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Manufacturers reveal IoT digital transformation concerns
Added: 28 Sep 2017
Reading, UK – A new study commissioned by HSO has revealed that 43% of managers in the manufacturin…
Omsk expanding carbon black production
Added: 27 Sep 2017
Omsk, Russia – Russian carbon black manufacturer Omsk Carbon Group is investing RUB1.5 billion (€22…
Sentury seeking equity partners for US plant
Added: 27 Sep 2017
Atlanta, Georgia – Sentury Tire North America engaged Jones Lang Lasalle IP Inc. (JLL) of Atlanta t…
Michelin files US patent lawsuit
Added: 27 Sep 2017
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit a…
Natural rubber now a critical raw material for EU
Added: 27 Sep 2017
Inclusion on the 2017 listing – valid for three years – means the EU has recognised the need “to en…
VDMA says German machinery suppliers “confident” about Iran
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Tehran - German plastics and rubber machinery association VDMA has voiced its confidence in the Ira…
Goodyear introduces airless tire technology for commercial mowers
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has released a non-pneumatic, airless turf tire - Turf…
HF Mixing Group announces major restructuring plans
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Freudenberg, Germany – HF Mixing Group has announced a number of organisational changes and restruc…
Yokohama to release its “most silent ever” tire
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is to begin marketing its “most silent ever tire“ in Asian markets…
Trelleborg: Sealing is key to 'pure' food and drink
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – The decisive factor for the filling of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks or t…
Appeals court lifts ban on Black Donuts managers
Added: 24 Sep 2017
London – A Finnish court of appeal has a lifted a five-year ban on managers of tire consulting firm…
Pirelli wins 110 ‘homologations’ in August
Added: 24 Sep 2017
Milan, Italy – Italian tire-maker Pirelli & C SpA registered a “record month” with 110 homologation…
Cooper Standard opens new facility in Canada
Added: 24 Sep 2017
Sherbrooke, Quebec – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. celebrated the grand opening of a new, 138,000…
Triangle Tire to increase prices in US
Added: 24 Sep 2017
Franklin, Tennessee – Citing increase raw material costs, Triangle Tire USA will increase prices as…
DowDuPont expands Shenzhen capacity
Added: 24 Sep 2017
Shenzhen, China—DowDuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a business segment of the DowDuPont S…
Nokian breaks ground on US tire plant
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Dayton, Tennessee — The smiles were almost as abundant as the southeast heat and humidity on 20 Sep…
Doublestar sales down; raises funds for smart plants
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Qingdao, China – Doublestar posted a 16% year-on-year drop in first-half revenues to €264 million (…
Irish waste-tire scheme to proceed amid concerns
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Dublin – The Irish government will introduce new tire recovery regulations next month, despite conc…
German-Korean link-up targets moulding machinery market
Added: 22 Sep 2017
According to a 21 Sept press release. Soltau-based Nortec, previously known as a system provider fo…
Harvard team uses rubber to mimic complex birdsongs
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts – Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and App…
