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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…
Industry lines up response to tire-granulate proposals
Added: 8 Oct 2018
Industry reaction to proposals for new limits on the PAH-content of sports- and play-surface materi…
Datwyler completes acquisition of US seals company Parco
Added: 8 Oct 2018
Ontario, California – Datwyler Sealing Solutions (DSS) has completed the acquisition of US-based O-…
Tristone opens Brazil subsidiary, to build production plant
Added: 8 Oct 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – Hose manufacturer Tristone Flowtech Group has set up a new sales and engineeri…
People: Goodyear's McClellan elected USTMA chairman
Added: 8 Oct 2018
Washington – Stephen McClellan, president of Goodyear's Americas business unit, is the new chairman…
EVENT: IRC 2019 – One year to go
Added: 5 Oct 2018
London – Planning is "well underway" for the three-day International Rubber Conference 2019 (IRC 20…
Synthetic rubber prices set to remain "incredibly volatile"
Added: 5 Oct 2018
Akron, Ohio – Prices for synthetic rubber and petrochemical feedstocks have been "incredibly volati…
South Korea’s Kolon Industries opens tire cord plant in Vietnam
Added: 5 Oct 2018
Seoul – South Korean industrial materials and chemicals supplier Kolon Industries has started produ…
TPE production moving from Asia to North America
Added: 5 Oct 2018
Fairlawn, Ohio – The global thermoplastic elastomer market is "at a change point" in 2018, with the…
Conti recalling 2,000 Hybrid HS3 truck tires in North America
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Washington — Continental Tire the Americas LLC is recalling 1,990 Conti Hybrid HS3 truck tires for …
Yokohama makes senior management changes
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has announced senior management changes effective as of 1 Oct.
Takas…
TOCOM to list technically specified rubber futures
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Tokyo – The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) has announced that it will be listing technically spec…
Giti adds to tire-price hikes in US
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Rancho Cucamonga, California – Giti Tire USA is the latest tire maker to raise prices in the US: a…
Michelin sets 2022 target for Fenner synergies
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Group Michelin expects to achieve synergies of £60 million (€67.6 millio…
Hexpol acquires 80% stake in compounder Mesgo
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has acquired 80% of the shares in Italian elastomers compounder Mesgo Gro…
Yokohama Tire opens R&D center in US
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Cornelius, North Carolina — Yokohama Tire Corp. has opened a US tire research and development facil…
Covestro to expand MDI capacity at Shanghai facility
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Shanghai, China – Covestro AG plans to invest €10 million to expand MDI capacity at its plant in Sh…
