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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 …
Japan's Yazaki opens automotive cables plant in Serbia
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Šabac, Serbia – Japanese automotive wiring harness maker Yazaki Corp is growing rapidly in Europe w…
‘Play-fair’ call after China tire probe
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Based on article published in the Nov/Dec issue of European Rubber Journal magazine
The European Com…
