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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
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
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
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
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
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, …