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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
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
Added: 18 Jun 2018
Washington – The US government on 15 June released two lists of products covered by $50 billion wor…
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
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
Added: 18 Jun 2018
Geneva, Switzerland – DuPont will highlight its Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomers offering during t…
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
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
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
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’
Added: 15 Jun 2018
Bonn, Germany – Sale of replacement tires in Germany grew by just 0.5% in 2017 to reach around 55.1…
Zeon adding HNBR capacity
Added: 15 Jun 2018
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. is raising production capacity for hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) at its man…
DKT: Maplan to double up on Industry 4.0
Added: 15 Jun 2018
Kottingbrunn, Austria – At DKT 2018, Maplan will be exhibiting two fully automatic, Industry 4.0-co…
Trelleborg appoints new sales manager for China
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s offshore operation has appointed Ralph Wu as sales manager for Ch…
DuPont recognised as ContiTech ‘supplier of the year’
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Geneva, Switzerland – DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers has received a “Supplier of the Yea…
RIEG meeting to tackle elastomers in transport
Added: 14 Jun 2018
London – The IoM3’s Rubber In Engineering Group (RIEG) will hold a free afternoon technical discuss…
Marangoni mulling investment in Brazil
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Ala, Italy – Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM), part of Marangoni Meccanica SpA, has said that it is …
Intertronics to distribute Wacker silicones in UK, Ireland
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has awarded a distribution contract for its silicone products to…
ETRMA backs new HDV emissions regs
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Brussels – The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association has welcomed a new EU legislative…
DKT: Desma to focus on automation
Added: 14 Jun 2018
The two S3 series injection moulding machines will each be equipped with a production cell with rob…
