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Conti to supply air springs to US high-speed rail project
Added: 1 Dec 2017
Atlanta, Georgia – ContiTech AG is to supply air springs to Brightline, an intercity express passen…

Rubber producers to cut exports
Added: 1 Dec 2017
Chiang Mai, Thailand – Major natural rubber producers and members of the International Tripartitie …

NR prices remain low despite supply concerns
Added: 1 Dec 2017
London – Natural rubber prices remained weak in November, although a shortage of supply as a result…

KraussMaffei Berstorff tackles rubber extrusion scrap
Added: 1 Dec 2017
The CompoundRework system (CRS) 1000 is designed for ease-of-operation and is suitable for use with…

Nanodiamonds can now be a US seal-maker's best friend
Added: 1 Dec 2017
Based in Nashua, New Hampshire, Silicon Sense is the US representative of Finnish nanodiamond manuf…

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Added: 30 Nov 2017
Pirelli, Milan university renew €1.5m joint lab research programme
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA a…

Pirelli, Milan University renew joint research programme
Added: 30 Nov 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA and the University of Milan have extended their partnership for ano…

Report: Group chairman ‘will not reacquire’ Kumho Tire
Added: 30 Nov 2017
Seoul – Chairman of Kumho Asiana Group Park Sam-koo has officially declared that he has no intentio…

Toyo wins contempt award against tire 'IP infringers'
Added: 30 Nov 2017
Cypress, California – A US court has found that Doublestar Dong Feng Tyre Co. Ltd (DDF) and Qingdao…

Covestro names new CFO
Added: 30 Nov 2017
Leverkusen, Germany – Speciality chemicals supplier Covestro AG has name Thomas Toepfer as the comp…

Rubber Division builds bridges to Europe
Added: 30 Nov 2017
London – Representatives of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Rubber Division travelled to Europ…

Lessons from the past: How to handle a bicycle
Added: 30 Nov 2017
Cyclists know so well how much their comfort is enhanced by being supplied with good handles, that …

Trelleborg to consolidate oil & gas ops, Meuller steps down
Added: 29 Nov 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Offshore & Construction business is going through a major restructu…

Toray acknowledges quality data 'overwriting'
Added: 29 Nov 2017
Tokyo – Japan's Toray Industries Inc. is apologising for "inappropriate overwriting" of product ins…

Sumitomo Chemical expands production for resorcinol
Added: 29 Nov 2017
Oita Works, Japan — Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. will increase production of resorcinol, a raw materi…

Camso tracks smart tractors
Added: 29 Nov 2017
Hanover, Germany — Industrial tire and track maker Camso Ltd. has developed "smart-track" technolog…

Iran to start work on Linde-licensed petchem project
Added: 29 Nov 2017
London - Iran is set to start the construction of a joint petrochemical project with Germany’s che…

High demand, prices drive 145% profit growth at Kumho Petrochemical
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Seoul – Korean petrochemicals supplier Kumho Petrochemical has posted strong results for the third …

Wacker opens new technical centre in Istanbul
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG expanded its range of services in Turkey with the opening of a t…

EU demand for new passenger cars picks up, UK remains weak
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Brussels – European Union (EU) demand for new passenger cars returned to growth in October after a …