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Pirelli continues rebranding, digitalisation at Aeolus plant
Added: 16 Nov 2017
Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C. SpA has announced that it is changing production from Aeolus-brand to P…
Semperit earnings remain weak despite higher income
Added: 16 Nov 2017
Vienna – Semperit Group’s earnings (EBIT) for the first nine months of the year have declined 1.1% …
UK firms link to enhance elastomers with nanomaterials
Added: 16 Nov 2017
The project with Martin’s Rubber aims to use the Ammanford-based firm’s HDPlas functionalised nanom…
Wacker further expands production in China
Added: 15 Nov 2017
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG will expand its production capabilities for silicone and polymer…
Fenner ‘moves from recovery to growth’
Added: 15 Nov 2017
Underlying operating profit came in at £59.1 million (€70.0 million), 59% higher than last year, on…
Pirelli issues 12-point sustainable NR policy
Added: 15 Nov 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA has adopted a 12-step sustainable natural rubber supply-chain polic…
Yokohama earnings up 40% on record sales to Q3
Added: 15 Nov 2017
Over the first nine months, operating profit reached Yen26.4 billion (€197.8 million) million on ne…
Lanxess eyes record year despite Arlanxeo woes
Added: 15 Nov 2017
However, at €76 million, earnings (EBITDA pre exceptionals) at Arlanxeo came in 17% lower than in t…
Boge opens new plant in Mexico
Added: 14 Nov 2017
Damme, Germany - German automotive supplier Boge Rubber & Plastics Group has opened a greenfield pr…
Michelin awarded over €2m in fraud case
Added: 14 Nov 2017
Columbia, South Carolina - A US District Court has ruled that Federal Insurance Co. must pay Michel…
Mitsui Chemicals buying Asahi TPS business
Added: 14 Nov 2017
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc has announced plans to acquire Asahi Kasei Corp.’s Sunvieo thermoplast…
Michelin acquires tire pressure control companies
Added: 14 Nov 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has acquired two European tire pressure control systems …
Conti starts construction of €35m dandelion rubber lab
Added: 14 Nov 2017
Hanover, Germany - Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH has started the construction of its €35-mill…
Ford seeks patent on system for autonomous off-road vehicles
Added: 14 Nov 2017
Munich, Germany – Ford's future could include a self-driving Bronco or F-150 Raptor. The automaker…
ContiTech opens new production facility in Mexico
Added: 13 Nov 2017
San Luis Potosí, Mexico – ContiTech has opened a greenfield production facility in San Luis Potosí,…
Sinopec to expand SEBS elastomer production
Added: 13 Nov 2017
Yueyang, China – Sinopec has recently approved a hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (SEB…
Bridgestone cuts earnings forecast on costs, US slowdown
Added: 13 Nov 2017
Tokyo – Higher than expected raw-materials costs and a US market slowdown have prompted Bridgestone…
UK gasket maker opens advanced production facility
Added: 13 Nov 2017
The £2.8-million (€3.1-million) installation in Manchester houses advanced technology, machinery an…
NR producers expect better prices on La Nina, new demand
Added: 10 Nov 2017
Bangkok – The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) has forecast that the ‘La Nina’ climate patter…
Sibur rubber revenue soars 34%
Added: 10 Nov 2017
Moscow – Sibur has posted a 12.0% year-on-year increase in revenues for its Plastics, Elastomers & …
