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Trelleborg introduces new abrasion-resistant compound

Added: 25 Sep 2016

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has launched RedFine+, an compounde…

Interview: Germany adapting to new market challenges

Interview: Germany adapting to new market challenges

Added: 25 Sep 2016

Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

ERJ talked to…

Opinion: Tire labels stuck in a rut

Opinion: Tire labels stuck in a rut

Added: 23 Sep 2016

London - Almost four years after its introduction, the jury is still very much out whether the EU t…

Bain Capital to exit Trinseo

Bain Capital to exit Trinseo

Added: 23 Sep 2016

Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo expects a deal in which Bain Capital Everest Manager Holding SCA wil…

IAA commercial vehicles 2016: Tire telematics theme

IAA commercial vehicles 2016: Tire telematics theme

Added: 22 Sep 2016

Hanover, Germany – The week-long IAA commercial vehicles 2016 exhibition kicked off in Hanover on 2…

Four die in explosion at Chinese MDI plant

Four die in explosion at Chinese MDI plant

Added: 22 Sep 2016

Yanati, China – China’s Wanhua Chemical Group announced that an explosion occurred on Sept 20 at it…

Safe-Run 'acted first' in patent dispute with VMI

Safe-Run 'acted first' in patent dispute with VMI

Added: 22 Sep 2016

London – Chinese tire machinery manufacturer Safe-Run has stated that it is the first and only part…

Interview: A giant step for Apollo

Interview: A giant step for Apollo

Added: 22 Sep 2016

Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

In an intervi…

Opinion: What next for the Chinese tire industry?

Opinion: What next for the Chinese tire industry?

Added: 22 Sep 2016

Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

At the height…

Goodyear expanding capacity for higher-margin tires

Goodyear expanding capacity for higher-margin tires

Added: 22 Sep 2016

Boston, Massachusetts – Goodyear is budgeting nearly $800 million (€533 million) through 2019 to bo…

Bluestar, Graham in silicone technology-share deal

Bluestar, Graham in silicone technology-share deal

Added: 22 Sep 2016

York, South Carolina – Graham Engineering Corp. is to lend equipment and provide expertise for a ne…

Parker Hannifin fined £1m after worker killed by falling machine

Parker Hannifin fined £1m after worker killed by falling machine

Added: 22 Sep 2016

Hemel Hempstead, UK – Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd, the Hemel Hempstead-based engineering grou…

Semperit downgrades business outlook for 2016

Semperit downgrades business outlook for 2016

Added: 21 Sep 2016

Vienna – Declines in its medical gloves and industrial products markets have forced Semperit Group …

Report: Indonesia to build €88m rubber oil refinery

Report: Indonesia to build €88m rubber oil refinery

Added: 21 Sep 2016

Jakarta – Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BP Batam) in Riau Islands, has signed an agreement w…

Wacker honours Filippou with silicone award

Wacker honours Filippou with silicone award

Added: 21 Sep 2016

Poznan, Poland – The development of silicones with new property profiles may be possible, in part b…

Conti rolls out smart tires from factories

Conti rolls out smart tires from factories

Added: 21 Sep 2016

Hanover, Germany – Continental has launched the iTyre smart tire range, fitted with what it calls a…

Road safety: ETRMA calls for action on “underused” tire labelling

Road safety: ETRMA calls for action on “underused” tire labelling

Added: 21 Sep 2016

Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has called for tire-safe…

Feature: Meeting tough new requirements on elastomers in oilfield applications - DRAFT

Feature: Meeting tough new requirements on elastomers in oilfield applications - DRAFT

Added: 20 Sep 2016

Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

Collaboration…

Opinion: Showing 4-sight - DRAFT

Opinion: Showing 4-sight - DRAFT

Added: 20 Sep 2016

Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

The latest is…

K Show preview: How will Industry 4.0 be received? DRAFT

Added: 20 Sep 2016

Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine

Industry 4.0 …