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Parker Hannifin opens new manufacturing unit in US
Added: 28 Jun 2017
Macedonia, Ohio – Parker Hannifin Corp. opened a new manufacturing learning and development centre …

Future Tire to be staged at Tire Cologne
Added: 28 Jun 2017
Cologne, Germany - The Future Tire Conference organised by European Rubber Journal will, next year,…

Cimcorp to automate new Algerian tire plant
Added: 28 Jun 2017
Ulvila, Finland – Finnish manufacturer and integrator of robotic handling systems Cimcorp Oy has wo…

Russian carbon black maker Yaroslavl readjusts prices
Added: 28 Jun 2017
Yaroslavl, Russia – Russian carbon black manufacturer JSC Yaroslavskiy Tekhnicheskiy Uglerod (Yaros…

Hankook moves European HQ a few hundred metres
Added: 27 Jun 2017
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook has moved its European HQ and German local office a few hundred me…

Conti R&D boss takes pop at airless tires
Added: 27 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany - Airless tires are more of a marketing tool than a realistic offering for the pas…

Pirelli outlines “value generating” programmes
Added: 27 Jun 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA has launched a series of “value generating” programmes for the medi…

Japanese chemical firms to collaborate on materials innovation
Added: 27 Jun 2017
Tokyo – Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science and chemical makers Mitsui Chemical Corp, …

Uzbekistan to start up first own tire plant
Added: 26 Jun 2017
Angren, Uzbekistan –Uzbekistan National Chemical is expecting the production of the country’s first…

ZF reinvents itself to prepare for digital future
Added: 26 Jun 2017
Friedrichshafen, Germany—The founders of auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG would not recognise th…

Michelin boss details targets, technology ambitions
Added: 26 Jun 2017
Montreal, Quebec – Constant advancement in technology, customer service and community support are k…

Benecke-Kaliko, Hornschuch surface materials to be branded Continental
Added: 26 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany - Surface material products by Benecke-Kaliko and Hornschuch will be branded Conti…

Conditional approval granted to Evonik's acquisition of Huber Silica
Added: 26 Jun 2017
Brussels – The European Commission has conditionally approved Evonik's acquisition of US-based Hube…

German machinery sector grows, future looks bright
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Buoyed by the results for 2016 announced earlier today, German plastics and rubber machinery manufa…

VMI to open Polish expansion in September
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Leszno, Poland – Dutch tire machinery manufacturer VMI is set to inaugurate its new Polish producti…

Michelin to upgrade Scottish tire plant
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Dundee, Scotland — Group Michelin, with the backing of the Scottish government, plans to invest £16…

Michelin launches major restructuring, job cuts planned in US, France
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin Group has launched a major reorganisation, which will see rough…

Trelleborg acquires US composites manufacturer
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire Automated Dyna…

Degenhart: Conti to keep its balance amid high-tech shift
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG will maintain the position of rubber-based businesses within the …

Top glove eyes growth with new set-ups, M&As
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Shah Alam, Malaysia – Top Glove Corp is considering new set-ups, including a nitrile latex factory,…