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BFG, Michelin sued over alleged hazardous waste in US
Added: 12 Jul 2017
Miami, Oklahoma – A group of Miami residents has filed suit against BFGoodrich Co. and Michelin Nor…
EU to limit worker exposure to rubber chemicals
Added: 12 Jul 2017
Brussels - EU lawmakers have agreed to introduce stricter exposure limits for 13 "cancer-causing ch…
Producers set to cut natural rubber exports
Added: 12 Jul 2017
Bangkok – Members of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), Thailand, Malaysia and Ind…
Marangoni in partnership with Finnish retreader
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has expanded its Ringtread retreading network with a…
Trelleborg wins bearings supply contract for North Sea oil project
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden: Trelleborg AB’s engineered products operation has been awarded a contract to su…
Pirelli eyes Russian growth
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Milan – Pirelli is considering an expansion of production capacity at its Voronezh tire plant in Ru…
Trinseo completes acquisition of Italian elastomer company API
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania - Trinseo has completed the acquisition of Italian materials supplier Applicaz…
Conti to upgrade Contidrom test track
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Hannover, Germany — Continental AG plans to double the scope of the wet-handling capabilities at it…
Ershag gets COO and CTO roles at Enviro
Added: 10 Jul 2017
Gothenburg, Sweden - Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB has appointed Olov Ershag as new chief operatin…
Renault Trucks project to save 13% fuel
Added: 10 Jul 2017
Paris – Renault Trucks has launched a research project, called Falcon, with the goal of developing …
Conti expands Chinese tire plant
Added: 10 Jul 2017
Hefei, China – Continental signed contract in July for the phase 4 expansion of its plant in Hefei,…
Industry looks bright in Latin America
Added: 9 Jul 2017
Based on a story appeared in the 3 July print edition of Tire Business, a US sister publication of …
Asahi seeing strong tire sector demand
Added: 7 Jul 2017
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. is expecting strong demand for its tire rubber materials this year, offic…
Medical gains strengthen Fenner recovery
Added: 7 Jul 2017
London – Fenner plc is continuing to make “strong progress” in its markets. Helped by new product …
Covestro “will get there” with CO2 elastomers
Added: 7 Jul 2017
London – Covestro’s progress in commercialising polyurethane foam materials employing carbon dioxid…
Mixed picture for NR markets in June
Added: 7 Jul 2017
London – Natural rubber prices continued to be volatile in the month of June with some encouragemen…
Nizhnekamsk to supply synthetic rubber to Michelin
Added: 7 Jul 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Russian rubber and petrochemicals manufacturer PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim…
UK manufacturers warn against Brexit 'tipping point'
Added: 6 Jul 2017
Strasbourg, France - The UK’s manufacturers organisation, EEF, has warned that the government “must…
OCSiAl to set up “world's largest” nanotube production unit in Luxembourg
Added: 6 Jul 2017
Luxembourg: Advanced materials manufacturer OCSiAl is set to build a production facility for single…
California considers changed ZnO bill
Added: 6 Jul 2017
Sacramento, California – The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee is to consider an a…
