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UK organiser of Tire Technology Expo changes name
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Dorking, UK – UKIP Media & Events, organisers of annual tire event, Tire Technology Expo, have chan…
Hutchinson to launch 'innovation challenge' for students
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Chalette-sur-Loing, France – Hutchinson SA is bringing 150 students from various schools and univer…
Bluestar Silicones becomes Elkem Silicones
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Oslo, Norway - Elkem has integrated two Chinese entities into the Elkem group and renamed Bluestar …
Covestro looking to acquisitions during next five years
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Leverkusen, German - Materials supplier Covestro will be looking to bolt-on acquisitions to boost i…
Linglong opens subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Mexico
Added: 3 Jul 2017
Yantai, China – Linglong Tyre has opened fully-owned new subsidiaries in Luxembourg City, Luxumbour…
Former Trelleborg exec takes the helm at Hexpol
Added: 3 Jul 2017
Malmo, Sweden – Former Trelleborg Industrial Solutions head Mikael Fryklund has taken over as new p…
Semperit considering French site closure as part of restructuring bid
Added: 3 Jul 2017
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding is considering the possible complete shutdown of its Sempertrans produ…
Lanxess restructures Rhein Chemie business
Added: 3 Jul 2017
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess has restructured following the acquisition of Chemtura, affecting the ru…
Orion board changes as directors resign
Added: 30 Jun 2017
Luxembourg – Claus von Hermann and Andrew Sweet resigned as directors of Orion Engineered Carbons S…
Bridgestone ups winter tire prices in Japan
Added: 30 Jun 2017
Tokyo ― Bridgestone Corp. is increasing prices of its winter tires for passenger cars and vans in J…
Hankook Tire America names new president
Added: 30 Jun 2017
Nashville, Tennessee – Just as Hankook Tire America Corp.'s first U.S. plant ramps up production in…
China’s Triangle Tyre to announce US production plans 'imminently'
Added: 30 Jun 2017
Cologne, Germany - Triangle Tyre is to announce the building of a new factory in the US very soon, …
REACH will not 'copy and paste' into post-Brexit law
Added: 29 Jun 2017
Brussels – The UK will have a major job on its hands if it decides to transpose REACH into national…
Cooper Standard Automotive expands in China
Added: 29 Jun 2017
Shanghai, China – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. has opened its new Asia-Pacific Sealing Test and …
UK's Allied Bakeries renews fleet management contract with Michelin
Added: 29 Jun 2017
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin Solutions has extended its fleet management contract with UK-based Al…
Bridgestone names new Japan tire business head
Added: 29 Jun 2017
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp has announced a number of management changes, which will see Koji Kajiwara…
Black Bear recognised for environmental impact
Added: 29 Jun 2017
Nederweert, The Netherlands – Dutch recycled carbon black producer Black Bear carbon black has rece…
Freudenberg introduces new seal for traction-battery housings
Added: 29 Jun 2017
Plymouth, Michigan – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies released a "Profiles-to-Gasket" seal for trac…
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,…
