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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…
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…
