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Prisma Colour acquires two new businesses in UK
Added: 6 Sep 2016
Glossop, UK – Prisma Colour, a UK-based supplier of colouring solutions to the rubber and silicone …
Maxxis targets higher position among top 10 tire makers
Added: 6 Sep 2016
Silverstone, UK – Cheng Shin Rubber Co. Ltd /Maxxis International is looking to advance its positio…
Arkema invests in bio-sourced TPEs
Added: 6 Sep 2016
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania – Speciality chemicals company Arkema is investing to expand the capabiliti…
Hutchinson building new plant in Czech Republic
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Rokycany, Czech Republic – French rubber parts supplier Hutchinson is building a new industrial pla…
ContiTech closes Turkish hose plant
Added: 5 Sep 2016
London – ContiTech has confirmed the closure of a marine- and mining- hose production plant in Çerk…
Kenya tire maker to shut down - report
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Nairobi – Kenya’s Sameer Africa Ltd, which produces Yana-branded tires, is closing its plant in the…
Russia-China petchem deal to include rubber production
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Beijing – Russian energy company Rosneft and China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) have signed …
Engel opens subsidiary in Vietnam
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Schwertberg, Austria – Engel Austria has opened a new sales and service subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh C…
Chinese protests US anti-dumping finding
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Beijing – The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China officially is protesting the a…
Dayco names new Southeast Asia boss
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Troy, Michigan - Engine products and drive systems supplier, Dayco, has appointed Arnold Mouw as ma…
TPMS market expected to hit €6.7bn
Added: 5 Sep 2016
New York – The value of the global market for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) is expected t…
UK manufacturing posted August revival
Added: 2 Sep 2016
London – UK Domestic manufacturing witnessed a surprise post-Brexit boost last month, according to …
Analysis: Mexico keeps attracting rubber industry investment
Added: 2 Sep 2016
London – Geographical proximity to a key market, cheap labour and good quality products have made M…
Trelleborg acquires large solid tire distributor
Added: 2 Sep 2016
London – Trelleborg has finalised the acquisition of UK-based distributor of solid off-the-road (OT…
Cooper completes CEO transition
Added: 2 Sep 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has completed the transition of its president and CEO role…
Doublestar doubles net profit despite tire sector woes
Added: 2 Sep 2016
Qingdao, China – Despite the downturn in the Chinese tire sector, Doublestar has posted surge in ea…
Trelleborg adds materials offerings to subsea market
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Krokstadelva, Norway – Trelleborg's offshore operation in Norway is expanding its production capabi…
Goodyear names new senior vice-president
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has named Joe Zekoski, senior vice president and chief technical officer sin…
Interview: ContiTech exec enjoys new role in US
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Colorado Springs, Colombia – When Andreas Gerstenberger returned to the US to lead ContiTech AG's I…
Krahn Chemie to distribute Chinese silanes in Europe
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Hambourg, Germany – Chemicals distributor Krahn Chemie and China's Nanjing SiSiB Silicones Co. Ltd.…
