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Report: China tire industry to grow 4%
Added: 30 Jan 2017
Sydney, Australia – Chinese tire industry is expected to grow at a CAGR rate of 4% between 2017-202…
Focus: How industry measures up to HSE standards
Added: 27 Jan 2017
Article published in ERJ's January/February issue
While there seems to have been a general improveme…
Dow posts elastomers record amid mixed annual results
Added: 27 Jan 2017
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co.’s performance materials & chemicals unit saw sales fall 23% in…
Bridgestone slams UK’s ‘disastrous’ car-test plans
Added: 27 Jan 2017
London – Bridgestone has renewed its opposition to UK plans to extend the deadline for the annual M…
Falken chosen as OEM for Volkswagen Tiguan
Added: 27 Jan 2017
Brussels – Falken has been chosen to supply original equipment tires for new Volkswagen Tiguan mode…
Michelin introduces airless golf cart tire
Added: 26 Jan 2017
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin Tweel Technologies is rolling out the X Tweel Turf, an airles…
Materials shortage halting Pirelli Venezuela plant
Added: 26 Jan 2017
Caracas – Pirelli’s Venezuela division is stopping local operations for two weeks due to “lack of r…
Trelleborg switching to a “new normal”
Added: 26 Jan 2017
Article published in ERJ's January/February issue
After an “exceptional” phase of expansion, CEO Pet…
Momentive acquires Sea Lion Technology
Added: 26 Jan 2017
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has acquired the operating assets of Sea…
Continental selects Thailand for new tire plant
Added: 26 Jan 2017
Rayong, Thailand - Continental AG has selected a site in Thailand's Rayong Province for its next ti…
Kommerling UK names general manager
Added: 25 Jan 2017
Preston, UK – Kommerling UK has named Lee Foulkes general manager for its operation in Preston.
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Fire at Recticel's Czech plant may impact automotive suppliers globally
Added: 25 Jan 2017
A “serious fire” at Recticel International’s Most, Czech Republic, plant has forced the company to …
More chloroprene rubber hikes on the way
Added: 25 Jan 2017
Tokyo – Japanese synthetic rubber suppliers Showa Denko and Tosoh Corp.have announced new price inc…
Update: ContiTech reorganises conveyor belts business
Added: 25 Jan 2017
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech AG has reorganised its conveyor belts business to focus more on indust…
Synthos appoints new president
Added: 25 Jan 2017
Oświęcim, Poland – Synthos board of management has appointed Zbigniew Warmuz as the president of th…
DuPont performance materials sales drops in 2016
Added: 25 Jan 2017
DuPont Co.’s Performance Materials unit posted a small sales loss in 2016, while the unit’s operati…
EU passenger car demand up 7% in 2016
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Brussels – EU passenger car registrations showed a 6.8% increase in 2016, totalling 14,641,356 unit…
EU tire sales improve slightly in 2016
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Brussels – All tire segments except replacement agricultural tires saw increased sales for the full…
James Walker to launch “next generation” O&G elastomers
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Woking, UK – James Walker Group Ltd is introducing a “new generation” material for the oil &gas ind…
ZF launches aftermarket service, appoints new head of division
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Automotive parts supplier ZF Group has launched an aftermarket business,…
