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MESNAC Americas boss Jones retires
Added: 17 Dec 2017
Jones has spent over 50 years in the tire industry in a variety of leadership positions in several …
Datwyler to start Indian production unit mid-2018
Added: 15 Dec 2017
Pune, India – Datwyler Sealing Solutions is preparing to start production of pharmaceutical rubber …
ANRPC: Rubber prices “flat” in November
Added: 15 Dec 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Natural rubber prices trended “flat” in November despite rising crude oil prices and…
Oven to take stress out of relaxation tests
Added: 15 Dec 2017
Brämhult, Sweden – Elastocon has introduced a new ageing oven for continuous stress-relaxation test…
Nature to solve human problems with design
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Detroit — Some 25-45% of consumer goods eventually fail in the marketplace and 95% of new products …
Cooper Tire to lay off 80 employees
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has confirmed it will lay off 80 people in North America.
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Report: Global tire volume to reach 2.7 billion units by 2022
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Leatherhead, UK – Global tire market volume is poised to show 3.4% compound annual growth rate betw…
Billionaire Sołowow in Synthos takeover bid
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Oświęcim, Poland – Polish businessman Michał Sołowow, who owns 62.46% of shares in Synthos SA, is b…
EU car markets grow – apart from UK
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Brussels – Demand for new passenger cars in the EU rose to 1,216,702 units in November, up 5.9% com…
Goodyear’s lean guru Majerus to retire
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s lean manufacturing guru Norbert Majerus is to retire at…
DRAFT Trelleborg completes acquisition of US composite manufacturer
Added: 14 Dec 2017
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions unit has acquired Automated Dynamics, an advanced composite components…
Going Underground: NR mat is fire-safety "first"
Added: 14 Dec 2017
The development project, for Entrance Matting Systems Ltd, involved close cooperation by specially …
EU chemicals industry on growth path
Added: 13 Dec 2017
Brussels – EU chemicals output is set to grow by 3% year-on-year in 2017 and by around 2% in 2018, …
Ineos to build "largest" butane storage tank in Europe
Added: 13 Dec 2017
Antwerp, Belgium - Ineos is set to build “the largest butane storage tank ever built in Europe” at …
Semperit raises capital to continue “transformation” process
Added: 13 Dec 2017
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding has raised €150 million – through B&C Holding Gmbh, a subsidiary of it…
India extends anti-dumping duties on rubber chemicals from EU, China
Added: 13 Dec 2017
New Delhi - India has extended anti-dumping duties on imports of rubber chemicals PX13 – a phenylen…
Kumho Petrochemical sues US over ESBR duties
Added: 13 Dec 2017
New York — Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is seeking a judicial review of a US International Trade Co…
Black Donuts appoints Carruthers as new CEO
Added: 12 Dec 2017
Pirkkala, Finland – Black Donuts Engineering Inc. (BDE) has appointed Derek Carruthers, a former ex…
Chinese TBR tire maker ups smart-plant investment
Added: 12 Dec 2017
Wuxi, China – China’s truck & bus tire maker General Science is to up its investment in a new plant…
Arlanxeo launches “unique” high-viscosity EPDM
Added: 12 Dec 2017
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo has launched a “unique” semi-crystalline EPDM grade, of very…
