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US union ratifies five-year Goodyear contract
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Akron, Ohio – In the US, United Steelworkers union employees at five Goodyear plants ratified a new…
Pirelli Tricolore lets diplomats drive the flag
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli is to produce a tire with a sidewall sporting the colours of the Italian fla…
BASF in project to turn CO2, excess current into methanol
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF and bse Engineering Leipzig GMBH have signed an exclusive joint develo…
BKT to establish 60ktpa carbon black plant
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Mumbai, India - Indian off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) is to establish a carbon…
Chinese machine maker TST curbs first-half losses
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Tianjin, China – Tianjin Saixiang Technology (TST) posted a 41% rise in revenue to €23 million (177…
Apollo expects full capacity at Hungary plant by autumn 2018
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Mumbai, India – Apollo Tyres is expecting to ramp up its recently-opened production plant in Hungar…
ANRPC notes natural rubber supply deficit in July
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Kuala Lumpur – July 2017 witnessed a natural rubber supply deficit of 648,000 tonnes, according to …
Wacker expands polymer, silicones labs in Dubai
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has expanded its technical centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates…
Continental's tire communications head passes away
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Hanover, Germany – Head of communications and public relations for passenger car and light truck ti…
China’s Zhongding to build speciality rubber mixing facility
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Xuancheng, China – The world’s 18th largest non-tire rubber producer Zhongding is planning to build…
Hutchinson launches seventh components plant in Poland
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Paris - French-owned automotive parts maker Hutchinson is set to launch full production at its seve…
Kumho Tire deal setback with Doublestar discount demand
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Seoul – The process to sell a majority 42.01% share of Kumho Tire to Qingdao Doublestart Tyre has h…
Teknor Apex to add TPE capacity in Europe
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany - Teknor Apex Co. is expanding its European thermoplastic elastom…
Toyo divesting industrial products unit to Nitta, Sekisui
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to divest major portions of its chemical indu…
India set to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese TBR tires
Added: 22 Aug 2017
London - India's anti-dumping body has established that the country’s tire manufacturers are being …
Rubber trade dispute widens as Mexico launches investigation
Added: 21 Aug 2017
Mexico City – The Mexican government has initiated an investigation into dumping of emulsion styren…
Royal Mail aims to cut rubber-band waste
Added: 21 Aug 2017
London – Every year, Royal Mail plc uses around 338 tonnes of rubber bands to keep bundles of mail …
Report: ExxonMobil buys Lion Copolymer rubber plant
Added: 21 Aug 2017
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - ExxonMobil Corp has acquired a rubber production facility of Lion Copolyme…
Top 10 Rubber technologies - BACKUP
Added: 20 Aug 2017
European Rubber Journal's regular update of the latest potentially significant advances in the fiel…
Semperit suspends outlook after tough H1
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Vienna – With a new management team, Semperit Group has taken its first steps in a transition phase…
