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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
London- …
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…
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…
