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Toyo to expand US, Malaysian tire plants
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Hyogo, Japan—Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is planning to expand tire production capacity in the US a…
Trelleborg offers virtual LSR tour
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Viewers can see the full facility in close-up detail, navigating from the tool machining centre to …
Swedish chemicals hunt targets rubber products
Added: 2 Oct 2017
Stockholm – Rubber will come under the microscope of the Swedish chemicals agency as it seeks out p…
Lanxess hikes prices for urethane products
Added: 2 Oct 2017
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess’ urethane systems business unit has introduced a series of price increas…
Tire makers see results dip as materials costs bite
Added: 1 Oct 2017
London – Major tire makers in Europe, and elsewhere, have seen first-half results dip over the firs…
Community spirit key to tire plant automation
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Industry must adopt new attitudes and openness towards the potential opportunities of digitalisatio…
Future Tire: Heat on tire industry to deliver RFID
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Cologne, Germany - A discussion panel at this year’s Future Tire Conference sparked heated debate a…
European tire markets in tough second half
Added: 1 Oct 2017
The latest industry data and company financial reports indicate some significant challenges ahead f…
Bridgestone retains top spot in global tire industry ranking
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Akron, Ohio - Status quo reigned over the 2017 global tire rankings, even as the estimated value of…
Zinc Oxide acquires Zochem
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Dickson, Tennessee – Zinc Oxide LLC has acquired Zochem Inc., a subsidiary of American Zinc Recycl…
Cabot, Dow launch fumed-silica plant project
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Carrollton, Kentucky – Cabot Corp. and DowDuPont launched the construction of a Cabot fumed silica …
Hexpol bringing advanced TPEs to Fakuma
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Hexpol TPE will present an expanded range of products developed to meet…
ERJ Brainteasers Jan-June 2017
Added: 1 Oct 2017
JUNE 2017
Great to see more new names appearing on our winners’ lists this month and there were se…
Conti tests the future
Added: 29 Sep 2017
Technology centre in Hanover is the focus for some interesting work in the field of rolling resista…
Synthomer advances nitrile latex for gloves manufacturers
Added: 29 Sep 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Nitrile rubber manufacturer Synthomer has introduced an “innovative” latex product …
Boeing certifies Goodyear tire for new aircraft
Added: 29 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear's ultra-lightweight Flight Radial aviation tire has been certified by Boeing…
German rubber sales up 3.5% despite lower tire volumes
Added: 29 Sep 2017
Frankfurt, Germany – Germany’s rubber manufacturing sector shrugged off some weakness in the tire …
Michelin selling tire centres to US retreader
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — Michelin North America Inc. has agreed in principal to sell the assets of…
Report: Vietnam rubber company plans $560m shares-sale
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Hanoi – Vietnam’s state-run Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) plans to sell 25% of the company through an …
