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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 3 Jun 2018
Cologne Germany - The Future Tire 2018 conference concluded 31 May with a high-powered discussion l…

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
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
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
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
Added: 1 Jun 2018
Montreal, Canada – French tire maker Groupe Michelin has unveiled ambitious plans to produce tires …

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
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
Added: 1 Jun 2018
Milan, Italy - With two applications - one at its own trade fair booth and another with partner co…