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Camso celebrates opening of rubber track plant in US
Added: 12 Oct 2018
Peosta, Iowa — Off-road tire/track specialist Camso Group recently marked the start of production a…
Kraiburg to unveil thermoplastic elastomer hybrids at Fakuma
Added: 12 Oct 2018
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg TPE will be unveiling a new technology to produce high-performance…
People: Cooper Standard expands global leadership team
Added: 11 Oct 2018
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. has appointed Gabrielle Corrent as its vice presid…
Cooper eyes phasing out passenger car, LT tires at UK plant
Added: 11 Oct 2018
Melksham, UK — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is considering phasing out production of car and light truc…
Tocom starts TSR futures trading
Added: 11 Oct 2018
Tokyo – The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc, Tocom, launched the listing of Technically Specified Rub…
Akzo speciality chemicals relaunches as Nouryon
Added: 11 Oct 2018
Amsterdam - The former AkzoNobel speciality chemicals business has relaunched as an independent spe…
Trinseo lowers Q3 guidance due to materials costs, weak tire market
Added: 11 Oct 2018
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo SA expects its third quarter 2018 results to be below previously iss…
Laser technology company 4JET raises fund to fuel growth
Added: 10 Oct 2018
Alsdorf, Germany - 4JET GmbH has secured a €15-million capital investment led by tech-savvy Paris-b…
People: Solvay names Ilham Kadri as new CEO
Added: 10 Oct 2018
Brussels - Solvay’s board of directors has appointed Ilham Kadri as the chairman of the executive c…
UK private equity fund invests in German industrial hose group
Added: 10 Oct 2018
Gelsenkirchen, Germany - UK-based Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund is buying a majority stake in leading…
Tire industry should prepare to adapt to automotive trends
Added: 10 Oct 2018
Akron, Ohio - The tire industry needs to continue to adapt as autonomous and electric vehicles beco…
Electrification shaking up rubber auto-parts sector
Added: 10 Oct 2018
Slowly but surely a picture is emerging of the challenges facing suppliers of rubber-based componen…
Bridgestone retains top spot in global tire rankings
Added: 10 Oct 2018
But change afoot, as Camso deal boosts Michelin; while Sumitomo jumps to fifth slot
After nearly a d…
People: VMI appoints new chief commercial officer
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Epe, The Netherlands – The VMI Group has extended its board of directors with the appointment of Mi…
MacLellan Rubber increasing stock levels ahead of Brexit
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Wolverhampton, UK – MacLellan Rubber, a UK-based suppliers of rubber sheeting and products, is incr…
Arlanxeo to expand Safic-Alcan agreement
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Paris – Arlanxeo will extend an exclusive agreement with Safic-Alcan for distribution of Arlanxeo's…
Vibracoustic, Hyundai to study new NVH systems
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Paris – Vibracoustic GmbH and Hyundai Motor Co have signed a technical partnership agreement to car…
Viewpoint: Machinery market set for 10% ‘correction’
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Opinion piece written by César Rodríguez Gabilondo, CEO & founder of MachinePoint Consultants, a su…
Event: Milan summit to study silicones, TPEs
Added: 8 Oct 2018
Milan, Italy - The Silicone Elastomers and Thermoplastic Elastomer World Summit will be studying th…
Tire materials costs trending higher
Added: 8 Oct 2018
Most, but not all, tire makers expect significant rises in the cost of key feedstocks and rubber ra…
