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Freudenberg improves prospects for refugees
Added: 28 Jun 2018
Weinheim, Germany - Integrating refugees into the labour market is a vital task for policy makers,…
Evonik cutting 1,000 jobs to reduce costs
Added: 28 Jun 2018
Essen, Germany – German speciality chemicals firm Evonik AG is to cut up to 1,000 jobs globally by …
BMW adds Bridgestone, Hankook tires to X3 OE fitments
Added: 28 Jun 2018
Spartanburg, South Carolina – BMW AG has spec'd three Bridgestone-brand and three Hankook-brand tir…
Michelin cites Lehigh as critical retread business supplier
Added: 28 Jun 2018
Greenville, South Carolina — Michelin North America Inc.'s drive to increase the "sustainable mater…
Yokohama wins counterfeit-wheels battle in China
Added: 28 Jun 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has managed to eliminate sales of counterfeit versions of its alumi…
Chemicals agency adds rubber additive to SVHCs list
Added: 28 Jun 2018
Helsinki – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) to a 'candi…
Covestro’s sustainability chief Richard Northcote dies
Added: 27 Jun 2018
Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro AG has announced the news that its chief sustainability officer Rich…
Sumitomo Riko building R&D unit for anti-vibration rubber
Added: 27 Jun 2018
Steinau, Germany – Sumitomo Riko has started the construction of a new technology centre in Steinau…
Trelleborg supplies 'SmartPort' solutions to Indian LNG terminal
Added: 27 Jun 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has supplied a number of of products to …
Continental Carbon to expand in India, US
Added: 27 Jun 2018
Taiwan – China Synthetic Rubber Corp (CSRC), a Taiwan-based leading supplier of carbon black, has a…
DKT: REP focus on Industry 4.0 and more
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Show visitors will have the opportunity to see the French company’s “2x160T vertical presses, the G…
DKT: Kraiburg expanding its horizons
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Waldkraiburg, Germany – AT DKT, Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH & Co. KG will highlight its continued focus…
US drilling firm extends Trelleborg contract
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Houston, Texas – US offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling has extended an exclusiv…
US judge denies request to seal documents in Hankook case
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Richmond, Virginia – A federal judge in Richmond has denied the request of Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. an…
Bekaert to shut Italian rubber reinforcement site
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Figline, Italy – Bekaert SA is planning to close down a rubber-reinforcement products operation in …
NR supply deficit fails to rekindle market
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Kuala Lumpur – World demand for natural rubber exceeded supply in the first five months of the year…
Bridgestone targets ‘sustainability’ in business models
Added: 25 Jun 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it will identify and implement new business models, su…
Covestro investing €200m in Spanish expansion, new chlorine technology
Added: 25 Jun 2018
Leverkusen, Germany – German materials supplier Covestro AG is planning to build its own chlorine p…
Michelin, Ford outline new initiatives for automotive materials
Added: 25 Jun 2018
Montreal, Quebec – Finding new, sustainable materials for automobiles and auto parts is a crucial p…
Performance elastomers market to grow 7.5% through 2024
Added: 25 Jun 2018
Ocean View, Delaware – The performance elastomers market is set to grow at a CAGR rate of 7.5% thro…
