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Report: Sri Trang to increase gloves production by 74%
Added: 18 Jan 2019
Bangkok – Thai natural rubber (NR) producer Sri Trang Agro-Industry pcl is aiming to increase its r…
Wacker declares force majeure for HCR silicone products
Added: 18 Jan 2019
Burghausen, Germany—Wacker Chemie AG has declared force majeure on its high consistency rubber (HCR…
BPF members “concerned” over no-deal Brexit
Added: 18 Jan 2019
London – Two thirds of companies surveyed by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) do not expect Br…
Bridgestone in partnership to advance new-mobility goals
Added: 17 Jan 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe NV and capital venture firm Iris Capital have announced a corporate v…
Smithers to open new product testing lab in China
Added: 17 Jan 2019
Suzhou, China – Smithers Rapra will open a new 4,000-sq.-ft. product testing laboratory in Suzhou.
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People: Hankook senior role for ex-Michelin director Heywood
Added: 17 Jan 2019
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire Europe has appointed former Michelin executive Guy Heywood as …
KraussMaffei listed in Shanghai, eyes 20% growth in China
Added: 17 Jan 2019
Munich, Germany - German machinery company KraussMaffei Group has been listed on the Shanghai Stock…
China’s Sunsine expanding rubber accelerator capacity
Added: 17 Jan 2019
Singapore – Chinese rubber chemicals producer China Sunsine Chemical Holdings Ltd has received gove…
EU car registrations down 8.4% in December
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Brussels – European passenger car registrations fell by 8.4% year-on-year in December 2018, as dema…
Cooper Standard to supply Fortrex to Ford
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Holdings Inc. will supply the 2020 Ford Explorer with sealing and …
Trelleborg forming industrial hose JV in Malaysia
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Industrial Solutions is to form a joint venture with Wellcall Holdi…
Weber & Schaer distributing Himadri carbon blacks
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Hamburg, Germany – Himadri Carbon Black has appointed Weber & Schaer GmbH & Co.KG (W&S) as its excl…
People: Haracemiv to lead Dow Polyurethanes in EMEA
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Horgen, Switzerland – Ana Carolina Haracemiv has been appointed head of polyurethanes at Dow Polyur…
China outlines regional plan for rubber-related industries
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Beijing – China launched its latest Guidelines on Industry Development and Transfer on 29 Dec 2018,…
Postscript: Year of the ‘S’-word
Added: 15 Jan 2019
In the Postscript section of the Jan/Feb edition of European Rubber Journal magazine, editor Patric…
EU hopeful on US automotive-tariff threat
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Washington – European Union commissioner for trade Cecilia Malmström has expressed confidence that …
Automotive seals: Proliferation and electrification
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Development work at two leading companies show how seals suppliers are adapting both to established…
Testing times for silicones industry
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Article based on report in the January/February edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
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Enviro fuel-from-tires project is "feasible"
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Stockholm – Swedish recycled carbon black maker Enviro has announced research results showing that …
China’s Jinneng breaks ground on carbon black facilities
Added: 14 Jan 2019
Qingdao, China – Coal chemical firm Jinneng Science & Technology broke ground on its 1.5-million-sq…
