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Kraiburg TPE to start up new production line Malaysia

Kraiburg TPE to start up new production line Malaysia

Added: 5 Dec 2018

Kuala Lumpur - Kraiburg TPE is set to start up a new 5-kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa) production line a…

Seals specialist Kaco consolidating German operations

Seals specialist Kaco consolidating German operations

Added: 5 Dec 2018

Kirchardt, Germany – Automotive sealing specialist Kaco GmbH is consolidating its operations in Ger…

People: IRSG appoints new executives

People: IRSG appoints new executives

Added: 5 Dec 2018

Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has elected Enrico Lucchese of Versalis as …

Conti buying Austrian tire dealership Reifen John

Conti buying Austrian tire dealership Reifen John

Added: 5 Dec 2018

Salzburg, Austria – Continental AG has agreed to purchase Reifen John GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned…

Trelleborg forms JV to make two-wheel tires in India

Trelleborg forms JV to make two-wheel tires in India

Added: 5 Dec 2018

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems business has entered into a joint venture agreement w…

GRI goes green by installing solar power system

GRI goes green by installing solar power system

Added: 4 Dec 2018

Colombo – Speciality tire manufacturer Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) has installed a 1,2…

Triangle to start up new tire plant; nine-month sales down

Triangle to start up new tire plant; nine-month sales down

Added: 4 Dec 2018

Weihai, Shandong – Triangle expects to start up a new 4 million unit/year production facility for p…

Arlanxeo divestment set for yearend

Arlanxeo divestment set for yearend

Added: 4 Dec 2018

Cologne. Germany – Lanxess expects the sale of its 50% stake in Arlanxeo to joint venture partner S…

Iranian tire cord company buys local tiremaker

Iranian tire cord company buys local tiremaker

Added: 4 Dec 2018

Tehran – Iran’s TireCord Co. has acquired local Pars Tire Co., in a deal that is worth IRR900 billi…

Avon Rubber sales grow, earnings decline

Avon Rubber sales grow, earnings decline

Added: 4 Dec 2018

Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has reported a 4% year-on-year growth in annual sales at £165.5 mill…

New Nokian R&D centre to support expansion

New Nokian R&D centre to support expansion

Added: 3 Dec 2018

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is building a research and development centre dedicated to heavy comm…

Uncertainty over UK tire-labelling plans after Brexit

Uncertainty over UK tire-labelling plans after Brexit

Added: 3 Dec 2018

London – The UK has yet to decide a position on tire-labelling requirements after the country’s dep…

Michelin confirms Dundee closure, will help revamp site

Michelin confirms Dundee closure, will help revamp site

Added: 3 Dec 2018

Edinburgh, UK – Michelin has confirmed its decision to end its tire-manufacturing operation in Dund…

DRAFT Local government backs Toyo expansion in US

DRAFT Local government backs Toyo expansion in US

Added: 3 Dec 2018

Atlanta, Georgia – The state of Georgia and Bartow County have agreed to provide economic assistanc…

Report: Three killed in Reliance rubber plant fire

Report: Three killed in Reliance rubber plant fire

Added: 3 Dec 2018

Vadodara, India – Three people have been reportedly killed in a fire at an Indian synthetic rubber …

RFID a ‘stop-gap’ technology on road to smart tires?

RFID a ‘stop-gap’ technology on road to smart tires?

Added: 3 Dec 2018

Portoroz, Slovenia – For all its capabilities, RFID might just be a 'bridge' on the road to true sm…

New rules to revitalise EU tire labelling scheme?

New rules to revitalise EU tire labelling scheme?

Added: 1 Dec 2018

Based on article published in Nov/Dec edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

The European Commi…

Last year, 79% of automotive suppliers reported higher production volumes, compared to just 51% of companies supplying other markets, reported SNCP. Similar imbalances were reported in terms of sales, margins and exports.

Slowdown follows year of strong growth in French rubber industry

Added: 1 Dec 2018

Article originally published in the Nov/Dec edition of European Rubber Journal magazine:

London - Th…

Technology: Freudenberg meets China EV flame standard

Technology: Freudenberg meets China EV flame standard

Added: 30 Nov 2018

Plymouth, Michigan – Freudenberg NOK Sealing Technologies has tapped the company’s aerospace materi…

Marangoni, Vipal enter “partnership agreement”

Marangoni, Vipal enter “partnership agreement”

Added: 30 Nov 2018

The deal will increase synergies and productivity and strengthen the industrial and commercial orga…