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Arlanxeo launches “unique” high-viscosity EPDM
Added: 12 Dec 2017
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo has launched a “unique” semi-crystalline EPDM grade, of very…
ChemChina to list KraussMaffei on Shanghai exchange
Added: 12 Dec 2017
Munich, Germany - China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) is moving forward with plans to list Kr…
Hankook appoints new CEO, announces executive changes
Added: 11 Dec 2017
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has promoted 29-year company veteran Soo Il Lee to presi…
Orion starts new technical rubber, specialty black lines in Korea
Added: 11 Dec 2017
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has completed the construction and upgrading of two produc…
Analysis: ZF CEO's 'reckless' buying spree led to his departure
Added: 11 Dec 2017
Frankfurt, Germany — The departure of ZF Friedrichshafen CEO Stefan Sommer shows that politics and …
Halcyon acquiring Indonesia rubber facility
Added: 10 Dec 2017
Singapore – Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd is acquiring an 80% holding in PT. Pulau Bintan Djaya (PBD), whi…
AkzoNobel, Black Bear in 'scrap-tire' coatings link
Added: 10 Dec 2017
Recovered carbon black (rCB) supplied by Black Bear is being used as pigment in the products develo…
Future Tire Conference 2018 - Call for Papers
Added: 10 Dec 2017
European Rubber Journal, the organiser of the Future Tire Conference, is putting out a Call for Pap…
Lessons from the past: Using a telephone
Added: 10 Dec 2017
London - For anyone unhappy with the cost of their phone bills today and the service-coverage they …
Turkey’s Kordsa to make $100m acquisitions in US
Added: 8 Dec 2017
Istanbul, Turkey - Kordsa Inc, a Sabancı Holding subsidiary, is expanding its footprint in the Nort…
Continental consolidates textile reinforcement units
Added: 8 Dec 2017
Fairlawn, Ohio - ContiTech AG has invested more than $9 million (€7.6 million) in its textile reinf…
Trelleborg to open new sealing HQ in 2018
Added: 8 Dec 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (TSS) is expecting to move to its new global head…
Wacker extends president’s contract for three years
Added: 8 Dec 2017
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG’s supervisory board has extended the term of president and CEO R…
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…
