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New report primes UK manufacturers for Industry 4.0

New report primes UK manufacturers for Industry 4.0

Added: 29 Nov 2016

London –  EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has published a new report designed to help UK manu…

Sailun appoints new president for Europe

Sailun appoints new president for Europe

Added: 29 Nov 2016

Qingdao, China – Sailun Jinyu International (SJI) appointed Gareth Passmore as its new president fo…

Nippon Polyurethane opens new Shanghai plant

Added: 29 Nov 2016

Shanghai, China – Nippon Polyurethane Technology (Shanghai), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan’s c…

VDMA notes continued decline in machinery exports to Russia

VDMA notes continued decline in machinery exports to Russia

Added: 29 Nov 2016

Moscow, Russia – Sales of plastics and rubber machinery to Russia have continued to contract sharpl…

Thai-Chinese JV to produce tires in Thailand

Thai-Chinese JV to produce tires in Thailand

Added: 29 Nov 2016

Bangkok – Two Thai tire & rubber companies and China’s Shandong Yinbao Tyre Group Co. have signed a…

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Safic-Alcan opens Hungarian subsidiary

Added: 29 Nov 2016

Paris – Safic-Alcan has set up a Hungarian subsidiary, Safic-Alcan Magyarország Kft., to service th…

EU confidentiality ruling threatens chemicals makers

EU confidentiality ruling threatens chemicals makers

Added: 29 Nov 2016

Brussels, – Rulings by the EU Court of Justice set a “potentially dangerous precedent” for the prot…

Brexit: Nissan deal "would be a disaster"

Brexit: Nissan deal "would be a disaster"

Added: 28 Nov 2016

London – The UK’ government’s apparent arrangement to ensure car maker Nissan does not face extra c…

 Hutchinson's Airbus thermal acoustic insulation

Hutchinson in global expansion mode

Added: 28 Nov 2016

Paris – French rubber parts manufacturer Hutchinson SA is expanding its world-wide manufacturing se…

Bridgestone backs EU youth skills initiative

Bridgestone backs EU youth skills initiative

Added: 28 Nov 2016

Brussels – Bridgestone has renewed its support for the European Pact for Youth at a meeting to mark…

Semperit restarts production following Malaysia fire

Semperit restarts production following Malaysia fire

Added: 28 Nov 2016

Kamunting, Malaysia – Semperit has restarted operation of all but one of the lines at its Latexx Pa…

Kuraray to set up carbon materials unit in restructuring

Kuraray to set up carbon materials unit in restructuring

Added: 28 Nov 2016

Tokyo – Japanese speciality chemicals company Kuraray has announced plans to launch “major organisa…

There was only one change in the ranking among the 20 largest tire makers, as Japan’s Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. slipped ahead of South Korea’s Kumho Tire Co. Inc. for the 13th spot, based on Toyo’s slight growth and a sales decline by Kumho last year.

Global tire ranking: Bridgestone retains global tire crown for 8th straight year

Added: 25 Nov 2016

Based on report published in ERJ’s Global Tire Report in the November/December issue:

In the global …

Upbeat Maxxis rolls out first all-silica compound tire

Upbeat Maxxis rolls out first all-silica compound tire

Added: 25 Nov 2016

Based on report published in ERJ’s November/December issue:

Taiwanese tire manufacturer believes the…

Online measurement helps UK tire maker enhance throughput and quality

Online measurement helps UK tire maker enhance throughput and quality

Added: 25 Nov 2016

London –  A UK-based tire maker has improved its process capability and tire quality by installing …

Michelin partners with two US universities on sustainability

Michelin partners with two US universities on sustainability

Added: 25 Nov 2016

Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America is teaming up with Clemson University and the U…

French Oil Mill unveils new hydraulic press line

Added: 24 Nov 2016

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – French Oil Mill Machinery Co. has introduced TMP Asian, a new line of co…

Ford, Cooper make inroads in use of guayule

Ford, Cooper make inroads in use of guayule

Added: 24 Nov 2016

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Ford Motor Co. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. are in the forefront of manu…

Recyclers urge UK agency to reconsider fire prevention guidelines

Recyclers urge UK agency to reconsider fire prevention guidelines

Added: 24 Nov 2016

London – UK’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has urged the Environment Agency (EA) to reconsider i…

Kobe Steel launches “fastest cycle time” tire testing machine

Kobe Steel launches “fastest cycle time” tire testing machine

Added: 24 Nov 2016

Tokyo – Kobe Steel, Ltd has launched the Librota-GS tire testing machine, claiming that the system …