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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…
Armacell in long-term technology partnership with German rubber maker
Added: 7 Mar 2018
Luxembourg - Producer of flexible foams, Armacell International SA and German manufacturer and proc…
UK body welcomes post-Brexit commitment on chemical regulation
Added: 7 Mar 2018
London - The UK’s Chemical Business Association (CBA) has welcomed a commitment by Prime Minister T…
Nokian Tyres changes brand design
Added: 7 Mar 2018
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Tyres has changed its brand design is response to consumer trends and in or…
Russian carbon black producer raises prices
Added: 7 Mar 2018
Yaroslavl, Russia – Russian carbon black manufacturer JSC Yaroslavskiy Tekhnicheskiy Uglerod (Yaros…
Doublestar to invest €200m in plant relocation, upgrade
Added: 7 Mar 2018
Shiyan, China – Qingdao Doublestar Co is to relocate its subsidiary Doublestar Dongfeng Tire in Shi…
Solvay robotises its DMA tests
Added: 7 Mar 2018
Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or, France – Solvay invented high-performance silica in the 1990s and is now a …
Marco Crola appointed as CEO of Pirelli Tire NAFTA
Added: 6 Mar 2018
New York – Pirelli & C. SpA has named Marco Crola CEO for the company's NAFTA region, succeeding Pi…
