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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…
Report: Doublestar selected as Kumho buyer
Added: 20 Jan 2017
Seoul – Chinese tire maker Qingdao Doublestar has been selected by Kumho creditors as the preferred…
Bridgestone’s South Africa plant impacted by electricity cuts
Added: 19 Jan 2017
Brits, South Africa – Japanese tire maker Bridgestone has support a legal action against the Madibe…
Semperit, Sri Trang demerge Thai gloves JV
Added: 19 Jan 2017
Vienna – Austrian rubber company Semperit and its Thai partner Sri Trang have agreed to demerge the…
Arlanxeo to increase prices for chloroprene rubber products
Added: 19 Jan 2017
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo is increasing prices for chloroprene rubber and chloroprene …
