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China begins probe into halogenated rubber dumping
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Beijing – China’s ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) has launched an investigation into allegations of d…

Butadiene market recovering from storm Harvey
Added: 21 Sep 2017
“We understand that, with one exception, all of the US butadiene producers that were impacted by th…

Early adopters in LSR moulding share pros, cons
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Placentia, California — George Kipe has been in the liquid silicone rubber game since its infancy.
H…

Yokohama tree project reaches 500k goal
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Tokyo—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has achieved its target of planting 500,000 trees under its ‘Yokohama…

Michelin looking to save €1.2bn by 2020
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Singapore – Groupe Michelin is seeking to save roughly €1.2 billion through to 2020, company offici…

Conti steps up sustainability bid with “lighthouse project”
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is stepping up its sustainability efforts with the appointment of…

Report: Typhoon hits Vietnam rubber growers
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Hanoi – Rubber growers in Vietnam are counting the cost of Typhoon Doksuri, which swept across the …

Nokian granted state funding for new US plant
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Nashville, Tennessee — In the US, the Tennessee State Building Board Commission has approved $28.4 …

PMG expands new China compounding facility
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Bergamo, Italy – Rubber and elastomers compounder PMG SpA is set to start up a third production lin…

Cabot opens Asia technology centre in Shanghai
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Shanghai, China – Cabot Corp. officially opened its new ‘Asia technology center’ in Shanghai, China…

Nizhnekamsk advances synthetic rubber plans
Added: 19 Sep 2017
The move is part of a plan by the Tatarstan-based company to expand its synthetic rubber production…

Trelleborg names new chairman ahead of 2018 AGM
Added: 18 Sep 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s 2018 annual general meeting in April next year will vote on the e…

Vietnam joining top natural rubber producers group
Added: 18 Sep 2017
Bangkok – Vietnam, currently the world’s third largest producer of natural rubber after Thailand an…

UK tire retreader fined for fatal accident
Added: 18 Sep 2017
London – Lincolnshire-based tire retreader Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Ltd. has been fined £300,000 and…

Pelmar promotes Guix to EMEA sales director
Added: 18 Sep 2017
Yokneam, Israel – Pelmar Group has appointed Enrique Guix as its new sales director EMEA, the Israe…

China’s environmental inspection raises tire prices
Added: 17 Sep 2017
Beijing – China’s latest round of environmental inspection has been making splashes nation-wide. Sh…

Jaguar Land Rover moves into surfboards from scrap PU
Added: 14 Sep 2017
Whitley, UK – Scrap polyurethane foam used in the design process by Jaguar Land Rover is being recy…

China’s Yiyan machinery group setting up digital factory
Added: 14 Sep 2017
Beijing – China’s Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group Co, Ltd. (YRPM) and Germany’s Fraunhofer…

Bridgestone’s Annunziato to become ETRMA president
Added: 14 Sep 2017
Brussels – Bridgestone’s Franco Annunziato is to become the new president of the European Tyre and …

Remaining materials burn at Arkema plant, residents return home
Added: 14 Sep 2017
Crosby, Texas—Residents are returning to their homes in Crosby after officials launched controlled …