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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…
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…
