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Chemours to stop fluoropolymer byproduct wastewater disposal in US
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Wilmington, Delaware – The Chemours Co. has announced that it is voluntarily stopping the disposal …
ContiTech expands elevator belts production in Germany
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech AG has expanded its production of elevator belts at its site in Dannen…
Bridgestone invests in proactive ride technology
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. invested in ClearMotion Inc. a venture-backed tech…
Global SR market to cross $45bn by 2023
Added: 20 Jun 2017
The global synthetic rubber market is expected to exceed $45 billion (€40 billion) by 2023 growing …
Michelin's 'Vision' concept tire part of sustainable mobility bid
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Montreal, Quebec — Group Michelin's "Vision" for sustainable mobility is more than an idea, it's al…
Kordsa boss calls for “open innovation” at Michelin Movin’ On event
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Montreal, Canada – Innovation is “a long way to walk alone,” a senior official of tire cord major K…
Aeolus to add engineering tire capacity
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Jiaozuo, China – A project to add 30,000 unit/year capacity for engineering tires, including jumbo …
US university develops tread wear sensors
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Durham, North Carolina – An American private research university has developed a printed sensor tha…
Michelin aims for 30% cost reduction in future plants
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Montreal, Canada – Michelin will reduce production costs by 30% at all new greenfield passenger car…
EU automotive market nears pre-crisis levels
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Brussels – Passenger car registrations across the EU approached pre-financial crash levels, having …
India's MRL opens office in US amid growing farm, OTR business
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Panama City, Panama — India's MRL Tyres Ltd. has opened a sales office in Dallas to coordinate the …
Liberty lands Dunlop Aircraft Tyres for $135m
Added: 16 Jun 2017
New York – US private equity firm Liberty has acquired Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, based in Birmingham,…
Smithers Rapa expanding US laboratory
Added: 16 Jun 2017
Ravenna, Ohio — Independent, third-party laboratory Smithers Rapra broke ground recently on a new e…
Michelin to acquire NexTraq telematics
Added: 16 Jun 2017
Norcross, Georgia – Michelin North America has agreed to acquire NexTraq, a US provider of commerci…
Trinseo acquiring Italian elastomers company API
Added: 16 Jun 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo is acquiring API Applicazioni Plastiche Industriali SpA in a deal an…
Trial production at Lotte-Versalis elastomers JV set to start soon
Added: 16 Jun 2017
London – South Korea’s Lotte Chemical and ENI-owned Italian chemicals company Versalis SpA are to c…
‘World’s biggest tire plant’ planned for Saudi Arabia
Added: 15 Jun 2017
Helsinki – Black Donuts Engineering (BDE) of Tampere, Finland is involved in a project in Saudi Ar…
Cabot breaks ground on China silica plant
Added: 15 Jun 2017
Wuhai, China – Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd (…
Goodyear: Feedstock costs 'off the rollercoaster'
Added: 15 Jun 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has noted a “recent stabilisation” in its raw material cos…
Global LSR market to reach $3.3bn by 2025
Added: 14 Jun 2017
New York – Global demand for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is on course to reach $3.29 billion by 20…
