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US auto-imports security probe has suppliers worried
Added: 16 Dec 2018
Detroit, Michigan – The US Department of Commerce's unresolved Section 232 national security invest…
Pyrolyx relocates to US, delays ‘no confidence’ vote
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG has postponed a 12 Dec extraordinary general meeting specially arrange…
Michelin targets €600m savings through to 2020
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Basel, Switzerland – French tire maker Michelin is expecting to save more than €600m over the 2019-…
Cefic ‘optimistic’ over EU chemical industry growth in 2019
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Brussels – The European chemicals manufacturing sector is set for a mini-rebound next year, accordi…
TRM develops 'automated' retreading production cell for US market
Added: 14 Dec 2018
Trento, Italy – Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM), part of Marangoni Meccanica SpA, has supplied what…
NBR latex demand to grow 10% through to 2025
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Independence, Ohio – The nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) latex market is set to exceed $2.4 billion …
Technology: Evonik puts tires on road to sustainability
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries AG is highlighting the role of a rubber process additive in turn…
Cooper, Sailun to build joint venture TBR tire plant in Vietnam
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Sailun Vietnam Co. Ltd. have agreed to set up a joint …
Nokian restructures European business
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has split its European business into separate units for the Central E…
Linglong wins China industrial award
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Beijing - Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. has won the fifth China Industrial Award to become the fi…
VDMA figures indicate steady decline in Middle East machinery demand
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Frankfurt, Germany - With less than a month left to Arabplast 2019, German machinery trade associat…
China’s KingTitan building non-pneumatic tire factory
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Yulin, Guangxi – China’s non-pneumatic tire maker KingTitan Technology broke ground on its 2.5 mill…
Borflex acquires Swiss rubber components maker
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Hermes, France – Borflex has acquired Swiss manufacturer of rubber and plastics parts Rex Articoli …
DRAFT People: Conti names new head of investors relations
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Hanover, Germany – Technology group and automotive supplier Continental AG has named 38-year-old Be…
Technology: Teknor Apex develops silicone-like TPEs
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Geleen, The Netherlands – Teknor Apex has developed a new series of styrenic thermoplastic elastome…
Hankook restructuring to support digital transformation
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Seoul — Hankook Tire Co. Inc. is revamping its global corporate structure to enhance competitivenes…
Cooper Standard licenses Fortrex to PolyOne
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Cooper Standard said in an 11 Dec news release that applications include electrical/electronics, he…
BASF expects “considerable” decline in earnings
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE has lowered its forecast for 2018 earnings, due to lower-than-expec…
People: Bekaert replaces senior executive
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Brussels – Bekaert’s executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) Beatríz García-Cos …
People: BRV appoints new managing director
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Bonn, Germany – Hans-Jürgen Drechsler, the long-time managing director of the German tire trade ass…
