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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
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
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
Added: 29 Nov 2016
Bangkok – Two Thai tire & rubber companies and China’s Shandong Yinbao Tyre Group Co. have signed a…

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
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"
Added: 28 Nov 2016
London – The UK’ government’s apparent arrangement to ensure car maker Nissan does not face extra c…

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
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
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
Added: 28 Nov 2016
Tokyo – Japanese speciality chemicals company Kuraray has announced plans to launch “major organisa…

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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 24 Nov 2016
Tokyo – Kobe Steel, Ltd has launched the Librota-GS tire testing machine, claiming that the system …