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Event: Change of date for IRC 2019
Added: 29 Aug 2018
London – The IoM3 has had to reschedule the three-day International Rubber Conference 2019 (IRC 201…
ContiTech opens 3D blow moulding plant in China
Added: 29 Aug 2018
Changshu, China – ContiTech AG has expanded its footprint in China with the opening of a production…
Yokohama fires 29 employees at Mississippi plant
Added: 29 Aug 2018
West Point, Mississippi – Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC has terminated 29 employees b…
US to levy import duties on Chinese steel truck wheel makers
Added: 29 Aug 2018
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has determined preliminarily that imports of certain ste…
Steinbach expands into extra-large seals
Added: 27 Aug 2018
Detmold, Germany – Steinbach AG has started to manufacture seamless seals of up to three metres in …
Avon lands $25m deal from US Department of Defense
Added: 27 Aug 2018
Melksham, UK – The US Department of Defense (DoD) has placed a $25-million (€21.5 million) order fo…
Bridgestone advances OE approvals with “tailoring approach”
Added: 27 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp expects to complete around 100 OE fitments this year, the Japanese tire ma…
ANRPC: Natural rubber production impacted by flooding, tree disease
Added: 27 Aug 2018
Kuala Lumpur – World consumption of natural rubber grew 5.2% in the first seven months of 2018, com…
People: Church set to take the helm at IOM3
Added: 27 Aug 2018
London – The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) has named Dr Colin Church, currentl…
Apollo unveils Vredestein-brand tires for classic cars
Added: 24 Aug 2018
Kochi, India — Apollo Tyre Ltd. plans to release a Vredestein-branded portfolio of retro tires, cal…
OTR tire maker Eurotire mulls rescue options after bankruptcy filing
Added: 24 Aug 2018
Bucharest – Off-the-road (OTR) tire maker Euro Tyres Manufacturing SRL (Eurotire) has filed for ban…
Pirelli insists tire markets are stable
Added: 24 Aug 2018
Milan, Italy – Italian tire maker Pirelli & C. SpA has issued a statement saying it does not forese…
First polymer tariffs kick in for US-China trade war
Added: 24 Aug 2018
Washington — The US-China trade war officially came to the polymer materials sector 23 Aug, with th…
Mitsubishi polymers unit joins IRSG associates
Added: 23 Aug 2018
Singapore – Mitsubishi Corp. Plastics Ltd (MCPL) has joined the International Rubber Study Group (I…
Clwyd wants review of silicone rubber specs for aerospace
Added: 23 Aug 2018
Nuremberg, Germany – Clwyd Compounders is calling for the aerospace industry to update its decades-…
Conti revises outlook down amid high costs, low demand
Added: 23 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has revised down its financial outlook for the year due mainly to…
Michelin-licensed rubber JV completed in Indonesia
Added: 23 Aug 2018
Jakarta – Construction work has been completed at a Michelin-licensed synthetic rubber production p…
Semperit signals further potential closures
Added: 23 Aug 2018
Vienna – Austrian rubber group Semperit AG has signalled the potential close-down of production pla…
Pirelli posts 7% profit increase despite lower sales
Added: 22 Aug 2018
Milan – Pirelli C & SpA has posted strong growth in earnings (adjusted EBIT before start-up costs) …
Technology: Zeon seeks to improve long-term performance of HNBR
Added: 22 Aug 2018
Nuremberg, Germany – Zeon Corp. is seeking to enhance the long-term properties of hydrogenated nitr…
