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Kommerling UK names general manager

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Replacement consumer tire sales rose 2% between 2015 and 2016, from 202.8 million to 206.7 million units, ETRMA said in a 23 Jan press release. OE consumer tire sales, meanwhile, rose 3% year-on-year to 86.1 million units in 2016.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…