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US safety body investigating death of worker at Goodyear Kansas plant

US safety body investigating death of worker at Goodyear Kansas plant

Added: 8 Jun 2017

Topeka, Kansas – As of 7 June, Region 7 of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration was…

UK tire recyclers seek ‘fairer’ fire safety rules

UK tire recyclers seek ‘fairer’ fire safety rules

Added: 7 Jun 2017

London – The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) is holding talks with the UK’s Environment Agency (EA)…

Shake-ups ahead for growing fillers market

Shake-ups ahead for growing fillers market

Added: 7 Jun 2017

Based on feature article  published in ERJ’s May/June issue

Carbon black demand rising but faces pre…

Michelin bids to acquire all shares in SIPH

Added: 7 Jun 2017

Paris – Groupe Michelin has filed a public tender offer in France to acquire 1,042,324 shares in na…

 Heinrich Exeler

New executive in place at Continental’s tire division

Added: 7 Jun 2017

Hanover, German – Continental AG has named Heinrich Exeler as the new head of Continental Reifen De…

Q&A: Goodyear Dunlop exec discusses CV tire trends

Q&A: Goodyear Dunlop exec discusses CV tire trends

Added: 7 Jun 2017

Q&A based on interview at the recent Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 in Birmingham with Peri Theodosio…

Reports: Wanli considering US plant

Reports: Wanli considering US plant

Added: 7 Jun 2017

Akron, Ohio — China's Wanli Tire Group is considering building a plant in South Carolina, according…

Sumitomo CEO: Future is now for autonomous vehicles

Sumitomo CEO: Future is now for autonomous vehicles

Added: 6 Jun 2017

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina — Visionaries have dreamed of self-propelled vehicles since Leon…

Avon wins major mask supply order

Avon wins major mask supply order

Added: 6 Jun 2017

Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has won a contract to supply 37,000 of its FM50 respirators together…

 ZC Rubber's Shen Jinrong (right) shakes hands with Belgium prime minister Charles Michel, while Bekaert president Bert De Graeve looks on.

ZC Rubber, Bekaert in steel cord deal

Added: 6 Jun 2017

Brussels, Belgium — China's Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) has signed strategic cooperation agree…

SaarGummi in technical deal with the Korean automotive supplier

SaarGummi in technical deal with the Korean automotive supplier

Added: 6 Jun 2017

Wadern-Büschfeld, Germany – SaarGummi Group has entered a technical agreement and is considering fo…

Thomas: Financial crash 'still impacting polymer supply, prices'

Thomas: Financial crash 'still impacting polymer supply, prices'

Added: 6 Jun 2017

London - The financial crash of 2008 continues to cast a shadow over the petrochemicals industry, b…

SIPH notes natural rubber price slide, market volatility

SIPH notes natural rubber price slide, market volatility

Added: 6 Jun 2017

Courbevoie, France – Natural rubber company SIPH (Societe International de Plantations d’Heveas) ha…

Lion Elastomers buys assets from East West Copolymer

Lion Elastomers buys assets from East West Copolymer

Added: 5 Jun 2017

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Lion Copolymer Services LLC has purchased assets of East West Copolymer, L…

Sealing parts maker Zhongding ups annual sales; closes Tristone takeover

Added: 5 Jun 2017

Xuancheng, China – Zhongding Sealing Parts posted a 28% rise in yearly sales to €1.1 billion (8.4 b…

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Pyrolyx seals major rCB, ELT supply deal in US

Added: 5 Jun 2017

Munich, Germany – German recovered carbon black (rCB)producer Pyrolyx AG has announced a 10-year co…

Elastomers spur Sibur in first quarter

Elastomers spur Sibur in first quarter

Added: 4 Jun 2017

Moscow – PAO Sibur Holding has achieved a 15.2% year-on-year increase in elastomers sales volumes, …

Bridgestone claims patent win over Wanli

Bridgestone claims patent win over Wanli

Added: 4 Jun 2017

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. is claiming victory in a patent infringement lawsuit against Guangzhou So…

Lutz resigns as CFO of Covestro

Lutz resigns as CFO of Covestro

Added: 4 Jun 2017

Leverkusen, Germany – Frank Lutz has resigned as CFO of Covestro and is to be replaced on an interi…

ERJ Tire & Rubber Business Tracker

ERJ Tire & Rubber Business Tracker

Added: 4 Jun 2017

Sibur to considering IPO... Honeywell for China's largest  petchem complex... Michelin UK contract …