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Teknor Apex selects market development manager
Added: 12 Dec 2016
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex Co. has promoted Matthew Pekrul as OEM market development man…

Hexpol TPE expands in North America
Added: 12 Dec 2016
Sandusky, Ohio – Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) compounding group, Hexpol TPE, has started up a prod…

Hankook launches management reshuffle
Added: 12 Dec 2016
Seoul - Hankook Tire and its holding company Hankook Tire Worldwide have launched a management resh…

Future Tire Conference 2017: Call for Papers
Added: 11 Dec 2016
Deadline 12th January 2016
We are now inviting technical papers from individual market/technology e…

Doublestar launches “safe tire”
Added: 9 Dec 2016
Qingdao, China – Doublestar launched its new “safe tire” under the label Crossleader in December af…

Hankook hosts design insight forum at new tech centre
Added: 9 Dec 2016
Daejeon, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd celebrated concept and creative design leaders during i…

Bridgestone wins China Supreme Court ruling in case against Triangle Tyre
Added: 9 Dec 2016
Tokyo – China’s Supreme People’s Court has ruled in favour of Bridgestone Corp. in a lawsuit allegi…

OCSiAl summit tracks new advances in nanotechnology
Added: 8 Dec 2016
Novosibirsk, Russia – Carbon nanotube (CNT) market leader OCSiAl has staged an industry summit on …

Dow starts commercial production of new-catalyst EPDMs
Added: 8 Dec 2016
London – Dow Chemical Co. has started commercial-scale production of new EPDM grades based on its ‘…

Dow global technology leader joins Resinex
Added: 8 Dec 2016
London – Dr Tim Clayfield has left his positions as global technology leader and senior development…

Linglong appeal denied in Horizon Tire contract case
Added: 8 Dec 2016
Cincinnati, Ohio – A US Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by Linglong Americas Inc. seeking arb…

Dayco appoints new CEO
Added: 7 Dec 2016
Troy, Michigan – Dayco has appointed board member Nick Orlando as its chief executive officer, the …

Hexpol expands in Mexico as demand grows
Added: 7 Dec 2016
Queretaro, Mexico - Hexpol AG has invested $9.2 million (€8.7 million) in a 135 litter rubber mixin…

Silicone Europe Conference 2017: Call for Papers
Added: 7 Dec 2016
The Silicone Europe Conference, organised by European Rubber Journal and Rubber & Plastics News, wi…

Vipal Rubber names new European manager
Added: 6 Dec 2016
Valencia, Spain – Vipal Rubber has appointed US business manager Frederico Schmidt as its European …

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…