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Governments step up SR anti-dumping measures
Added: 12 Oct 2017
London – Measures against dumping of synthetic rubber gained momentum last month as a number of gov…
Feature: New capabilities drive demand for TPEs
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Maturity in some market segments, but the thermoplastic elastomers industry still has a fair amount…
Freudenberg acquiring US household gloves business
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Household Products LP, part of Freudenberg Group, is acquiring US-b…
Nexen to break ground on US technical centre
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Richfield, Ohio — Nexen Tire America Inc. is moving forward with plans for a new technical centre, …
New chairman takes charge at Nizhnekamsk
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Kazan, Russia – Tatarstan-based petrochemicals company Nizhnekamskneftekhim has announced a change …
Pirelli PZero ‘world sales space’ in Munich
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Munich, Germany – Pirelli has inaugurated PZero World store in Munich following on from last year’s…
Fakuma: Kistler advances system to optimise multi-part moulding
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Winterthur, Switzerland – At Fakuma, the Kistler Group will demonstrate the new functionalities of…
ContiTech advances rubber timing-belt technology
Added: 10 Oct 2017
The Synchroforce Carbon, which is equipped with a hybrid tension member made of a glass carbon comp…
Synthomer acquires BASF’s Austrian SBR business
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Pischelsdorf, Austria – Synthomer plc has acquired BASF Pischelsdorf, the company's Austrian styren…
Toyo Tires develops airless tire “noair”
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co has announced the development of what it describes as “neo-fut…
Semperit earnings “significantly weaker than expected”
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Vienna – Raw materials costs and operational issues will keep Semperit earnings below expectations …
Songwon adds new TPU production line
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Ulsan, South Korea – Songwon has commissioned a second thermoplastic urethane (TPU) production line…
Bridgestone launches new touring tire
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Brussels – Bridgestone has launched its Turanza T005 premium touring tire at a recent event in Gree…
Finnish firm to turn scrap tires into oil
Added: 10 Oct 2017
The facility will be operated Suomen Kiertoketju Oy, the customer for the plant, Pajala explained i…
Bridgestone launches new touring tire
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Brussels – Bridgestone has launched its Turanza T005 premium touring tire at a recent event in Gree…
Bridgestone working on “ultra-thin” tire rubber
Added: 10 Oct 2017
In its sustainability report 2016, the company said it was participating in a Japanese Cabinet Offi…
Wacker to debut heat-resistant silicone at Fakuma
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Munich-based Wacker will be premiering its highly heat resistant Elastosil R plus 4350/55 solid sil…
NR prices recover in August, deficit continues
Added: 10 Oct 2017
Kuala Lumpar - Natural rubber prices showed signs of recovery from a dip in late July, thanks to fa…
Materials suppliers makes headway amid price recovery
Added: 10 Oct 2017
London – Some of the key rubber and related materials makers have posted strong results as prices r…
Conti seeks balanced approach to automation
Added: 9 Oct 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental is taking a positive but measured approach to the automation of its …
