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ETRMA welcomes progress on new tire label regulation
Added: 28 Mar 2019
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has broadly welcomed the…
Saudi Aramco paying €61bn for majority stake in Sabic
Added: 28 Mar 2019
Riyadh – Saudi Aramco has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 70% majority stake in Saudi …
Cimcorp opening Indian base in anticipation of growth
Added: 28 Mar 2019
Ulvila, Finland – Finnish automation and robotic tire-handling specialist Cimcorp Oy is set to open…
Momentive working on network security “incident”
Added: 27 Mar 2019
Waterford, New York – MPM Holdings Inc. (Momentive) has reported a “recent network security inciden…
Wacker opens US silicone 3D printing centre
Added: 27 Mar 2019
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Building on the success of its Aceo Open Print Lab in Burghausen, Germany, Wa…
Prometeon launches truck & bus tire brand
Added: 27 Mar 2019
Milan, Italy – Prometeon Tyre Group, the former Pirelli industrial tire business, has launched a ne…
KM Berstorff gets the measure of electrostatic tire strips
Added: 27 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – KraussMaffei Berstorff has developed a non-contact measuring system for checking…
Lubrizol expands TPU capacity in China
Added: 26 Mar 2019
Wickliffe, Ohio – Lubrizol Corp. has expanded capacity at its plant in Songjiang, China, with the a…
SI Group antioxidants gain food contact approval
Added: 26 Mar 2019
Schenectady, New York – SI Group has gained food contact approval from the US Food & Drug Administr…
Semperit shifts focus to medical business rejig
Added: 26 Mar 2019
Vienna – Semperit AG is to focus ongoing restructuring measures on its Sempermed medical segment, t…
New Michelin boss names executive committee
Added: 26 Mar 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin’s in-coming CEO Florent Menegaux has named his new execu…
Italian machinery sales see growth in 2018
Added: 25 Mar 2019
Assago, Italy – Italian rubber and plastics machinery trade association Amaplast has reported a 3.6…
Birla to raise carbon black prices in North America
Added: 25 Mar 2019
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon will increase base prices for all carbon black markets in North Americ…
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…
