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Trelleborg expands Texas offshore engineering team
Added: 6 Dec 2016
Houston, Texas – Trelleborg’s offshore operation, based in Houston, has set up a new team for “glob…
Pirelli looks to boost its LT tire share in North America
Added: 6 Dec 2016
Los Angeles, California – Pirelli Tire North America LLC’s journey to becoming more American – whic…
Yokohama expands tire production in The Philippines
Added: 6 Dec 2016
Clark Freeport Zone, The Philippines – Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI) has officially opened…
Goodyear launches real-time fleet management system
Added: 6 Dec 2016
Brussels – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has launched a new pan-European fleet management business cal…
Pirelli recalling Maserati OE tires
Added: 6 Dec 2016
Washington Pirelli Tire LLC is recalling 1,190 Pirelli P Zero all season ultra-high-performance tir…
Mesnac aims to become a comprehensive supplier
Added: 5 Dec 2016
Based on report published in ERJ’s November/December issue:
New materials and processing technologie…
Colour-change polymer researcher earns PhD at Queen Mary’s
Added: 5 Dec 2016
London – Hediyeh Zahabi has passed her PhD examination at the School of Engineering and Materials S…
Zeon nanorubber pad is cool for computers
Added: 5 Dec 2016
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. has developed a rubber-based thermal interface material (TIM) pad that offers a …
Sentury claims world first with new runflat
Added: 5 Dec 2016
Qingdao, China – Sentury launched its all-season, all-weather runflat tire in November, claimed to …
Chinese tire maker to set up $200m plant in Malaysia
Added: 5 Dec 2016
Qingdao, China – Chinese tire-maker Qingdao FullRun Tyre Corp. is planning to build its first overs…
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Added: 3 Dec 2016
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Zeon Corp. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. have agreed to merge their SSBR businesses (edite…
Preferred Compounding acquires Trostel
Added: 3 Dec 2016
Barberton, Ohio – Preferred Compounding Corp. has purchased Trostel Ltd to expand its growing mixin…
Chemours strengthens Viton brand programme
Added: 2 Dec 2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Chemours Co. has revamped a licensee programme designed to strengthen i…
Semperit appoints new CFO
Added: 2 Dec 2016
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding has appointed Frank Gumbinger as chief financial officer (CFO) for thr…
Cooper completes purchase of China's GRT
Added: 2 Dec 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has completed its purchase of a 65% interest in China’s Qi…
Focus: NR prices surge but market ‘still in oversupply’
Added: 2 Dec 2016
London – Building on a rally started two months earlier natural rubber prices shot up during the fo…
Zeon, Sumitomo Chemical agree on SSBR joint venture
Added: 2 Dec 2016
Tokyo - Zeon Corp. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd are to proceed with plans to merge their solution …
Cooper appoints ex-Apollo director in Europe
Added: 2 Dec 2016
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed former Apollo Vredestein marketing and sales …
Chinese group hires law firm to fight US duties on truck tires
Added: 1 Dec 2016
Las Vegas – The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has hired New York law firm Grunfeld, Desi…
Bridgestone ups prices in Europe
Added: 1 Dec 2016
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe is raising prices for its passenger car and motorcycle tires by up to…
