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Second Semperit boss opts out
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Vienna – Semperit Group’s chief information officerDeclan Daly is leaving the company in June 2017 …

Trelleborg completes AVS firm's acquisition
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg completed, on 1 Oct, the acquisition of Schwab Vibration Control, a…

Bluestar Silicones moves production site in Brazil
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Joinville, Brazil – Bluestar Silicones has moved its production facilities from Santo André, Sao Pa…

UK puts 19th century rubber calender on display
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Bradford-on-Avon, UK – A restored 19th century rubber calender has been put on display at Kingston …

Firestone Polymers names new president
Added: 2 Oct 2016
Lake Charles, Los Angeles – Firestone Polymers has named Gene Lavengco as its new president and CEO…

European demand buoys Synthos synthetic rubber business
Added: 1 Oct 2016
Warsaw – Increased demand from the European automotive industry helped Synthos Group’s synthetic ru…

Report: Tire-makers seek a whole new leaning
Added: 1 Oct 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
Top tire comp…

US vehicle sales go off the boil
Added: 30 Sep 2016
Detroit, Michigan - US new-vehicle sales are projected to decline for a second consecutive month, e…

GM quality awards for three Bridgestone Europe plants
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Brussels – General Motors has given its 2015 Supplier Quality Excellence Awards to three Bridgeston…

Michelin to open €240m US distribution centre
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Spartanburg, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. is planning to open a distribution centre…

Trelleborg selects new Korean agent for offshore products
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in the UK has selected Kyung Kook Intern…

ANRPC reports NR price improvement
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Kuala Lumpur – The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) has reported an improv…

Polymer Solutions Group buys UK rubber chemicals company
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Leeds, UK – Polymer Solutions Group (PSG) – a portfolio company of New York-based Arsenal Capital P…

UK rubber manufacturer celebrates new project wins
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Lancaster, UK – A UK rubber specialist has been selected to supply waterproof lining membranes for …

Michelin slams “unacceptable” lobbying for tougher tread-depth rules
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Paris, France – Michelin has expressed strong opposition to, what it calls, “lobbying for tires to …

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres seeking new investors
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ shareholders are seeking to find new investors to take the …

Nokian boss Lehtoranta leaving the company
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Nokia, Finlad – Nokian Tyres’ president and CEO Ari Lehtoranta is resigning his position to pursue …

Trelleborg buys US aerospace seals maker
Added: 28 Sep 2016
El Segundo, California – Trelleborg has acquired a US-based subsidiary of CoorsTek, Inc. that speci…

US sets final import hearings for January
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Washington – The International Trade Commission (ITC) has scheduled final-phase hearings in January…

Titan adds non-tire rubber products unit
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Union City, Tennessee – Titan International Inc. is venturing into the non-tire rubber products sec…