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Report: Continental aims for split before year-end
Added: 5 Feb 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – Continental aims to float part of its business on the stock exchange before th…
Orion raises carbon black prices
Added: 4 Feb 2018
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has recently introduced prices increases, worldwide, on it…
Covestro expects higher TPU use in car cockpit of the future
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Leverkusen, Germany - Trends such as autonomous driving and connected mobility will offer significa…
Michelin buys 25% stake in New Zealand distributor
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Hamilton, New Zealand — Group Michelin has purchased a 25% stake in Tyreline Distributors Ltd., its…
Trelleborg posts record earnings in 2017
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Terlleborg AB has posted strong financial results for the full financial year …
Hexpol marks ‘best year ever’
Added: 2 Feb 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Swedish rubber group Hexpol AB has posted the “best year so far” in terms of financ…
Pyrolyx appoints new CFO
Added: 1 Feb 2018
Munich, Germany – German recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Pyrolyx AG has appointed Sven Er…
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…
