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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…

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Haikou, Hainan - Hainan Rubber is planning to invest €18 million (139 million yuan) in a new plant …

Firestone TBR tire prices to rise in US, Canada
Added: 7 Jan 2019
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Bridgestone Canada Inc. are increas…

NR producers to study pricing issues at Bangkok meeting
Added: 7 Jan 2019
Bangkok – Members of the International Rubber Tripartite Council (IRTC) – Thailand, Indonesia and M…

Elkem building €25m research centre in France
Added: 7 Jan 2019
Saint-Fons, France – Elkem Silicones, part of the Chinese chemicals company ChemChina, is building …

Technology: NISSO advances epoxylated polybutadienes
Added: 6 Jan 2019
Tokyo - Nippon Soda (NISSO) is advancing the chemistry and materials science around its epoxylated…

India determines ‘injury’ from Chinese FKM imports
Added: 4 Jan 2019
New Delhi – The Indian ministry of commerce has determined that the domestic industry has suffered …

Kraton lifts force majeure on tall oil lines
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Houston, Texas – Kraton Corp. has lifted its force majeure declaration for North American Tall Oil …

Trelleborg completes acquisition of US medical parts maker
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has completed the purchase of Sil-Pro LLC, a US-b…

Sumitomo Rubber names new CEO in management reshuffle
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries has launched a management reshuffle which will see the appointme…

Birla Carbon wins top sustainability rating
Added: 4 Jan 2019
Mumbai, India – EcoVadis rating agency has awarded Birla Carbon a gold level rating for its sustain…

Enviro pursues joint venture businesses in US
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) has advanced its tire recycling ambiti…

Kuraray to establish butadiene derivatives JV in Thailand
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Tokyo – Kuraray Co. Ltd, PTT Global Chemical PCL and Sumitomo Corp. are to invest in a project for …

TGL buying industrial diaphragms maker Autolife
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Yokneam, Isreal – Pelmar Engineering Group subsidiary TGL SP Industries Ltd has signed a definite a…