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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…
Feature: Tire industry squares up to cars of the future
Added: 28 Jan 2018
Based on article originally published in the January/February 2018 edition of European Rubber Jour…
Kramer: New mobility could fuel growth in tire industry
Added: 28 Jan 2018
In fact, Kramer told a group of 1,500 dealers that the new and developing means of mobility — be it…
UK tire recyclers welcome tougher approach to waste-crime
Added: 27 Jan 2018
The UK association also backed further proposals by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Af…
Yokohama develops "world largest" floating fender
Added: 27 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has developed the "world’s largest floating pneumatic rubber fender…
Yokohama Indonesia unit gains marine-hose cert
Added: 26 Jan 2018
The products for offshore transportation of crude oil and petroleum products, are now “fully in con…
ContiTech invests €20m in Hungary expansion
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Nyíregyháza, Hungary – ContiTech AG has invested €20 million in its production plant in Nyíregyháza…
Cheng Shin ups investment in India and Indonesia tire plants
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Chunghwa, Taiwan – Cheng Shin Rubber, also known as Maxxis, is to boost capital at its Maxxis Rubbe…
