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Lion Elastomers ups SBR prices
Added: 2 Apr 2017
Geismar, Louisiana – Lion Elastomers will implement a price increase of 20% per pound ($440/tonne -…
Report: James Walker to unveil new O&G elastomer family
Added: 2 Apr 2017
Cheshire, UK – A sealing products manufacturer from the United Kingdom is ready to release a new fa…
VMI appoints Holweg as new COO
Added: 31 Mar 2017
Epe, The Netherlands – VMI Group has appointed Dr Edward Holweg as its new chief operating officer …
Sweden’s Enviro to build tire recycling plant in China
Added: 31 Mar 2017
Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavian Enviro Systems and Chinese state-owned Vanlead Group have signed …
Wacker opens training centre in Japan
Added: 31 Mar 2017
Tsukuba, Japan – Wacker Chemie AG opened its Wacker Academy, a training centre for the production o…
Natural rubber price rally goes into reverse
Added: 31 Mar 2017
London – Those insisting that the surge in natural rubber (NR) prices over recent months would run …
Bridgestone serves up new CSR programme
Added: 30 Mar 2017
Tokyo — Bridgestone Corp. has unveiled a refined global corporate social responsibility (CSR) commi…
Draft Nike footwear sales up 5% in third quarter
Added: 30 Mar 2017
Beavertown, Oregon — Nike, which includes polyurethane elastomer-based sole shoes within its sports…
ElringKlinger to build automotive parts plant in Hungary
Added: 30 Mar 2017
Dettingen, Germany – German auto parts supplier ElringKlinger is investing €21m to construct a new …
Freudenberg Medical expands in China
Added: 30 Mar 2017
Freudenberg Medical has opened a 13,000-square-foot expansion to its operations in Shenzhen, China.…
Brexit trigger raises chemicals industry concerns
Added: 30 Mar 2017
London – Chemicals manufacturers have warned of the need to protect trading-links after the Westmin…
HF tops global tire & rubber machinery rankings
Added: 29 Mar 2017
London – The HF group (Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH) has retained its status as the worl…
Nokian appoints Korhonen as president and CEO
Added: 29 Mar 2017
Nokia, Finland — Nokian Tyres plc has appointed Hille Korhonen as its new president and chief execu…
Linglong mulls two more overseas sites and facility upgrade
Added: 29 Mar 2017
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Marangoni signs up franchisee in south India
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Mumbai, India – Marangoni GRP Private Ltd (MGPL), a JV company between Italy’s Marangoni and India’…
Synthos, Michelin expand Nd BR tire rubber agreement
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Oświęcim, Poland – Synthos SA and Groupe Michelin have recently signed a licencing agreement allowi…
US tariffs ruling opens door for ZC Rubber growth
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Louisville, Kentucky – ZC Rubber Americas Inc. is gearing up for an expanded presence in North Amer…
Used-tire collection hits record level in France
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Lyon, France – French end-of-life tire management company Aliapur has reported a record 2016 with t…
Future Tire profile: Cimcorp Automation
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Ahead of this year's Future Tire Conference, being help 27-28 June in Cologne, ERJ is running a ser…
Future Tire Profiles - Uzer Makina
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Ahead of this year's Future Tire Conference, being help 27-28 June in Cologne, ERJ is running a ser…
