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BRPPA advances technical skills course for rubber industry

BRPPA advances technical skills course for rubber industry

Added: 19 Oct 2017

Colchester, UK – The British Rubber & Polyurethane Products Association (BRPPA) is inviting express…

Machine maker Desma sets out ‘future’ stall

Machine maker Desma sets out ‘future’ stall

Added: 19 Oct 2017

Welcoming around 500 visitors to Desma’s ‘Let’s talk future’ open house on 27-28 Sept, Schürmann sa…

 Nexen broke ground Oct. 17 for a $5 million, 34,000-sq.-ft. technical center in Richfield, Ohio. The project is set to become operational by the end of 2018. Photo from RPN

Nexen breaks ground on Ohio technical centre

Added: 19 Oct 2017

Richfield, Ohio—Nexen Tire Corp.'s technical presence in the US is about to get significantly bigge…

 Lehigh MRP plant

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

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

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

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

Covestro to debottleneck TPUs facility

Added: 18 Oct 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Covestro LLC is increasing its the capacity of its thermoplastic polyure…

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has issued an outline of the group’s mid-term management plan for 2017 (2017MTP) – covering five years from 2018 to 2022 – towards a goal of achieving leadership in each industry in which it competes.

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

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

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

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 chairman Yuan Zhongxue speaks at the contract signing ceremony

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

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

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

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 …

Findlay, Ohio – Endurica CL is the latest version 2.6 of its fatigue life analysis software, from Endurica LLC, a software company that provides pre-prototype solutions for developers of tires and other durable rubber and elastomer products.

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…