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Teijin to expand Dutch aramid production
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Arnhem, The Netherlands – Teijin Aramid is expanding production capacity for Twaron aramid “super f…
ExxonMobil to start up elastomer plant in Singapore this year
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Singapore – ExxonMobil Corp. is expected to begin the start-up of a new 230 kilotonne per annum (kt…
High-performance elastomers market to grow at 6.4%
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Leatherhead, UK – Global demand for high-performance elastomers is set to show a five-year growth r…
Michelin extends manufacturing run at Canada plant
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Granton, Nova Scotia — Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. will continue to build tires — winter t…
Giti recalls 395,000 Primewell passenger tires
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Washington — Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. is recalling 394,378 Primewell Valera Touring II replacement pass…
Orgkhim in JV to produce pine-based chemicals
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Russian manufacturer green processing oils Orgkhim has entered into a 50:…
US sets dumping rates in ESBR case
Added: 12 Jul 2017
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has ruled that emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from Br…
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…
