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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…
Algerian tire plant set for Q3 start-up
Added: 13 Mar 2018
London – First tires are expected to roll out from a new Algerian tire plant in the third quarter o…
Fitterling to lead Dow Material Science division
Added: 13 Mar 2018
Midland, Michigan – DowDuPont Inc. is making leadership changes as CEO Andrew Liveris prepares to s…
Freudenberg Medical expands in the US
Added: 13 Mar 2018
Anaheim, California – Freudenberg Medical is expanding both its thermoplastic and silicone moulding…
Asahi eyes Europe for next SSBR plant location
Added: 12 Mar 2018
Hanover, Germany – Asahi Kasei considers Europe as a “very strong candidate” for the location of it…
Butti: Tire makers just starting automation journey
Added: 11 Mar 2018
Hanover, Germany – The tire industry is undergoing “evolution as opposed to a revolution” in terms…
Maxxis opens two-wheeler tire plant in India
Added: 10 Mar 2018
Ahmedabad, India — Cheng Shin Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd./Maxxis International has commissioned prod…
Goodyear spotlights new technologies at Geneva show
Added: 9 Mar 2018
Geneva, Switzerland — The range of Goodyear's research and development efforts on display at the Ge…
Apollo opens rubber sheet-making unit for women
Added: 9 Mar 2018
Kerala, India – Apollo Tyres has inaugurated an all-women rubber sheet-making unit to mark Internat…
Conti CEO: Restructuring moves driven by 'automotive transformation’
Added: 9 Mar 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s moves to explore options for a major restructuring of the group…
Pirelli unveils ‘cyber car’ technology in Geneva
Added: 8 Mar 2018
Geneva, Switzerland – Pirelli & C. SpA has unveiled its latest technical achievement, called Cyber …
Sibur’s strong 2017 a 'one-off' for rubber business
Added: 8 Mar 2018
In its 2017 financial results for full year, Sibur reported a 9.7% year-on-year rise in sales of ‘e…
Chemical trio advance butadiene project
Added: 8 Mar 2018
Tokyo – Japan’s Kuraray Co. Ltd and Sumitomo Corp. and Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Lt…
Avon Rubber inks respirator agreement with UK government
Added: 8 Mar 2018
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has entered into a five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defenc…
