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Trelleborg seals advance for unconventional subsea wells
Added: 1 Feb 2018
The company will unveil the “sophisticated” subsea sealing technology at the Subsea Expo Conference…
Maxcess China expands into new facility
Added: 1 Feb 2018
The expansion, has marks Maxcess’ tenth year in China, comes only one year after the company triple…
Kordsa reinforces its patent position
Added: 1 Feb 2018
This followed on from its record IP activity in 2016, which saw 128 inventions, 407 patent applicat…
Arlanxeo names new managing director for Singapore
Added: 1 Feb 2018
Singapore – Synthetic rubber supplier Arlanxeo has named Joosang Kim to take over as managing direc…
Export curbs fail to lift NR prices
Added: 1 Feb 2018
London – Moves to curb natural rubber exports by the main producing countries seem to have had litt…
HF advances new tire building machine
Added: 1 Feb 2018
Hamburg, Germany – At Tire Technology Expo 2018, HF TireTech is highlighting its development of a t…
Autonomous technology will “shake up the economics of mobility’
Added: 31 Jan 2018
Las Vegas - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will significantly alter the economics of mobility, Neal Gang…
Shin-Etsu sees double-digit growth in silicones business
Added: 31 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Shin-Etsu has notched up double-digit increases in sales and op…
Birla appoints Europe & Africa president
Added: 31 Jan 2018
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon has appointed John Davidson as president, Europe & Africa, the company…
Yokohama adds indoor on-ice testing facility in Hokkaido
Added: 31 Jan 2018
Hokkaido, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co. has opened an indoor facility to test the on-ice performance …
GRI opens OTR tire plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 31 Jan 2018
Colombo – GRI officially opened its $40-million (€32 million) off-road tire manufacturing facility …
Collapsible travel cup creator welcomes ‘latte levy’
Added: 30 Jan 2018
London - A UK government’s decision to impose a 25p tax on all disposable coffee cups – known as th…
Hyundai, Michelin jointly developing tires for EVs
Added: 30 Jan 2018
The co-operative deal links the R&D work of the two companies and will enable Hyundai to strengthen…
Continental expanding EM-Master OTR tire portfolio
Added: 30 Jan 2018
Hannover, Germany — Continental AG is expanding its radial OTR lineup with additional sizes of its …
Opinion: Natural rubber now a critical material for the EU
Added: 30 Jan 2018
Article originally published in ERJ's Nov/Dec 2017 issue
In September, the European Commission liste…
Marangoni Meccanica launching new retreading machinery in US
Added: 30 Jan 2018
Ala, Italy – Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM), part of Marangoni Meccanica SpA, has developed a new …
Zeon supplies rubber for Yokohama winter tire
Added: 30 Jan 2018
Tokyo - Nippon Zeon Co. has supplied solution polymerised rubber to Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) for i…
MacLellan Rubber claims nitrosamine breakthrough
Added: 30 Jan 2018
Wolverhampton, UK – MacLellan Rubber, a manufacturer of rubber sheeting and sealing products, claim…
Report: Slovak rubber company expanding
Added: 29 Jan 2018
Žilina, Slovakia – Dongil Rubber Belt Slovakia is to invest nearly €20 million to build a new produ…
EU manufacturers face energy and emissions challenges
Added: 28 Jan 2018
Review of how four major tire and rubber companies are offsetting the impact of EU environmental ru…
