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Michelin acquires Lehigh Technologies
Added: 19 Oct 2017
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin has acquired US scrap tire and rubber recycling company Lehig…
China’s Black Cat to build carbon black research institute
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Qingdao, China – China’s largest carbon black maker Black Cat is planning to break ground on a rese…
EU car registrations down 2.0% in September
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Brussels – EU passenger car registrations across the EU fell by 2.0% year-on-year in September to t…
Hankook opens first US manufacturing plant
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Clarksville, Tennessee. — Hankook Tire America Corp. held a grand opening ceremony 17 Oct for its f…
Covestro to debottleneck TPUs facility
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Covestro LLC is increasing its the capacity of its thermoplastic polyure…
Bridgestone sets out new targets under five-year plan
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Updated to reflect changes in the operating environment since last year, the latest plan will serve…
LSR technologies featured at Fakuma
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Machinery, material and tooling suppliers that specialize in liquid silicone rubber were among the …
Bridgestone to invest €266m in EU operations
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Brussels – Bridgestone has launched a €266-million, phased-investment programme across three of its…
Semperit agrees deal to close French plant
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Argenteuil, France – Sempertrans France Belting Technology (SFBT), part of Semperit AG, has reached…
Mesnac to build new site for “digital plant”
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Qingdao, China – Mesnac is to build a “Digital Plant Industrial Park” in Qingdao’s National High-te…
Shangwei Healthcare to build rubber gloves plant
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Heze, China – Shangwei Healthcare Products is planning to build a new site with 5.5 billion annual …
Toyo reaches settlement in price-fixing case
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Detroit, Michigan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. is among the latest auto parts companies that have agre…
ERJ Tire & Rubber Business Tracker
Added: 17 Oct 2017
EU chemical trends data... Rubber share prices... Mercedes-Benz recall... Hankook for new Honda Acc…
Rubber at Fakuma 2017
Added: 16 Oct 2017
Rubber and elastomer process and application technologies are a major feature at this year’s Fakuma…
Top Glove profits dip despite strong Q4
Added: 16 Oct 2017
For the full year 2017, ended 31 Aug, Top Glove’s revenue reached a record high of RM3.4 billion (€…
Kobelco probe spreads to tire & rubber machinery
Added: 16 Oct 2017
In a 16 Oct reply to an ERJ enquiry, Kobe Steel spokesman Gary Tsuchida said: “So far, we have not …
Endurica targets elastomer-based ‘digital twin’ apps
Added: 15 Oct 2017
The simulation tool can model the development of damage in elastomeric parts operating under realis…
Tocom to list TSR rubber futures in 2018
Added: 15 Oct 2017
Tokyo – Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (Tocom) is planning a listing for technically specified rubbe…
Bridgestone agrees to pay $29.6m to settle price-fixing suit
Added: 15 Oct 2017
Detroit – Bridgestone Corp. will pay $29.6 million (€25 million)) to settle a multi-district litiga…
A. Schulman might again be looking for a buyer
Added: 15 Oct 2017
The news is not a surprise to analysts who follow the publicly traded compounder and resin distribu…
