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Giti to relocate China tire plant
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Hefei, Anhui – Giti is planning to relocate its tire production plant in Hefei, Anhui, the Singapor…
Bridgestone to acquire TomTom Telematics
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe NV is acquiring Amsterdam-based TomTom’s Telematics business for a ca…
Report: Michelin CEO in running to become Renault boss
Added: 21 Jan 2019
Paris - Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard is reportedly favoured to become the next head of Renaul…
VDMA slams Brexit vote as 'irresponsible'
Added: 21 Jan 2019
Frankfurt, Germany – German machinery trade association VDMA has described the UK parliament’s reje…
Cooper to end UK car/LT tire production
Added: 21 Jan 2019
Melksham, UK — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Europe Ltd is moving ahead with plans to phase out passenge…
Union blames cheap imports for Cooper tire plant closure
Added: 21 Jan 2019
Melksham, UK — Trade union Unite has blamed ‘cheap Chinese tire imports’ for Cooper Tire & Rubber C…
Green shoots start to appear in natural rubber markets
Added: 19 Jan 2019
Article originally published in the Jan/Feb issue of the European Rubber Journal
London - Natural ru…
People: Conti earthmoving product manager
Added: 18 Jan 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental has announced the appointment of Reinhard Klant as the new earthmovi…
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…
