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Across its businesses, Covestro is highly active in R&D, as seen, for instance, with its efforts to use carbon dioxides (CO2) as a feedstock in the manufacture of its polymers, including thermoplastics polyurethane (TPU) elastomers and other urethane elastomers.

Reach for the skies

Added: 7 Aug 2017

A range of new process and product developments show that Bayer polymers spin-out Covestro is still…

Cooper: guayule viable as NR/SR substitute in tires

Cooper: guayule viable as NR/SR substitute in tires

Added: 5 Aug 2017

Pearsall, Texas — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. researchers have determined that guayule rubber is a via…

Linglong mulls overseas sites, facility upgrade

Linglong mulls overseas sites, facility upgrade

Added: 4 Aug 2017

Guangzhou, China - Shandong Linglong Rubber Co is planning two more overseas production sites to br…

Finnish tire firm aims to ring changes

Finnish tire firm aims to ring changes

Added: 4 Aug 2017

With most of the world’s top tire makers on its client-list, Black Donuts now aims to bring its pla…

The Rubber Group’s sales-increase included a contribution by the recently acquired Hornschuch Group, which has been consolidated into its ContiTech division since March.

Rubber costs cut Conti's first-half earnings

Added: 4 Aug 2017

Hanover, Germany – Sharply higher raw-materials costs at its rubber-based operations dented a stron…

US trade body backs ESBR dumping charges

US trade body backs ESBR dumping charges

Added: 4 Aug 2017

Washington –The US International Trade Commission (ITC) determined 3 Aug that the domestic industry…

Cooper Standard hits Q2 records despite Europe woes

Cooper Standard hits Q2 records despite Europe woes

Added: 4 Aug 2017

Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has posted “record” sales and earnings (adjusted EBI…

USTMA reverses tire shipments forecast

USTMA reverses tire shipments forecast

Added: 4 Aug 2017

Washington –  The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) is projecting that 2017 US tire shipmen…

Cabot to build fumed silica plant in US

Cabot to build fumed silica plant in US

Added: 3 Aug 2017

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is planning to invest in a new fumed silica plant in Carrollton,…

Zeon elastomers business grows in first quarter

Added: 3 Aug 2017

Tokyo – Zeon Corp. has seen a year-on-year 18% rise in elastomers business sales to Yen82,800 milli…

Camso buys US industrial tire distributor in Texas

Camso buys US industrial tire distributor in Texas

Added: 3 Aug 2017

Magog, Quebec — Industrial tire maker Camso Ltd. has acquired Omni Industrial Tire of San Antonio t…

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Added: 3 Aug 2017

Black Circles founder joins online retailer SimpleTire

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Founder of Black…

BlackCircles founder joins US online retailer

BlackCircles founder joins US online retailer

Added: 3 Aug 2017

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Founder of BlackCircles.com Michael Welch has joined the US-based onli…

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

Added: 3 Aug 2017

Kuala Lumpur – The 10th Annual Rubber Conference organised by the Association of Natural Rubber Pro…

Carlstar raising Carlisle-brand prices up to 5% globally

Carlstar raising Carlisle-brand prices up to 5% globally

Added: 3 Aug 2017

Franklin, Tennessee – Carlstar Group LLC is raising prices on selected Carlisle-brand speciality ti…

Hutchinson relocates offices in Tokyo

Hutchinson relocates offices in Tokyo

Added: 2 Aug 2017

Tokyo – French automotive and rubber parts supplier Hutchinson SA has opened a showroom in Tokyo as…

Denso to expand North American headquarters

Denso to expand North American headquarters

Added: 2 Aug 2017

Southfield, Michigan - Denso International America Inc. plans to invest $75 million (€63.5 million)…

Yokohama to raise OTR tire prices in US

Yokohama to raise OTR tire prices in US

Added: 2 Aug 2017

Santa Ana, California – Yokohama Tire Corp. will raise prices 1 Sept of commercial and OTR tires so…

Cabot posts strong growth for reinforcement materials

Cabot posts strong growth for reinforcement materials

Added: 2 Aug 2017

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has seen a $16-million – 46% - jump in year-on-year earnings fo…

Sumitomo to build medical rubber parts plant in Slovenia

Sumitomo to build medical rubber parts plant in Slovenia

Added: 2 Aug 2017

Aargau, Switzerland – Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) is to establish a new production site …