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Dow offers LSR moulders fast-cure technologies
Added: 18 Mar 2018
Düsseldorf, Germany — Medical moulders need liquid silicone rubber materials that cure quickly and …

Continental re-enters farm tire market with new introductions
Added: 18 Mar 2018
The premium radial drive tires are available initially in 14 sizes, a fraction of the 100 sizes Con…

Solvay advances “promising” silica technology
Added: 18 Mar 2018
The product “confirms its breakthrough results in truck tires and its solution status regarding the…

Japan's automotive industry concerned by Trump tariffs
Added: 18 Mar 2018
Tokyo – Japan's automotive manufacturing lobby warned that prices will increase following US presid…

Conti working on rubber-coated tire stud
Added: 16 Mar 2018
Ostersund, Sweden — Continental AG is developing a rubber-coated tire stud that it claims can deliv…

Nokian hires Clayco as design partner for US plant
Added: 16 Mar 2018
Colchester, Vermont — Nokian Tyres PLC is partnering with turnkey retail development firm Clayco In…

US lowers import duties on some Chinese tires
Added: 16 Mar 2018
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has revised antidumping and countervailing duties on som…

Report: Nexen expects Czech plant start-up early 2019
Added: 16 Mar 2018
Zatec, Czech Republic – South Korean tire manufacturer Nexen Tire is expecting to complete construc…

Virginia jury issues €30m verdict against Hankook
Added: 15 Mar 2018
Richmond, Virginia – A federal jury in Virginia has levied a verdict of $37.8 million (€30.5 millio…

ETRMA backs in-vehicle-data legislation moves
Added: 15 Mar 2018
Brussels – The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has welcomed a European Pa…

Lanxess: "Challenging" markets continue to impact Arlanxeo
Added: 15 Mar 2018
Cologne, Germany –Arlanxeo, the synthetic rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco, ac…

Arlanxeo continues to face market challenges
Added: 15 Mar 2018
Cologne, Germany –Arlanxeo, the synthetic rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco, ac…

Cooper standard reports growth in sales, earnings
Added: 15 Mar 2018
Novi, Michigan – Strong sales have helped automotive supplier Cooper-Standard Holdings to achieve a…

China’s Guilin Rubber to supply machinery to US project
Added: 14 Mar 2018
Guilin, China – Guilin Rubber Machinery (GRM) is supplying new semi-steel hydraulic vulcanisers to …

Omsk Carbon set to trial new Mogilev plant
Added: 14 Mar 2018
London – The "phased start-up" of Omsk Carbon’s Mogilev carbon black plant is scheduled to begin in…

Dana could leapfrog driveline market with $6.1bn GKN tie-up
Added: 13 Mar 2018
Toledo, Ohio -- Dana and British supplier GKN agreed to a $6.1 billion (€4.9 billion) deal 9 March …

Ford, Seat, Audi and BMW gain sales in UK market down 3%
Added: 13 Mar 2018
London – Ford, Seat, Audi and BMW were among the few automakers that saw sales growth in a UK marke…

Tristone to build plant in North Carolina
Added: 13 Mar 2018
Now the company is prepping to expand further in 2018—this time in the US with the construction of …

Lubrizol plans €65m global expansion for TPU
Added: 13 Mar 2018
Wickliffe, Ohio – Lubrizol Corp. will expand production capacity and technology for its engineered …

Trelleborg Wheel Systems announces price hikes
Added: 13 Mar 2018
Rome, Italy – Trelleborg Wheel Systems, a supplier of tires and wheels to agricultural and material…