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Trelleborg plans to start work on Serbia expansion soon

Trelleborg plans to start work on Serbia expansion soon

Added: 25 May 2017

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has submitted plans for a major investment at its Ruma facility …

Yokohama resumes work at Philippines plant

Yokohama resumes work at Philippines plant

Added: 25 May 2017

Clark Freeport, Philippines — Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI) has resumed production on a lim…

Linglong mulls tire plant locations in Europe

Linglong mulls tire plant locations in Europe

Added: 25 May 2017

Yantai, China – Shandong Linglong Tire is scouting potential locations in Europe for a new tire pla…

Goodyear moves German plant closure to July

Added: 24 May 2017

Philippsburg, Germany — Goodyear is planning to cease tire production at its 50-year-old plant in P…

Bridgestone signs Arla fleet deal

Bridgestone signs Arla fleet deal

Added: 24 May 2017

Birmingham, UK –  Bridgestone has extended a fleet agreement with Arla Foods, a 13,500-strong dairy…

Birla increases carbon black prices in Europe

Birla increases carbon black prices in Europe

Added: 24 May 2017

Hanover, Germany – Carbon black producer Birla Carbon is increasing its carbon black prices in its …

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

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 

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

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

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…

 Hariolf Kottmann, CEO of Clariant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, …