volumes
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons has seen fourth quarter 2018 sales and profits rise withi…
Michelin completes purchase of Indonesian tire maker
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin has completed the acquisition of 88% control of Indonesia’s PT …
