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Kommerling UK names general manager
Added: 25 Jan 2017
Preston, UK – Kommerling UK has named Lee Foulkes general manager for its operation in Preston.
In a…

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,…

Datwyler reports revenue growth in all businesses
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Altdorf, Switzerland - Datwyler Group has reported a 4.3% increase in its “unaudited net revenue” t…

US increases duties against Chinese truck, bus tires
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Washington – The US Department of Commerce final ruling on import duties on truck and bus tires fro…

Michelin UK unit to lead north European region
Added: 23 Jan 2017
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin solutions UK team will be leading the fleet management operations of …

Trelleborg acquires US seal distributor
Added: 23 Jan 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire a privately ow…

Tire industry R&D spending remains stable
Added: 23 Jan 2017
Article published in ERJ's January-February issue
R&D spending in the tire industry remains stable…

Warehouse fire idles Federal plant temporarily
Added: 23 Jan 2017
Taoyuan City, Taiwan – A fire on 17 Jan at a warehouse adjacent to Federal Corp's factory in Taoyua…

Smithers upgrades Ohio tire test center
Added: 20 Jan 2017
Ravenna, Ohio – Smithers Rapra has upgraded the treadwear testing capabilities at its Tire and Whee…

Entrepreneur sentenced for Cooper-Apollo insider trading scheme
Added: 20 Jan 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – A Brookline, Massachusetts-based entrepreneur and private equity investor h…

Michelin to develop CSR web platform for natural rubber
Added: 20 Jan 2017
Montpellier, France – Michelin has chosen agricultural industry software company SMAG to help it ac…

Trinseo’s COO Martin Pugh to retire
Added: 20 Jan 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo’s executive vice president and chief operating officer Martin Pugh h…