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Hankook invests in digital prototype company
Added: 16 May 2018
Seoul – Hankook Tire has acquired a 75% stake in digital prototype company Model Solution Ltd for K…
Higher prices push Cabot reinforcement materials up 45%
Added: 16 May 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s reinforcement materials business segment has reported a 46% i…
Fenner reports growth ahead of Michelin takeover
Added: 15 May 2018
London – Polymer engineering company Fenner PLC has reported a strong half-year performance ahead o…
Freudenberg targets fuel cell, battery technology with acquisitions
Added: 15 May 2018
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has announced “strategic investments” in the e…
DuPont to add Kalrez facility in US
Added: 15 May 2018
Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont Transportation and Advanced Polymers has acquired a new facility in D…
Turkey's Elastron investing $10m in TPE plant in US
Added: 15 May 2018
Orlando, Florida - Turkish plastic compounder Elastron Kimya SA thinks it's found a niche in the No…
Cooper Standard buys majority shares in Korean automotive business
Added: 15 May 2018
Novi, Michigan - US-based automotive parts supplier Cooper Standard has acquired 80.1% of the autom…
Yokohama reports gains in first quarter of 2018
Added: 14 May 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. has reported growth in both sales and operating profit during the first…
Beijing challenges EU anti-dumping duties on TBR tires
Added: 14 May 2018
Beijing – The Chinese government is challenging a decision by the European Commission to impose hea…
Apollo sales up, profits slip for 2018 fiscal year
Added: 14 May 2018
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has seen its operating profit decline for its full fiscal year 20…
Pan Stone rubber-machinery sales on the double
Added: 13 May 2018
Wrexham, UK – Pan Stone Europe, a family-run distributor of rubber moulding machinery based in Wrex…
Future Tire: You will be in excellent company
Added: 13 May 2018
Cologne, Germany – Who should attend the Future Tire Conference? Why you, of course! And you’ll hav…
Future Tire: Q&A with Goodyear Dunlop Handelssysteme boss
Added: 13 May 2018
ERJ: Please identify one significant development in the tire industry in the last 2-3 years, and ex…
Elastomer prediction seminar in Manchester
Added: 11 May 2018
Manchester, UK – There are still a few places left for next week’s IoM3 Rubber In Engineering Group…
Bridgestone manages sales growth amid market challenges
Added: 11 May 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. managed to nudge up sales in the first quarter despite issues around exch…
Phillips Carbon Black launches major expansion plans
Added: 11 May 2018
New Delhi – Phillips Carbon Black (PCBl), India's largest carbon black manufacturer, is investing n…
Natural rubber still weak, cartel mooted
Added: 11 May 2018
London – Natural rubber prices remained weak in the month of April, ERJ’s latest snapshot of the ma…
Kumho recalling tires in US for belt issue
Added: 10 May 2018
Washington — Kumho Tire USA Inc. is recalling 1,773 Kumho Solus KH16 all-season grand touring tires…
Pirelli to pursue high value strategy in China
Added: 10 May 2018
Beijing – Pirelli & C. SpA aims to further reinforce its position in China by capturing the growth …
VDMA posts record year, concerned over skills shortage
Added: 10 May 2018
Frankfurt, Germany - Germany’s plastics & rubber machinery industry has posted a record year with a…
