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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…

Halcyon Agri doubles revenue in fiscal year 2017
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Singapore – Natural rubber giant Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd. reported a profit of $35.3 million (€28.8 …

Linglong to supply technology to Iran tire plant
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Tehran – China’s Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd (Linglong) has signed an agreement to supply tire …

Sumitomo to produce 'Sumitomo' brand TBR at US plant
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Tonawanda, New York – Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. is preparing to start production of Sumito…

Sibur rubber sales up 10% in 2017
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Moscow – PAO Sibur Holding has reported a significant rise in synthetic rubber sales in its operati…

Tire industry on the road to universal RFID standard
Added: 27 Feb 2018
The Michelin specialist provided the update in a presentation on the progress of ISO TC31 WG10 stan…

HF helps parent group to beat growth forecasts
Added: 27 Feb 2018
Lübeck, Germany – Possehl Group, the Lübeck-based conglomerate which includes tire and rubber machi…