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The units are destined for China, under a contract signed in the second half of 2015, with an unnamed, major international manufacturer of calendered products.

Rodolfo rolls out “world's biggest” calenders

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Solbiate, Italy – Rodolfo Comerio has unveiled the first of, what it says are, the world’s two bigg…

Fenner credits oil, gas, medical for improvement

Fenner credits oil, gas, medical for improvement

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Hessle, England—Fenner P.L.C. has had its share of difficulties because of the downturn in the glob…

Conti launches Americas OTR business

Conti launches Americas OTR business

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Fort Mill, South Carolina - Continental Tire the Americas LLC has initiated sales of OTR tires in t…

ContiTech expands partnership in Mexico

ContiTech expands partnership in Mexico

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Fairlawn, Ohio – Continental AG’s ContiTech division has completed a product changeover to its bran…

Teijin notes higher sales of aramid tire cord products

Teijin notes higher sales of aramid tire cord products

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Tokyo – First quarter sales of Teijin’s Twaron para-aramid fibres “expanded firmly” particularly in…

Conti raises forecast on strong rubber business showing

Conti raises forecast on strong rubber business showing

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Hanover, Germany –  Continental AG has raised its earnings forecast for fiscal 2017 following bette…

UK rubber manufacturers get new BTEC training course

UK rubber manufacturers get new BTEC training course

Added: 3 Aug 2016

London – The UK rubber manufacturing industry is to get a much-needed boost to training in the sect…

Opinion: Facing up to the great Brexit gamble

Opinion: Facing up to the great Brexit gamble

Added: 3 Aug 2016

Article published in ERJ's July/August issue:

It will take the best part of five years to clear up a…

Report: Air suspension market to grow 7.5% to 2021, led by Europe

Report: Air suspension market to grow 7.5% to 2021, led by Europe

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Pune, India –  Global demand for air suspension systems is set to grow at a CAGR of 7.54% from 2016…

Toyoda Gosei boss fears fallout from Brexit

Toyoda Gosei boss fears fallout from Brexit

Added: 2 Aug 2016

London – Automotive parts maker Toyoda Gosei is concerned about the impact of Brexit on its UK manu…

Firestone Liberia plantation to lay off 500 workers

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Harbel, Liberia – Firestone Liberia, the indirect natural rubber-growing subsidiary of Bridgestone …

Chemours selects Wilmington for Its global HQ

Chemours selects Wilmington for Its global HQ

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Wilmington, Delaware –Chemours has decided to locate its global headquarters in Wilmington, Delawar…

Top 50 Global Non-Tire Ranking: Strongest gets stronger

Top 50 Global Non-Tire Ranking: Strongest gets stronger

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article published in the July/August issue of European Rubber journal magazine:

European companies c…

JSR reports continuing fall in elastomer sales

JSR reports continuing fall in elastomer sales

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Tokyo – JSR has reported year-on-year monthly sales declines of around 15 percent for March, May an…

HF’s Limper to receive Herzlich medal at ITEC

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Akron, Ohio  – Andreas Limper has been awarded the 2016 Harold Herzlich Distinguished Technology Me…

Pelmar Engineering on the move

Pelmar Engineering on the move

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Ramat Hasharon , Israel – Pelmar Engineering  is to relocate its headquarters from Ramat Hasharon, …

Delphi helping Singapore go driverless

Delphi helping Singapore go driverless

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Singapore – Delphi has recently been selected by the government of Singapore to provide a fleet of …

Yokohama launches high-pressure hydrogen gas hose

Yokohama launches high-pressure hydrogen gas hose

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has announced that from early August 2016 it will begin sales of “i…

Analysis: Cut tire plants down to size

Analysis: Cut tire plants down to size

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article published in the July/August issue of European Rubber journal magazine

Tire plants will, in …

Fan Rende, chairman emeritus of CRIA, wants to see the adoption of continuous automation in major processes such as mixing, extrusion, tire building and curing, the introduction or conveyer belts and rail guided vehicles, and the development of comprehensive smart manufacturing systems.

Chinese tire makers get smart

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…