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Brexit breakthrough sees EU citizens’ rights protected
Added: 8 Dec 2017
Brussels – A breakthrough has been made in Brexit talks between the EU and the UK, as the British g…

Chinese firms advance rubber wet-mixing technology
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Beijing – A project to for wet-mixing of elastomers with fillers has been completed in China and pa…

Freudenberg develops new fluorinated rubber for seals
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Plymouth, Massachusetts – Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, part of the German Freudenberg Grou…

Birla appoints new head of speciality blacks business
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Mumbai, India – India’s Birla Carbon has appointed Todd Cottrell as president, Specialty Blacks Bus…

Nokian strengthens links with central European car makers
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has been working to expand cooperation with car manufacturers in cent…

Sailun ups investment in Vietnam tire plant
Added: 6 Dec 2017
Qingdao, China – Sailun is planning to increase its investment in its Vietnam plant by €121 million…

Helukabel adding new US headquarters
Added: 6 Dec 2017
The maker of wires and cables using PVC, thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic elastomer and ot…

Chinese warehouse fire sparks NR price rally
Added: 6 Dec 2017
London – A fire at a major natural rubber (NR) storage facility has contributed to a rally in NR pr…

ERJ snapshot of natural rubber prices
Added: 6 Dec 2017
London – A fire at a major Chinese warehouse for storing natural rubber (NR) (see report) seems to …

New FFKM grades have “lowest” compression set
Added: 6 Dec 2017
Houston, Texas– Material & Design Solutions (MDS) of Houston has launched a new line of low-compres…

Simulation and 3D printing ‘impacting rubber and tire markets’
Added: 5 Dec 2017
Hyderabad, India – Computer simulation and 3D printing technology is having a growing impact on the…

Fire breaks out at Qingdao rubber warehouse
Added: 5 Dec 2017
Qingdao, China – A fire broke out at a rubber warehouse in Huajun Logistics Industrial Park in Qing…

US tire shipments expected to dip slightly in 2017
Added: 5 Dec 2017
Washington – Total 2017 tire shipments in the US will be 316.8 million, down less than 1% from 2016…

Trelleborg, Chinese partner to study marine infrastructure design
Added: 5 Dec 2017
Shanghai, China – Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has signed a memorandum of understanding (M…

Nokian launching new operational model
Added: 5 Dec 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is launching a new leadership and operational model to support growth…

Tire maker Sailun selling UK sales arm
Added: 4 Dec 2017
Qingdao, China – Tire maker Sailun is to sell its fully-owned subsidiary Kings Road Tyres Group (K…

European tire sector “should not fear the future”
Added: 4 Dec 2017
"As long as primary mobility takes place with vehicles, the market for tires/wheels is secure,“ Hel…

Machine maker Uth expands German site
Added: 3 Dec 2017
The German machinery maker specialises in large machines for the gear-pump sector and fine mesh str…

Nynas opens new lab for rubber process oils
Added: 3 Dec 2017
The lab features an intermeshing 1.5 litre rubber mixer and an open mill, as well as instruments fo…

Goodyear to collaborate with Chinese online retailer
Added: 2 Dec 2017
Shanghai, China — Goodyear and JD.com, China's largest retailer, signed a strategic partnership rec…