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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…
Serbia courting Linglong for European tire plant
Added: 6 Jul 2017
Belgrade, Serbia - Add Serbia to the list of countries courting Linglong Group Co. Ltd. as the pote…
Freudenberg acquiring UK seal manufacturer Metflex
Added: 6 Jul 2017
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Group has acquired UK seal manufacturer Metflex Precision Moulding…
Creditors make new offer to revive Kumho Tire deal
Added: 6 Jul 2017
Seoul - Kumho Tire creditors have come up with a new offer for the use of the Kumho trade mark in a…
Michelin invests €33m in Romanian plant to produce new tire models
Added: 5 Jul 2017
Zalau, Romania – Michelin is investing €33 million in its plant in Zalau, Romania to start producti…
Conti advances rail ambitions, joins European association
Added: 5 Jul 2017
Barcelona – Continental AG is increasing its activities in the rail transport sector and has become…
Kanwar: Apollo under pressure from Chinese truck & bus tires
Added: 5 Jul 2017
Kochi, India – Apollo Tyres' truck & bus tire operations are under pressure from cheap Chinese tire…
