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MacLellan wins order for pipeline rubber material

Added: 2 May 2018

Wolverhampton, UK – MacLellan Rubber is to supply natural rubber (NR) material to a UK gasket cutti…

Bridgestone joins circular economy programme

Bridgestone joins circular economy programme

Added: 2 May 2018

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100 (CE100) …

Kumho Petrochemical rubber sales down 25%

Kumho Petrochemical rubber sales down 25%

Added: 2 May 2018

Seoul – South Korean materials supplier Kumho Petrochemical has reported a decline in synthetic rub…

Tariffs threat already impacting European TBR market

Tariffs threat already impacting European TBR market

Added: 1 May 2018

Birmingham, UK – While details of tariffs to be imposed by the EU on truck & bus tires originating …

Nynas advances process oil for tires, rubber goods

Nynas advances process oil for tires, rubber goods

Added: 1 May 2018

Stockholm – Nynas has introduced a new process oil grade for rubber processors seeking to reduce ro…

Michelin produces last tire at Ballymena plant

Michelin produces last tire at Ballymena plant

Added: 1 May 2018

Ballymena, Northern Ireland –Michelin produced its final ever tire last week at its plant in Ballym…

Researchers solve long-standing butadiene puzzle

Researchers solve long-standing butadiene puzzle

Added: 1 May 2018

Washington – Linear polyenes are hydrocarbon chains with unusual optical and electrical properties.…

Cooper suffers double-digit earnings decline

Cooper suffers double-digit earnings decline

Added: 1 May 2018

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. suffered double-digit drops in operating and net income fo…

Birmingham, UK – Almost 75% of motorway incidents related to tire failure could be prevented if drivers carry out simple checks, according new research by Highways England and Bridgestone.

Bridgestone study highlights fatal tire failings

Added: 30 Apr 2018

The 18-month study, released at last week's Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, found that more …

Zeon posts strong elastomer results, expects declines this year

Added: 30 Apr 2018

Tokyo – Zeon Corp. has seen strong growth in its elastomers business with year-on-year sales up 16%…

IoM3 chief executive to retire

IoM3 chief executive to retire

Added: 29 Apr 2018

London –Dr Bernie Rickinson, chief executive of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Io…

Green group questions Goodyear NR procurement plan

Green group questions Goodyear NR procurement plan

Added: 29 Apr 2018

Washington—Goodyear's new natural rubber procurement policy lacks the policy safeguards that would …

Conti adding trailer version of TPMS for trucks

Conti adding trailer version of TPMS for trucks

Added: 29 Apr 2018

Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico – Continental Tire the Americas has developed a stand-alone version of…

Carlisle reports record sales for first quarter

Carlisle reports record sales for first quarter

Added: 29 Apr 2018

Scottsdale, Arizona – Carlisle Companies Inc. reported a record revenue of $984.7 million for the f…

Adding to the woes, some UK manufacturers were impacted by the adverse March weather conditions which negatively affected production operations, the SMMT also pointed out.

Market woes hit UK’s Brexit-troubled car industry

Added: 29 Apr 2018

London – UK car production declined in March, with demand falling 13.3% year-on-year, according to …

 Didi driver Zhang Liang has been plying the streets of Beijing for almost two years. Ride-hailing giant Didi plans a massive EV fleet.

Didi alliance eyes 10 million EVs by 2028

Added: 29 Apr 2018

Beijing –Didi Chuxing is the force to reckon with in Chinese ride-hailing. First for locals, who ca…

Future Tire: Q&A with BRV chairman

Future Tire: Q&A with BRV chairman

Added: 29 Apr 2018

ERJ: Please identify one significant development in the tire industry in the last 2-3 years, and ex…

Interview: Trinseo going from pilot to partners

Interview: Trinseo going from pilot to partners

Added: 29 Apr 2018

Article originally published in the March/April edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

With the…

UK tire recycler fined for waste offences

UK tire recycler fined for waste offences

Added: 27 Apr 2018

Irvine, Scotland – Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has fined a tire recycler over £71…

Arlanxeo increases global prices for tire rubber products

Arlanxeo increases global prices for tire rubber products

Added: 27 Apr 2018

Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo is increasing prices for its solution styrene butadiene rubb…