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Michelin settles design patent lawsuit with Tire Mart
Added: 26 Jan 2018
St. Louis, Missouri — Michelin North America Inc. has reached a settlement with Tire Mart Inc., d.b…
Kumho taps ex-Nexen boss for European president
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – Kumho Tire has appointed former Nexen Tire America’s CEO Changrin Suk as its n…
Hallstar appoints two new executive officers
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Chicago, Illinois – Hallstar has recently promoted the addition of Damian Marshall and Varun Mathur…
TPEs 'offer better low-temperature toughness than PVC'
Added: 25 Jan 2018
The Medalist TPEs, which also weigh less at comparable film gauges and could facilitate the product…
Nizhnekamsk rubber production up 5%
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Tatarstan-based PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has seen a marked rise in sales of …
Nokian adding aramid technology to van, cargo tires
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Such tires — including Nokian's Hakkapeliitta C3; Hakkapeliitta CR3; WR C3; cLine Van; and Nokian c…
ETRMA: Tire sales “stable” despite farm sector dip
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Brussels – European tire sales were “generally stable” in 2017 despite significant declines in some…
Semperit extends restructuring programme
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding has extended its restructuring programme to include its Sempertrans a…
Kraiburg TPE increases production capacity in Germany
Added: 25 Jan 2018
The line, it said, expands the company’s total capacity to 56,000 tonnes worldwide and highlights K…
PU microspheres to iron out golf swing
Added: 25 Jan 2018
The elastic microspheres improve sound and feel, without compromising coefficient of restitution (C…
Engel to show DecoJect technology at NPE
Added: 25 Jan 2018
“We can respond to the requirements and requests of our customers in the various industries even fa…
Safic-Alcan extends Orion carbon black deal
Added: 24 Jan 2018
Paris – Safic-Alcan has extended a distribution agreement with Orion Engineered Carbons to cover an…
Toyo to develop EV suspension module
Added: 24 Jan 2018
Itami City, Japan – Toyo Rubber Industry Co. and GLM, a Kyoto-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, ha…
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…
