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Global and local strengths to meet 2019 challenges
Added: 14 Jan 2019
ERJ: How would you summarise the markets for Trelleborg Sealing Solutions products and services dur…
Conti hits 2018 target despite market decline
Added: 14 Jan 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental has achieved its 2018 sales and earning targets despite declining au…
Continental expects first-half dip in automotive markets
Added: 14 Jan 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental has noted a 4% year-on-year decline in global production of passenge…
Chinese tire cord company opens European office
Added: 11 Jan 2019
Luxembourg – Chinese tire cord supplier Jiangsu Xingda Steel Tyre Cord Co. has opened a European sa…
Azelis appoints US rubber & plastics additives boss
Added: 11 Jan 2019
Stamford, Connecticut – Azelis Americas has appointed David Jackson vice president of its rubber an…
Bekaert completes turnaround measures
Added: 11 Jan 2019
Brussels – Bekaert SA has completed a series of cost-saving measures, amounting to €70 million, in …
Pyrolyx names new CEO
Added: 11 Jan 2019
Munich – Pyrolyx AG has named Michael Triguboff as its new chief executive officer, to replace Bern…
Report: Lonstroff to start Slovenia medical plant in October
Added: 10 Jan 2019
Logatec, Slovenia - Lonstroff AG, part of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, is set to launch production a…
RD Abbott expands distribution deal with Arlanxeo
Added: 10 Jan 2019
Cerritos, California - RD Abbott Co. Inc. has signed a new distribution agreement with Arlanxeo to …
UK car market declines amid strict environmental policies
Added: 10 Jan 2019
London – The UK new car market declined by 6.8% in 2018, with annual registrations falling for a se…
Technology: Sumitomo claims breakthrough in rubber failure study
Added: 10 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries says it has cracked the mystery surrounding rubber failure, in a…
People: Hankook names new UK managing director
Added: 10 Jan 2019
Daventry, UK – Hankook Tyre UK has appointed former sales director Brett Emerson as managing direct…
World rubber demand to exceed 30m tonnes in 2019
Added: 9 Jan 2019
Singapore – Global demand for natural rubber (NR) and synthetic rubber (SR) is set to increase in 2…
Update: Hutchinson acquiring US parts maker Midé Technology
Added: 9 Jan 2019
Paris – Hutchinson SA is to acquire Midé Technology Corp., a US company specialising in smart mater…
Yokohama gains OE fitment on new BMW X5
Added: 9 Jan 2019
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co has been supplying its “ADVAN Sport V105” to the BMW Group as OE fit…
Technology: Freudenberg unveils new rotary seal for process industry
Added: 9 Jan 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new rotary seal for wet-runnin…
Zeon Czech subsidiary to start operations soon
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Prague – Zeon Corp. has established a local subsidiary in the Czech Republic, which is set to start…
Avon secures €80m deal from US Department of Defense
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has won a contract to supply the US Department of Defense (DoD) with…
Bridgestone posts record OE fitments in 2018
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Corp. was selected for 120 new original equipment fitments in the year 2018 …
US lifts tariffs on China-made injection moulds
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Washington — The US unexpectedly put a hold on 25% tariffs on rubber & plastics injection moulds im…
