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Six dead in Czech chemical plant explosion
Added: 23 Mar 2018
London – A deadly blast at Unipetrol’s facility in Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic on 22 March,…
China terminates five-year anti-dumping measures on TDI from EU
Added: 23 Mar 2018
Beijing – China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) lifted anti-dumping duties against imports of TDI 8…
Final Call: ERJ Custom Compounding Survey 2020
Added: 23 Mar 2018
Call to participate in European Rubber Journal’s annual survey of the rubber compounding sector
Toyo 'nano' process could cut truck/bus tire rolling resistance
Added: 23 Mar 2018
Hyogo, Japan — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is heralding an advancement in rubber compounding techno…
Michelin working on future of Roanne plant
Added: 23 Mar 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin is progressing a project to secure the future its plant …
Future Tire: Q&A with Enzo Sorrentino of Rockwell Automation
Added: 22 Mar 2018
ERJ Please identify one significant development in the tire industry in the last 2-3 years, and exp…
Wacker sales, income rise in 2017
Added: 22 Mar 2018
Overall group sales increased by 6.3% to about $5.5 billion (€4.5 billion) for 2017, based on the a…
Gates reports increases in first public financial report
Added: 22 Mar 2018
Denver, Colorado –Gates Industrial Corp. PLC reported record fourth-quarter net sales of $781.8 mil…
DSM set to raise elastomer prices globally
Added: 22 Mar 2018
Singapore – DSM is to increase prices for its Arnitel co-polyester elastomer (COPE) products, citin…
Trelleborg shifting shape following acquisitions, divestments
Added: 22 Mar 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AG has changed profile through its divestments and acquisitions, ac…
Brexit talks threaten ‘disaster’ for EU car industry
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Brussels – The current Brexit negotiations could have “disastrous” consequences for EU car makers a…
Camso raising aftermarket prices globally up to 6%
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Magog, Quebec — Camso Ltd. is planning to raise aftermarket prices globally in the coming months on…
Technology focus: Arlanxeo’s new self-sealing tire compound
Added: 21 Mar 2018
The material, which is applied on the interior of a vehicle tire, enables punctures to be automatic…
China’s Delun breaks ground on passenger car tire project
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Chuzhou, China – Delun Rubber in February broke ground on a passenger car tire project with 4 milli…
Conti starts machine installation at Thai tire plant
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Bangkok – Continental AG has started the installation of machinery at its greenfield tire productio…
Michelin to acquire Fenner in €1.4bn cash deal
Added: 20 Mar 2018
London – Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA (Michelin) is to acquire UK industrial …
MOL, JSR inaugurate tire rubber plant in Hungary
Added: 20 Mar 2018
Budapest – Hungarian energy and petrochemicals group MOL and JSR Corp. of Japan have jointly inaugu…
Industry warning over ‘chemicals Brexit’
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Brussels – The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and London-based Chemical Industries Asso…
Carbon black shortage ‘crippling’ India’s rubber industry
Added: 19 Mar 2018
New Delhi – A shortage of carbon black supply in India is causing a crisis in the Indian rubber ind…
MacLellan Rubber nets electrical matting contract
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Wolverhampton, UK – MacLellan Rubber has won an eight-year contract, worth over £300,000 (€342,000)…
