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Report: Kolon to invest $500m in new tire cord plant
Added: 30 Nov 2016
Ho Chi Mon City – South Korea’s Kolon Industries Inc. is to set up a $500-million (€470 million) ti…
Versalis building EPDM plant in Italy
Added: 30 Nov 2016
Ferrara, Italy – Versalis is building a new plant in northern Italian province of Ferrara in a bid …
Hexpol adds new compounds to bio-based TPEs
Added: 30 Nov 2016
London – Thermoplastic elastomer compounding group, Hexpol TPE, has added new compounds to its Dryf…
UK car exports rise for 15th consecutive month
Added: 29 Nov 2016
London – The monthly volume of cars built in the UK for overseas markets rose 1.7% in October, acco…
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…
