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Brexit breakthrough sees EU citizens’ rights protected

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Elgin, Illinois – German wire and cable maker Helukabel GmbH has invested more than $38 million to increase its global presence in 2017, including breaking ground for a new headquarters for Helukabel USA in a Chicago suburb.

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

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…

 TOCOM rubber prices for May Delivery

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Cologne, Germany – European tire suppliers should not fear the future, despite current stagnation in demand in the main replacement markets, believes Stephan Helm, chairman of German tire trade association the BRV.

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

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

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

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…