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Guayule rolling toward use in mass production
Added: 28 Oct 2016
Akron, Ohio – Guayule rubber is passing all its physical tests with one year to go in a government-…
Maplan sets sights on US and Asia
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Düsseldorf, Germany – Having moved 40km to an expanded new facility in Austria, Maplan is planning …
Adidas to add US SpeedFactory in Atlanta
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Duesseldorf, Germany – Adidas’ first SpeedFactory in Ansbach, Germany, will be joined in 2017 by a …
UK chemical makers meet Brexit minister
Added: 27 Oct 2016
London - UK chemical industry leaders got a chance for input into the upcoming Brexit negotiations…
VMI announces patent-invalidation win in Safe-Run dispute
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Epe, The Netherlands – In a new development in the intellectual property dispute between the compan…
Hankook to start US tire plant in April, expects expansion
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Seoul – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd has set its sight on further growth as part of its strategy to become …
DeSalle named Hoosier Tire president
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Lakeville, Indiana – Continental Tire the Americas LLC has promoted John DeSalle to president of it…
Asahi Kasei eyes top position with SSBR capacity expansion
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Tokyo – Japanese speciality chemicals company, Asahi Kasei, is planning to expand its solution styr…
Wacker silicones reports 23% profit rise in Q3
Added: 27 Oct 2016
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG’s silicones business has posted a 23% profit rise despite flat s…
Parker Hannifin buoyed by rebound in orders
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Cleveland, Ohio – Parker Hannifin Corp. has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in net income, to …
Toyoda Gosei launches $5m US expansion
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Dover, Ohio – Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is investing in its Meteor Sealing Systems subsidiary.
The automo…
Covestro eyes growth through innovation
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Düsseldorf, Germany – Finding success takes time. That’s why materials maker Covestro AG is looking…
Conti launches OTR business in Americas
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Fort Mill, South Carolina – Continental Tire the Americas LLC has initiated sales of OTR tires in t…
Trelleborg earnings up as Mitas integrates
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – As Trelleborg completed the integration of its latest acquisitions in the thir…
Kraiburg TPEs help BMW win award
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Düsseldorf, Germany – A joint product developed by the BMW group and Kraiburg TPE has won the “body…
Marangoni taps Pirelli for new CEO
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Rovereto, Italy – Italian tire-maker Marangoni has appointed Dino Maggioni, a senior Pirelli manage…
Covestro CEO trumps question of US presidency
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Duesseldorf, Germany – Covestro AG's Patrick Thomas, president of European plastics manufacturers a…
Huntsman tunes up TPU for K2016
Added: 26 Oct 2016
Dusseldorf, Germany — Materials supplier Huntsman has announced will unveil an innoavative thermopl…
Update: Goodyear to axe 890 jobs in German plant closure
Added: 25 Oct 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to close its passenger car and light truck tire plan…
Attendance at K Show closing in on 200,000
Added: 25 Oct 2016
Duesseldorf, Germany – Attendance at K 2016 is running about 6.3 percent above the last staging in …
