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Yokohama to acquire Japanese industrial tires producer

Yokohama to acquire Japanese industrial tires producer

Added: 6 Jan 2017

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd (YRC) has reached an agreement to buy Japanese industrial tire-make…

Pyrolyx, Reklaim form North America JV

Pyrolyx, Reklaim form North America JV

Added: 6 Jan 2017

Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG and Seattle-based Reklaim, Inc. have formed a joint venture for the re…

The programme called PartnerNetowrk offers Rockwell’s Connected Enterprise system which uses the Internet of Things (IoT) and new technology to optimise production and increase automation technology investments.

Turkish machinery maker partners with Rockwell Automation

Added: 5 Jan 2017

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Turkish tire machinery maker Uzer Makina has entered into a partnership prog…

Fluoroelastomers market to grow 4% to 2021

Fluoroelastomers market to grow 4% to 2021

Added: 5 Jan 2017

Hyderabad, India – The fluoroelastomers market is pegged to grow at CAGR of 4.0% during 2016 and 20…

German seal-maker grows in Italy

German seal-maker grows in Italy

Added: 5 Jan 2017

Cologne, Germany — Sealing, adhesive & casting equipment and materials firm Sonderhoff has added a …

China’s Uoli suspends PU elastomer facilities

China’s Uoli suspends PU elastomer facilities

Added: 5 Jan 2017

Wuxi, China – Uoli Investment Holding, one of China’s largest PU elastomer makers, partially suspen…

Nokian launches new flagship tires

Nokian launches new flagship tires

Added: 5 Jan 2017

Nokia, Filand – Nokian Tyres has renewed its studded tire range by launching new flagship products:…

SRI to buy tire distributor in the UK

SRI to buy tire distributor in the UK

Added: 5 Jan 2017

Winchester, UK - Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has sealed another deal in the UK in less than tw…

Report: Sharing is the future - DRAFT

Added: 5 Jan 2017

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

Hutchinson boss believes that c…

Inner liner development work with tire manufacturers

Inner liner development work with tire manufacturers

Added: 4 Jan 2017

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

Simon Holmes, Saudi elastomers …

Chinese company to buy rubber parts manufacturer

Chinese company to buy rubber parts manufacturer

Added: 4 Jan 2017

Beijing – China’s polyurethane adhesive maker Beijing Comens New Materials announced in December it…

Tatneft selling synthetic rubber business

Tatneft selling synthetic rubber business

Added: 4 Jan 2017

Almetyevsk, Russia – Russian petrochemical giant PJSC Tatneft has agreed to sell its shareholding i…

Evonik completes €3.6bn acquisition of Air Products division

Evonik completes €3.6bn acquisition of Air Products division

Added: 4 Jan 2017

Essen, Germany—Evonik Industries AG has completed its acquisition of the Performance Materials Divi…

Kuraray raises prices for elastomers

Kuraray raises prices for elastomers

Added: 4 Jan 2017

Tokyo – Kuraray has announced that it will raise the prices of some of its elastomer products in al…

Fenner names new board member

Fenner names new board member

Added: 4 Jan 2017

London – Fenner PLC has proposed to its shareholders to support the appointment of Michael Ducey to…

New Sri Lankan tire firm to use Marangoni technology

New Sri Lankan tire firm to use Marangoni technology

Added: 4 Jan 2017

Colombo – A Middle Eastern businessman with multiple holdings in Sri Lanka is venturing into the ti…

Sumitomo secures rights to Dunlop-branded products

Sumitomo secures rights to Dunlop-branded products

Added: 3 Jan 2017

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) has struck a deal to acquire the trademark righ…

UK car production heads for highest levels since 1999

UK car production heads for highest levels since 1999

Added: 3 Jan 2017

London — Britain built more cars in the first eleven months of 2016 than any full year since 2004, …

Hexpol names Brunstam as chairman, hunts for new CEO

Hexpol names Brunstam as chairman, hunts for new CEO

Added: 3 Jan 2017

Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB’s nomination committee has proposed CEO and president Georg Brunstam to b…

Arburg delivers machinery for head-up displays to Continental

Arburg delivers machinery for head-up displays to Continental

Added: 3 Jan 2017

Lossburg, Germany – Arburg delivered the tenth Allrounder injection moulding machine to Continental…