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GRI exec re-elected by Sri Lanka trade group
Added: 24 Jan 2018
Subasinghe was re-elected at the annual general meeting of SLAMERP in Colombo 16 Jan. This will be …
Sibur-Reliance rubber plant on track for 2018 start-up
Added: 24 Jan 2018
Davos, Switzerland – Sibur chairman Dmitry Konov has confirmed that the Russian company is on track…
Arlanxeo names CEO, CFO for North America
Added: 24 Jan 2018
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Arlanxeo USA LLC has named John Sawaya president and CEO, effective 1 Fe…
Arlanxeo expanding chloroprene rubber capacity
Added: 23 Jan 2018
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo is expanding its global chloroprene rubber (CR) production a…
Asahi to increase polyamide filament capacity
Added: 23 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. will expand its production capacity for its Leona polyamide 66 filament i…
FineLine acquires Dutch-based Ferm RFID
Added: 23 Jan 2018
The acquisition enables Norcross-based FineLine to offer a complete range of barcode and RFID-enabl…
Cimcorp appoints new Dream Factory manager
Added: 23 Jan 2018
Ylipaino began his career as a mechanical engineer with Cimcorp in 1985. He has progressively moved…
SBR, butadiene markets expected to remain flat
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Report originally published in ERJ's January/February issue
London - European synthetic rubber and b…
Michelin, Pirelli top owner-satisfaction ratings
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Tustin, California — The Michelin and Pirelli brands earned top recognition in AutoPacific Inc.'s 2…
Bridgestone rolls out new farm tire
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Designed and tested at Bridgestone’s European Technical Centre facility in Italy, the tire is produ…
Mitsubishi starts up TPE plant in Thailand
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp has started production of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers (TPS) …
Report: Continental ‘restructuring’ guided by 2025 target
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – In exploring restructuring options, the Continental board is targeting a set-u…
TTE 2018 - Tire technologies on show
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Selection of information from exhibitors offers a flavour of the technologies that will be on displ…
Editorial comment: A time of tariffs
Added: 20 Jan 2018
In the Sept/Oct issue if European Rubber Journal magazine, editor Patrick Raleigh reviews current d…
Petlas mulls expansion into new regions
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Kirsehir, Turkey — Petlas Tire Corp. is evaluating options for initiating distribution of its expan…
EU car sales up in 2017, despite late dip
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Brussels – Last December saw demand for new passenger cars fall by nearly 5% compared to the same m…
Polymax to increase TPE capacity in US
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Waukegan, Illinois – Polymax Thermoplastic Elastomers US manufacturer and custom compounder of ther…
Nakata appoints BPS as Americas agent
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Kobe, Japan – Nakata Engineering Inc., which makes tire ply extrusion and rubber processing machine…
Smithers Rapra expands Chinese tire-testing facility
Added: 19 Jan 2018
The investment in six new testing machines will improve the laboratory’s ability to serve clients i…
Toyoda Gosei unveils ‘e-rubber’ for robots
Added: 18 Jan 2018
Kiyosu, Japan - Toyoda Gosei Co is exhibiting its “next-generation” ‘e-rubber’ at the second RoboDE…
