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Japanese authorities raid Kobe Steel offices

Japanese authorities raid Kobe Steel offices

Added: 20 Jun 2018

Tokyo – Kobe Steel Ltd has confirmed that its premises have been raided by Japanese investigation a…

Kuraray establishes JV for butadiene derivatives

Added: 20 Jun 2018

Tokyo – Kuraray Co. Ltd has entered a joint venture agreement with Thai petrochemical company PTT G…

BRV: German HGV tire segment back on track

BRV: German HGV tire segment back on track

Added: 20 Jun 2018

Bonn, Germany –German sales of tires for heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) last year stabilised at around…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up 160ktpa isobutylene plant

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up 160ktpa isobutylene plant

Added: 20 Jun 2018

Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Tatarstan-based petrochemicals supplier PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has started…

Zeon raises TPE prices

Added: 19 Jun 2018

Tokyo – Zeon Corp. is increasing the prices for thermoplastic elastomer and hydrocarbon resins glob…

China’s trade body disputes European TBR tariffs

China’s trade body disputes European TBR tariffs

Added: 19 Jun 2018

Beijing – China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has issued its response to the European Commissi…

Cimcorp appoints new tire sales manager in China

Cimcorp appoints new tire sales manager in China

Added: 19 Jun 2018

Ulvila, Finland – Cimcorp Oy, manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic handling solutions, ha…

Triangle Tire chairman Ding Yuhua dies

Triangle Tire chairman Ding Yuhua dies

Added: 19 Jun 2018

Shandong, China—Triangle Tire Co. Ltd. Executive Chairman Ding Yuhua died 13 June at age 69.

During …

Semperit shutting down Chinese belt production site

Semperit shutting down Chinese belt production site

Added: 19 Jun 2018

Vienna – Semperit AG is shutting down a 120-employee production site for conveyor belts in China, t…

Cologne, Germany – Europe’s TBR market is likely to see shortages and price rises into early next year in response to the EU ‘s recent imposition of provisional tariffs on Chinese tires, according to Stephan Helm, chairman of German tire retail trades association the BRV.

Shortages, price rises to follow tariffs on Chinese TBRs

Added: 18 Jun 2018

“With the anti-dumping tariff situation that we have right now, a lot of the orders in the last qua…

Nokian to raise car tire output in Finland

Nokian to raise car tire output in Finland

Added: 18 Jun 2018

Nokia, Finland—Nokian Tyres P.L.C. is adding a fourth shift at its headquarters plant in Nokia, a m…

US tariffs target Chinese industrial products

US tariffs target Chinese industrial products

Added: 18 Jun 2018

Washington – The US government on 15 June released two lists of products covered by $50 billion wor…

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Michelin’s ‘auto-regenerate’ tire wins EPO award

Added: 18 Jun 2018

Munich, Germany – The European Patent Office (EPO) has awarded Micheli’s ‘auto-regenerate’ tire the…

DKT: Barbe advances anti-tacks for custom compounders

DKT: Barbe advances anti-tacks for custom compounders

Added: 18 Jun 2018

Wiesbaden, Germany – At DKT 2018, Barbe will present anti-tack agents from its Promol SL range, whi…

DKT: DuPont to showcase ethylene acrylic elastomers

DKT: DuPont to showcase ethylene acrylic elastomers

Added: 18 Jun 2018

Geneva, Switzerland – DuPont will highlight its Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomers offering during t…

London - The DKT (Deutsche Kautschuk Tagung) rubber industry exhibition and conference takes place 2-5 July in Nuremberg, Germany.

DKT: Rubber industry exhibition and conference

Added: 17 Jun 2018

DKT 2018 will be a focal point for the international rubber processing industry, with around 290 co…

Movin'On to return to Montreal

Movin'On to return to Montreal

Added: 15 Jun 2018

Montreal, Quebec – Movin'On, the Group Michelin-sponsored conference on sustainable mobility, will …

Sri Lanka lifts costly ban on weed-killer

Sri Lanka lifts costly ban on weed-killer

Added: 15 Jun 2018

Colombo – The Sri Lankan government has recently decided to lift a ban on the glyphosate weedicide …

Ferrari picks Bridgestone for Portofino convertible

Ferrari picks Bridgestone for Portofino convertible

Added: 15 Jun 2018

Brussels – Bridgestone NV/SA was selected by Ferrari NV to supply optional run-flat tires for its 6…

BRV: German replacement tire sales ‘stabilise at high level’

BRV: German replacement tire sales ‘stabilise at high level’

Added: 15 Jun 2018

Bonn, Germany – Sale of replacement tires in Germany grew by just 0.5% in 2017 to reach around 55.1…