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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…
Goodyear promotes Helsel to VP, technology officer
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has promoted Christopher Helsel to vice president and chief technology offi…
Trelleborg moving to advanced sealing products plant in Denmark
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden –Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is to relocate its Danish manufacturing facility t…
Robinson cure additive gains approval for use in toys, balloons
Added: 18 Aug 2017
West Bromich, UK – Robinson Brothers has announced that its Arbestab Z product has been approved by…
Barcode system can eliminate mix-ups during LSR moulding
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Oftering, Austria – Elmet, an Austrian operating system supplier for the injection moulding of two…
Arburg to mould LSR magnifying glasses at MSV show
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Lossburg, Germany – Arburg will demonstrate its capabilities in the field of liquid silicone rubber…
New version up Trelleborg "absolutely pure" seals for Drinktec
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – At the Drinktec 2017 trade show, 11-15 Sept in Munich, Germany, Trelleborg Sea…
SIBUR raises elastomer volumes in H1
Added: 17 Aug 2017
Moscow – Sibur increased its elastomers production volumes by 11.3% year-on-year in the first six …
Arlanxeo facing market challenges in second-half
Added: 17 Aug 2017
Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo, the synthetic rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco, s…
