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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…
New R&D directions in Japan
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Based on article published in Nov/Dec issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
Efforts to advance…
Investment momentum in tire production continues
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Based on article published in the Nov/Dec issue of European Rubber Journal magazine
London - Major t…
EC fines Toyoda Gosei over competition law infringement
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Kiyosu City, Japan - Japanese automotive parts maker Toyoda Gosei Co has been fined by the Europea…
Expansion pipeline for silicones
Added: 28 Nov 2017
London – This silicones industry has been in expansion mode over recent months, with several major …
NR prices support double-digit growth at SIPH
Added: 27 Nov 2017
Paris – Société Internationale de Plantations d’Hévéas (SIPH) has posted double-digit growth in yea…
Rubber seals scandal hits Mitsubishi Materials
Added: 27 Nov 2017
The gaskets and packings were all produced at a facility operated by subsidiary Mitsubishi Cable In…
Top Glove to buy surgical gloves maker Aspion
Added: 27 Nov 2017
Kuala Lumpur –Rubber-glove maker Top Glove Corp. Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding to ac…
Slump in Chinese TBR imports to India
Added: 27 Nov 2017
New Delhi – India’s import of Chinese truck & bus radial (TBR) tires has declined by more than half…
Uncertainty looms over NR market as demand weakens
Added: 26 Nov 2017
Article originally published in the Nov/Dec issue of European Rubber Journal
London - After some sig…
Lessons from the past: When to wear rubbers
Added: 26 Nov 2017
London - Feeling nice and comfortable in your new rubber-soled shoes or trainers? This oddly titled…
Bio-EPDM rubber in official World Cup 2018 football
Added: 24 Nov 2017
The Lanxess/Saudi Aramco JV said its Keltan Eco is being used in a sponge rubber layer underneath t…
Lotte-Versalis rubber JV launches production in South Korea
Added: 24 Nov 2017
With a nameplate capacity to produce 200 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of elastomers, the JV facility…
Conti starts construction of tire plant in Thailand
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has officially started construction on a €250-million greenfield …
Hallstar assists DuPont with VMX elastomers
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Cleveland, Ohip –US speciality chemicals company Hallstar is helping DuPont achieve enhanced temper…
Rhein Chemie ready to expand global presence
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Cleveland, Ohio - With its recent acquisition of Chemtura Corp., Lanxess AG is gearing up its Rhein…
Guizhou Tyre signs contact for Vietnam plant
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Guiyang, China – Guizhou Tyre signed contract with Vietnam’s Long Giang Industrial Park on 12 Novem…
Fires at Goodyear Beaumont, Danville facilities
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear is in the process of investigating the causes of two separate fires that occ…
Conti sees improved outlook for materials costs
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s Rubber Group, which includes Tire Division and ContiTech, has r…
