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Trelleborg starts sealing solutions roadshow

Added: 6 Jun 2018

London – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is holding a European roadshow where it will be sharing “best…

Dow 'actively looking' for M&As, acquiring system houses

Dow 'actively looking' for M&As, acquiring system houses

Added: 6 Jun 2018

Maastricht, Netherlands – Dow Polyurethanes is on the hunt for systems houses that fit with its str…

Cabot to increase rubber black prices in EMEA

Cabot to increase rubber black prices in EMEA

Added: 6 Jun 2018

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is increasing prices on all rubber carbon black products in Eur…

Stock exchange probes Wanhua take over plan

Stock exchange probes Wanhua take over plan

Added: 5 Jun 2018

Yantai, Shandong – Wanhua’s proposed take over of its controlling shareholder Wanhua Chemical Indus…

Tire Cologne organisers 'satisfied' with inaugural event

Added: 5 Jun 2018

Cologne, Germany — The organizers of the Tire Cologne trade show are describing the inaugural event…

Kuraray increases elastomer prices again

Kuraray increases elastomer prices again

Added: 5 Jun 2018

Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Kuraray is raising the prices of some of its elastomers globall…

IISRP elects new president international for 2018 – 2019

IISRP elects new president international for 2018 – 2019

Added: 5 Jun 2018

Madrid, Spain – Brian Chapman, general manager of the elastomers business unit of Kuraray America I…

Nearly 90k registrations for chemicals as REACH deadline ends

Nearly 90k registrations for chemicals as REACH deadline ends

Added: 5 Jun 2018

Helsinki – A 10-year registration period for existing chemicals in the EU is now complete as the la…

Fiat's future in Europe is small, electric vehicles

Fiat's future in Europe is small, electric vehicles

Added: 4 Jun 2018

Milan, Italy – The Fiat brand in Europe will be reduced to a few models based around an electrified…

Updated: Tire Cologne attracts over 16k visitors

Added: 4 Jun 2018

Cologne, Germany – The inaugural Tire Cologne expo achieved a total registered visitors number of “…

Raw materials threat to Semperit recovery

Raw materials threat to Semperit recovery

Added: 3 Jun 2018

Earnings (EBITDA) increased 83.3% year-on-year to €15.8 million, while the EBITDA margin increased …

Future Tire: Game-changers map the way forward

Future Tire: Game-changers map the way forward

Added: 3 Jun 2018

Cologne Germany - The Future Tire 2018 conference concluded 31 May with a high-powered discussion l…

 Photo by Steve Fecht, GM SoftBank Managing Partner Michael Ronen (right) sits in the front seat of a driverless Cruise AV on Wednesday along with GM President Dan Ammann (left) and CEO Mary Barra.

GM's autonomous vehicle unit gets $2.25bn boost

Added: 3 Jun 2018

Detroit, Michigan – SoftBank Vision Fund, a prominent technology investment firm, is investing $2.2…

Zafco, Van Den Ban to distribute Armstrong brand in Europe

Zafco, Van Den Ban to distribute Armstrong brand in Europe

Added: 3 Jun 2018

Cologne, Germany ¬ Zafco International is launching the Armstrong tire brand in Europe in partnersh…

EV sales could reach 220m by 2030

EV sales could reach 220m by 2030

Added: 2 Jun 2018

London – There was a 54% increase in the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s …

Raw materials, energy costs threaten UK chemicals revival

Raw materials, energy costs threaten UK chemicals revival

Added: 1 Jun 2018

London – UK chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturers achieved a 5% increase in exports in the fi…

Michelin targeting 100% recyclable tires by 2048

Michelin targeting 100% recyclable tires by 2048

Added: 1 Jun 2018

Montreal, Canada – French tire maker Groupe Michelin has unveiled ambitious plans to produce tires …

Update: Fenner acquisition finalised

Update: Fenner acquisition finalised

Added: 1 Jun 2018

Clermont-ferrand, France — Group Michelin has finalised its acquisition of Fenner PLC and named Fen…

Game-changing technologies: News and views

Game-changing technologies: News and views

Added: 1 Jun 2018

News and views on developments in digitalisation and automation that are set to revolutionise the d…

ENGEL at Plast 2018 with two elastomer exhibits

ENGEL at Plast 2018 with two elastomer exhibits

Added: 1 Jun 2018

600ENGEL_at_Plast_2018_ENGEL_victory_on_01Milan, Italy - With two applications  - one at its own trade fair booth and another with partner co…