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Sumitomo to expand TPE production in China
Added: 24 May 2017
Tokyo - Sumitomo Chemical is strengthening its automotive materials business in China by building m…
Dow to study silicones production in Saudi Arabia
Added: 23 May 2017
Midland, Michigan - Dow Chemical Co. has signed two agreements to advance the company’s strategic, …
Freudenberg to build new seals production site in India
Added: 23 May 2017
Bengaluru, India – Freudenberg Group has announced plans to expand activities in India to address g…
Sumitomo develops 'sensing tires' technology
Added: 23 May 2017
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed a new tire sensing technology which is able …
Cooper Standard shareholders elect new board member
Added: 23 May 2017
Novi, Michigan – Shareholders of Cooper Standard Holdings Inc. elected Molly Zhang to the company's…
Hella uses LSR for first time in serial production headlamps
Added: 22 May 2017
Lippstadt, Germany – Liquid silicone rubber is a new player in automotive headlamps. The story of h…
Huntsman, Clariant announce merger plans
Added: 22 May 2017
Muttenz, Switzerland – Huntsman and Clariant have announced plans to merge as equal companies throu…
ContiTech opens plant for elastomer coatings in China
Added: 22 May 2017
Changshu, China - ContiTech has announced the opening of a plant to produce high-performance coated…
Wacker expands silicone production in Brazil
Added: 22 May 2017
Jandira, Brazil – Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its silicone production at its Jandira site near Sa…
Linglong raises funds for factory automation
Added: 22 May 2017
Yantai, China – Linglong is raising up to €259 million (2 billion yuan) through convertible bonds t…
ZC Rubber opens 'green' R&D centre
Added: 19 May 2017
Hangzhou, China – Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) has initiated work at a research and de…
Engel sales up 8.6%, top €1.3bn
Added: 19 May 2017
Schwertberg, Austria - Rubber and plastics machinery maker Engel Holding GmbH generated sales of €1…
Cabot to raise carbon black prices in EMEA
Added: 19 May 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is increasing prices on all carbon black products in its Reinfo…
Bridgestone to open Russian plant 25 May
Added: 19 May 2017
Ulyanovsk, Russia – Bridgestone is set to open its first plant in the Russia/CIS region on 25 May, …
Trelleborg unit appealing OTR tire import duties
Added: 18 May 2017
New York — Trelleborg Wheel Systems (Xingtai) Co. Ltd. has followed four other Chinese off-the-road…
Dow announces investment plans in Dow Corning, polyurethanes businesses
Added: 17 May 2017
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Corp. has announced plans for major investments in the US, driven …
Comment: No need to defend Trelleborg acquisition of CGS
Added: 17 May 2017
London - Last week ERJ reported on a Trelleborg in-house interview in which CEO Peter Nilsson, was …
Toyo's Q1 sales, earnings up slightly
Added: 17 May 2017
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported slightly improved earnings and sales for the qu…
VMI moves to new facility in Brazil
Added: 17 May 2017
Itatiaia, Brazil – VMI's South America subsidiary has opened a new facility in the city of Itatiaia…
