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Datwyler posts 15% rise in earnings

Datwyler posts 15% rise in earnings

Added: 8 Feb 2017

Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group has posted strong financial results for the full year 2016 as…

Evonik tests silica-silane blend in 'green' tires

Evonik tests silica-silane blend in 'green' tires

Added: 8 Feb 2017

Essen, Germany – Evonik has released a study that claims an SSBR-compatible silica-silane blend of …

Rogers acquires US silicone manufacturer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…