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Texas refineries, chemical plants begin recovery after Harvey
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Houston, Texas – The Gulf Coast of Texas is slowly but surely getting back to normal after Hurrican…
Goodyear names new Europe, Asia unit leaders
Added: 11 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear named new leaders for its European and Asia business units, changes that in …
NR prices recover in August, deficit continues
Added: 11 Sep 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Natural rubber prices recovered from a dip in late July, thanks to favourable market…
Sinopec trials China’s first SEPS elastomers facility
Added: 10 Sep 2017
Yueyang, China – Sinopec’s subsidiary Baling Petrochemical started trial run at its SEPS (styrene/e…
Tire cord supplier DuraFiber selling assets
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Huntersville, North Carolina — Tire cord supplier DuraFiber Technologies has put its three US plant…
Zeon opens speciality rubber lab in Singapore
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Singapore – Zeon Asia, part of Japanese speciality company Zeon Corp., has opened its ‘Asia technic…
Move to reverse US decision on Chinese truck & bus tire imports
Added: 8 Sep 2017
New York— The United Steelworkers union filed a memorandum in support of its case before the US Cou…
Birla opens greenfield carbon black facility in China
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Jining, China – Birla Carbon has officially inaugurated a greenfield 120 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa…
Kraiburg expands rubber mats facility
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Gummiwerk Kraiburg Elastik GmbH & Co. KG has recently expanded capacity fo…
Nogueira steps into CEO role at Arlanxeo
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Maastricht, The Netherland – Jorge Nogueira is replace Jan Paul de Vries as chief executive office…
DowDuPont to spin off material science in 18 months
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Midland, Michigan – After nearly two years, DowDuPont completed the merger of Dow Chemical Co. and …
Toyo appoints Bromfield as US CEO
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Cypress, California — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has promoted Roy Bromfield to president and CEO o…
Evonik opens new silicones plant in Shanghai
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Shanghai, China – Evonik Industries AG opened a new plant 5 Sept in Shanghai for production of a ra…
VMI opens new manufacturing facility in Poland
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Leszno, Poland – Dutch tire machinery manufacturer VMI Group has opened a new production plant in L…
Apollo Tyres wins OE fitments in Europe
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres’ premium brand Vredestein has been selected as OE fitment on the Volk…
Safic-Alcan extends carbon black deal with Orion
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Paris-La Defense – Safic-Alcan Group’s subsidiaries in Germany and Belgium have extended a distrib…
Continental back in the farm tire business
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has returned to the agricultural tire business with the launch of…
New ZC branch to target European OE tire market
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Frankfurt, Germany — China’s biggest tire manufacturer Zhongce Rubber (ZC Rubber) has set sights on…
Alliance Rubber, UK university study graphene-reinforced rubber bands
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Hot Springs, Arkansas - Alliance Rubber Co. has entered a partnership with the University of Sussex…
Hankook advances tire-noise insulation technology
Added: 7 Sep 2017
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook has updated its ‘sound absorber’ technology, which is already being…
