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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…
Russian Kama attracts tariff-hit TBR buyers
Added: 13 Jun 2018
Cologne, Germany – Russian tire makers are among the beneficiaries of the EU decision to impose tar…
Equistone selling tire equipment maker Karl Eugen Fischer
Added: 13 Jun 2018
The deal involves Equistone, which acquired Karl Eugen Fischer in August 2013, selling its stake to…
Cefic: EU chemicals sector losing momentum
Added: 13 Jun 2018
Brussels – Growth in the EU chemicals sector is "losing momentum," said Cefic, as it reported produ…
Materials costs 'put heat' on BKT
Added: 13 Jun 2018
Crete, Greece – Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) is currently ”feeling the heat” from pressure on th…
Trelleborg raising tire capacity at two European sites
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg is making a “substantial investment” at its Otrokovice tire product…
Arlanxeo to increase EPDM prices
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo, the rubber JV between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco, is raising …
Tire associations meet to tackle global industry issues
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Washington – Chief executives from regional tire manufacturing associations met 5-6 June in Washing…
Bridgestone investing €24m in Spanish site for new truck tire line
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Puente San Miguel, Spain – Bridgestone Corp is investing €24 million in its manufacturing site in P…
Conti docks with tougher, smarter tires
Added: 12 Jun 2018
The Port Plus compound is designed for applications in port-side loading and unloading of container…
EC inspectors raid styrene monomer purchasers
Added: 11 Jun 2018
Brussels – European Commission (EC) officials have carried out “unannounced inspections” of compani…
