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Goodyear acquiring automated tire-inspection business
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring automated tire inspection business Ventech Sy…
DRAFT Report: China rubber imports up 24%
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Beijing – Rubber, both natural and synthetic, has had the biggest increase among major commodities …
India slaps anti-dumping duties on Chinese truck and bus tires
Added: 21 Sep 2017
New Delhi, India – The Indian government’s ministry of finance has imposed anti-dumping duties on r…
Sailun Vietnam plant produces first speciality tire
Added: 21 Sep 2017
The speciality tire facility is part of the plant’s off-the-road tire project containing 30,000 ton…
Clariant rejects appeal to rethink Huntsman merger
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Muttenz, Switzerland - Swiss chemical giant Clariant AG has rejected a request to rethink its plann…
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…
