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Datwyler investing in digitalisation
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group is investing around CHF50 million (€43 million) over the next…

Datwyler posts higher sales, record profit
Added: 6 Feb 2018
The earnings figure was a record for the Swiss group and equated to an EBIT margin of 12.6%, accord…

Goodyear unveils new tires, technology
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Nashville, Tennessee – Goodyear made some tire industry music in the Music City with the 26 Jan unv…

UK vehicle sales fall 6% in January amid diesel slump
Added: 6 Feb 2018
London – UK registrations fell 6.3% to 163,615 in January as weaker consumer confidence and uncerta…

Q&A: Under the hood with Zeon
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Q&A originally published in ERJ's January/February issue.
Shahrzad Pourriahi asks Dr. Björn Nelson, …

Maplan to launch Slovakia expansion
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Malacky, Slovakia - Austrian elastomer injection moulding machinery maker Maplan is well on the way…

Future Tire Conference 2018: First speakers announced
Added: 5 Feb 2018
Organisers of the Future Tire Conference have announced the first group of speakers for this import…

Strong sterling taking toll on Avon Rubber
Added: 5 Feb 2018
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has warned that the continued strength of sterling against the dolla…

Henkel launches rubber adhesive for intelligent tires
Added: 5 Feb 2018
The RTV silicone rubber adhesive bonds with all common tire rubbers and is compatible with differen…

Kumho Petrochemical posts 32% growth in rubber sales
Added: 5 Feb 2018
Seoul – Kumho Petrochemical has posted a 32% year-on-year rise in its synthetic rubber sales at KRW…

Linglong Tire sponsors Juventus
Added: 5 Feb 2018
The deal, making Linglong an official partner of the iconic Italian football club, was signed at th…

Updated: Arlanxeo to supply Saudi-made EPDM rubber
Added: 5 Feb 2018
The EPDM grades will be produced at a 75 kilotonnes per annum plant within the integrated chemical …

Aeolus estimates annual net loss of up to €62m
Added: 5 Feb 2018
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus has issued estimates showing an annual net loss in 2017 ranging from €57 mi…

Report: Continental aims for split before year-end
Added: 5 Feb 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – Continental aims to float part of its business on the stock exchange before th…

Orion raises carbon black prices
Added: 4 Feb 2018
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has recently introduced prices increases, worldwide, on it…

Covestro expects higher TPU use in car cockpit of the future
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Leverkusen, Germany - Trends such as autonomous driving and connected mobility will offer significa…

Michelin buys 25% stake in New Zealand distributor
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Hamilton, New Zealand — Group Michelin has purchased a 25% stake in Tyreline Distributors Ltd., its…

Trelleborg posts record earnings in 2017
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Terlleborg AB has posted strong financial results for the full financial year …

Hexpol marks ‘best year ever’
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Swedish rubber group Hexpol AB has posted the “best year so far” in terms of financ…

Pyrolyx appoints new CFO
Added: 1 Feb 2018
Munich, Germany – German recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Pyrolyx AG has appointed Sven Er…