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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 …
Evonik rebrands silica products portfolio
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Essen, Germany – Evonik has redesigned its silica portfolio branding following the group’s takeover…
Italy plastics & rubber machinery exports up 13%
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Milan, Italy – Italian exports of plastics and rubber machinery, equipment and moulds grew by 13% …
Dow EPDM and elastomer units in line for startup
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Launched on 21 Sept, the 1,500 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) ethylene unit and 400ktpa ‘enhanced’ PE …
Cooper Tire secures reduced US antidumping rate
Added: 28 Sep 2017
New York — The US Court of International Trade (CIT) has reaffirmed an antidumping rate reduction f…
Goodyear, Michelin, Wolverine among top US military suppliers
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Washington – In the US, Wolverine Worldwide, Goodyear and Michelin North America Inc. have been nam…
