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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
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
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Hemel Hempstead, UK – Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd, the Hemel Hempstead-based engineering grou…

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
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
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
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
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
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
Collaboration…

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 …

Analysis: Trelleborg’s AVS shake-up
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
Sweden: Trell…

Conti to display dandelion rubber-based truck tires
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is exhibiting truck and bus tires and components made with rubber…

Chinese machinery maker to build new plant
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Qingdao, China – Jiangxing Taida Mechanical is to break ground on a new plant with 1,000 unit annua…

European tire market to cross €44b by 2021
Added: 20 Sep 2016
New York – The European tire market is expected to grow to $49 billion (€44 billion) by 2021, accor…

Nokian to build technology centre in Spain
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is opening a new technology centre for summer and winter tires in San…

Brexit 'prompts carmakers to look towards eastern Europe'
Added: 20 Sep 2016
London - Moves by carmakers to locate operations in eastern Europe have sped up in the wake of June…

China TBR maker General Science goes public
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Shanghai – China’s tire maker Jiangsu General Science Technology went public on the Shanghai Stock …

Kumho sale process to start – report
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Seoul – Kumho Tire Co.’s creditors are expected to begin a sell-off process for the tire-maker with…

Cooper Standard expands globally
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. continues its growth path in Asia-Pacific and is c…