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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…

EU launches project to address skills gap in automotive industry
Added: 6 Mar 2018
Ostrava, Czech Republic – A group of 24 partners from 11 European countries have launched an EU pro…

Michelin names new VP for brands, sustainable development
Added: 6 Mar 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Adeline Challon-Kemoun is to join Michelin Group as a member of its exec…

Saudi NTC advances $1.2bn tire plant project
Added: 6 Mar 2018
Hanover, Germany – Saudi Arabian National Tire Co. (NTC) is in the final stages of awarding the con…

Kumho deal reopened; Doublestar to be largest shareholder
Added: 5 Mar 2018
Such stake will be acquired through €510 million (4 billion yuan) private placement to Doublestar a…

Fenner acquires US bearings company
Added: 5 Mar 2018
London – Fenner PLC has acquired the assets and business of National Bearings Co., the UK group has…

Nexen's fiscal 2017 operating income drops 25%
Added: 4 Mar 2018
Seoul – Nexen Tire Corp. suffered a 25.2% drop in operating income last year, while sales grew 3.7%…

Enviro to build waste-tire plant in Canada
Added: 4 Mar 2018
Göteborg, Sweden – Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) has signed an MoU as a first step in est…

Kilic appointed MD at Uzer Makina
Added: 4 Mar 2018
Kocaeli, Turkey – Uzer Makina Ve Kalip has recently appointed Ahmet Kilic as managing director, rep…

Linglong to build new site and mulls another two
Added: 2 Mar 2018
Yantai, China – Linglong Tyre announced in February its plan to build a fourth China site with near…

Albis adds polyamide adhesion modified TPVs
Added: 2 Mar 2018
Knutsford, UK – Albis Plastic is expanding its portfolio of thermoplastic vulcanizate elastomers (T…