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Wacker lifts force majeure on HCR silicones
Added: 4 Feb 2019
Burghausen, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has resolved the production problems that led it to declare …
HF TireTech issues patent-infringement warning
Added: 4 Feb 2019
Hamburg, Germany – HF TireTech Group has highlighted its determination to tackle a “severe situatio…
Opportunity and uncertainty ahead for Ceat
Added: 2 Feb 2019
Article originally published in Nov/Dec issue of European Rubber Journal magazine:
Indian tire maker…
UK firm launches ‘Michelin TPMS’ for two-wheelers
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Burntwood, UK – Technology firm Fit2Go TPMS has launched a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) f…
Bangkok Synthetics to expand butadiene production
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Rayong, Thailand – Bangkok Synthetics Co. Ltd is expanding its C4 value chain production facility i…
US shutdown impacts Avon Rubber orders
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Melksham, UK – The recent 35-day US government shutdown has impacted some orders for Avon Rubber pr…
Lehigh wins circular economy award from WEF
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Davos, Switzerland – Michelin-owned manufacturer of micronised rubber powders (MRPs), Lehigh Techno…
Conti on board Extreme e-vehicle racing series
Added: 1 Feb 2019
London – Continental is backing a new world racing series for off-road electric vehicles (EVs), the…
TTE Preview - Tire materials
Added: 1 Feb 2019
ERJ previews materials technologies lined up for the Tire Technology Expo 2019 trade fair and confe…
TTE Preview - Tire machinery
Added: 1 Feb 2019
ERJ previews machinery technologies lined up for the Tire Technology Expo 2019 trade fair and confe…
TTE Preview: Conference presentations
Added: 1 Feb 2019
London – Among the highlights of the TTE conference will be a presentations covering a range of ‘bi…
Opinion: Step up to the platform
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Ahead of the company's participation in the Tire Technology Expo, VMI’s chief commercial officer Mi…
TTE Preview: Ancillaries, testing & services
Added: 1 Feb 2019
ERJ previews some of the leading-edge ancillaries, testing and service offerings lined up for the T…
Trelleborg buys Montreal-based distributor Pneus ICM
Added: 31 Jan 2019
Montreal, Quebec — Trelleborg Wheel Systems has acquired Pneus ICM Inc, a Montreal-based industrial…
Marangoni buys majority share in Leader Rubber
Added: 31 Jan 2019
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Group has acquired a majority stake in South African tread maker Leade…
Shin-Etsu posts double-digit growth for silicones
Added: 31 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Shin-Etsu has reported a 19.2% year-on-year increase in Q1-Q3 operating profit to Yen45,838…
Trinseo names former SI Group boss as president, CEO
Added: 31 Jan 2019
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo SA has appointed Frank Bozich as president and CEO, effective 4 Marc…
Conti supplying air springs to Shanghai metro project
Added: 31 Jan 2019
Shanghai, China – Continental Corp. has secured a follow-on order for future metro projects in Shan…
Gevo process offers ‘low-cost’ isoprene from waste bio-oils
Added: 30 Jan 2019
Englewood, Colombia – Renewable fuels and chemicals manufacturer Gevo Inc. has developed a “breakth…
Olam to divest natural rubber business
Added: 30 Jan 2019
Singapore - Food and agriculture company Olam International is divesting its natural rubber (NR) bu…
