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Rogers acquires US silicone manufacturer
Added: 7 Feb 2017
Rogers, Connecticut – Rogers Corp. has acquired Diversified Silicone Products Inc. (DSP), a custom …
Russian cable manufacturer expands in Siberia
Added: 7 Feb 2017
Tomsk, Siberia- Russian cable manufacturer Sibkabel has raised production of its recently launched …
ASTM moves to develop standards for rCB
Added: 7 Feb 2017
West Consohocken, Pennsylvania – The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is to launch…
Versalis, Algeria to study petrochemical plant
Added: 7 Feb 2017
Milan, Italy – Versalis and Algerian state energy company Sonatrach have signed a memorandum of und…
Zeon reports further drops in nine-month results
Added: 7 Feb 2017
Tokyo – Zeon Corp has reported a year-on-year fall in sales and profits in the first nine months of…
Datwyler chairman to step down
Added: 7 Feb 2017
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group’s annual general meeting on 7 March will see Ulrich Graf step…
Kraton announces TPE price hikes
Added: 7 Feb 2017
Houston, Texas - Kraton Corp. has announced general price increase of $330 per tonne on all its Kra…
US moulding company building up LSR capacity
Added: 6 Feb 2017
Brea, California – MR Mold & Engineering Corp. is taking delivery of its seventh injection moulding…
Michelin raises prices in Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – French tire-maker Michelin has announced price rises in the European rep…
Foster to distribute Wacker silicone products in North America
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Putnam, Connecticut – Medical and pharmaceutical distributed Foster Corp. has been appointed the ex…
Bridgestone developing wear-resistant bus tires
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has launched a joint-research project with Yokohama National University a…
US finds material injury in OTR import case
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Washington – The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that the US tire industry i…
Hankook seeks "top-tier" position with new technology centre
Added: 5 Feb 2017
For the Technical Centres feature in the Jan/Feb issue of European Rubber Journal magazine, Shahrza…
Ceat to build tire plant in Bangladesh
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Bhaluka, Bangladesh – Ceat parent company RPG Group and Bangladesh Ak Khan have set up a $67-millio…
Hankook buys Australian tire distributor
Added: 3 Feb 2017
Seoul - Hankook Tire is acquiring 100% of JAX Tyres shares which it described as Australia's larges…
Nokian lifted by winter tires, Russia
Added: 3 Feb 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian has registered a “strong performance” in the final quarter of 2016, ended 3…
Floods and speculators buoy natural rubber prices
Added: 3 Feb 2017
London – Natural rubber prices have continued to ramp up with gains averaging around 20% since the …
Conti calls full-time on football sponsorship
Added: 3 Feb 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s tire division is stopping its major football sponsorships withi…
Michelin, Yokohama among those set to hike prices
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Rising costs of raw materials are driving increased tire prices worldwide. Michelin North America I…
Cabot making gains in tire market, China
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s reinforcement materials division is benefiting from striking …
