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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…
Mammut taps TPEs for avalanche-rescue device
Added: 2 Mar 2018
The range of devices has recently been expanded to include two Barryvox transceivers (transmitter/r…
Solid growth forecast for rubber chemicals market
Added: 1 Mar 2018
In a study, PMR reviewed a wide range of rubber-chemical markets: from antioxidants and UV stabilis…
Pirelli posts strong 2017, Europe leads sales
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Milan – Pirelli & C. SpA has reported a 7.6% year-on-year increase in 2017 revenues to €5.35 billio…
China regains top trading partner status with US
Added: 1 Mar 2018
As a result, the US trade deficit in tires slipped to $9.66 billion last year — down from $10 billi…
Marangoni upgrades technology at Rovereto compounds plant
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Group has upgraded the compounding system for truck and earthmoving tir…
Vibracoustic starts making smart air spring system
Added: 1 Mar 2018
The units are designed to resolve the issue of the conflicting objectives of comfort and driving dy…
Kraiburg growing in Asia-Pacific on rising TPE
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Gandhinagar, India—Growing applications of thermoplastic elastomers in the appliances and automotiv…
NR markets mixed after Chinese holiday
Added: 1 Mar 2018
London – Natural rubber markets provided mixed signals in the latest ERJ snapshot of the trade, wit…
Trump to impose stiff steel, aluminium tariffs
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Trump, during a meeting with steel executives Thursday in the White House, said he plans to announc…
VMI sells first gearpump extruder & cooler combos
Added: 28 Feb 2018
A new customer in Russia needed to purchase both machines under a single contract, said a 10 Feb re…
