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Mesnac makes two senior appointments

Mesnac makes two senior appointments

Added: 2 Jul 2018

Qingdao, China – Mesnac appointed its chief financial officer He Ning as new chairman in June upon …

DKT: Arlanxeo spotlights high-molecular EPDM grades

DKT: Arlanxeo spotlights high-molecular EPDM grades

Added: 2 Jul 2018

Nuremberg, Germany – Arlanxeo will present a recently introduced Keltan EPDM grade and outline its …

DKT: Dow to show new dimensions

DKT: Dow to show new dimensions

Added: 2 Jul 2018

Nürnberg, Germany –Dow Performance Silicones is presenting Silastic silicone and fluorosilicone rub…

DKT 2018 Machinery: Exhibition and conference preview

DKT 2018 Machinery: Exhibition and conference preview

Added: 2 Jul 2018

DKT: Rubber industry exhibition and conference

The DKT (Deutsche Kautschuk Tagung) rubber industry e…

DKT: TARRC/Rubber Consultants show the way

DKT: TARRC/Rubber Consultants show the way

Added: 2 Jul 2018

Nuremberg, Germany – TARRC/Rubber Consultants will highlight their expertise in the fields of elast…

Indorama aims to lead European tire cord business with Czech acquisition

Indorama aims to lead European tire cord business with Czech acquisition

Added: 2 Jul 2018

Bangkok – Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd (IVL) has reached an agreement to acquire Czech tire cor…

DKT 2018: Exhibition and conference news

DKT 2018: Exhibition and conference news

Added: 1 Jul 2018

DKT: Rubber industry exhibition and conference

The DKT (Deutsche Kautschuk Tagung) rubber industry e…

Crete, Greece – India-based off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is ramping up its production capabilities, as part of plans to achieve a 10% share of the global off-highway market by 2025.

Updated: BKT aims to take a ‘giant’ step forward

Added: 29 Jun 2018

As part of this, the company aims to achieve a 4% market share in the all-steel radial segment of t…

Freudenberg develops CO2 seals for power industry

Freudenberg develops CO2 seals for power industry

Added: 29 Jun 2018

Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has developed two new seals to for elect…

Continental Carbon ups utilisation rate on growing demand

Continental Carbon ups utilisation rate on growing demand

Added: 29 Jun 2018

Taiwan – Taiwan’s leading carbon black supplier Continental Carbon has been upping its capacity uti…

Cooper Standard breaks ground on mixing facility in Mexico

Cooper Standard breaks ground on mixing facility in Mexico

Added: 29 Jun 2018

Aguascalientes, Mexico – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. will build a 100,000-sq.-ft. mixing facili…

Evonik expanding tire silica capacity

Evonik expanding tire silica capacity

Added: 29 Jun 2018

Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries is to increase production capacity for precipitated silica at it…

Tokai Carbon to acquire Sid Richardson

Tokai Carbon to acquire Sid Richardson

Added: 29 Jun 2018

Fort Worth, Texas – Japanese carbon black firm Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. has entered into an agreement …

EU chemical makers in renewable-energy link-up

EU chemical makers in renewable-energy link-up

Added: 29 Jun 2018

Brussels – The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has signed an MoU to collaborate on the R…

Automotive: Electrification shaking up the supply chain

Automotive: Electrification shaking up the supply chain

Added: 29 Jun 2018

It wasn't actually a live animal but the infamous "moose test" conducted by Swedish journalists in …

Italian domestic machinery market continues growth

Italian domestic machinery market continues growth

Added: 28 Jun 2018

Linz, Austria - The recovery in the Italian rubber & plastic domestic market is fully underway, acc…

Conti in alliance to advance VW autonomous technology

Added: 28 Jun 2018

Munich, Germany – Volkswagen Group of America and four major suppliers have formed an alliance to w…

 Photos from campaign for the World Refugee Day with the “Wir zusammen (We together)” initiative of German Businesses.

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

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

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…