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Choosing the right personal protective equipment (PPE) is particularly important in working environments that are hazardous and which harbour health risks. ‘EN 16350:2014 – Protective gloves - electrostatic properties’ is the first European standard to set the testing conditions and minimum requirements for electrostatic characteristics of safety gloves. This Standard sets minimum requirements for the surface resistivity/resistance and states that the contact and vertical leakage resistance of a latex glove must be less than 100 megaohms (Rv

New Standard for Anti-static and ESD Gloves - New Solution

Added: 12 Aug 2016

OCSiAl has introduced a breakthrough solution for latex gloves with electrostatic discharge (ESD) p…

Cabot tracks progress of European pricing move, inventories

Cabot tracks progress of European pricing move, inventories

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Boston, Massachusetts  – Cabot Corp. aims to introduce a feedstock-related pricing differential int…

Cooper monitoring US truck tire tariff situation

Cooper monitoring US truck tire tariff situation

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Findlay, Ohio –  Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. expects its pending deal to buy control of a Chinese truc…

Brexit puts MG's planned mainland Europe sales start in doubt

Brexit puts MG's planned mainland Europe sales start in doubt

Added: 10 Aug 2016

London - Brexit could hit MG's already long-delayed plan to expand sales into mainland Europe, whic…

Brexit prompts car makers to raise prices

Brexit prompts car makers to raise prices

Added: 10 Aug 2016

London -- PSA Group has raised prices for its new cars in the UK after the pound plunged following …

Yokohama reports HI earnings slump

Yokohama reports HI earnings slump

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Tokyo –  Yokohama Rubber Co. has posted a 37.9-percent fall in operating profit, to Yen15.7 billion…

Datwyler buying German moulder Ott

Datwyler buying German moulder Ott

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler is acquiring German company Ott, which it said will add injection m…

Arlanxeo posts marked drop in sales and earnings

Arlanxeo posts marked drop in sales and earnings

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Cologne, Germany – Sales at Arlanxeo – the 50/50 synthetic rubber JV between Lanxess and Saudi Aram…

Elastolan adopts Chemtura MbOCA replacement

Elastolan adopts Chemtura MbOCA replacement

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Angsvagen, Sweden – Polyurethane cast parts and rollers manufacturer Elastolan has replaced the cur…

German machinery makers forecast market slowdown

German machinery makers forecast market slowdown

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Frankfurt , Germany – German machinery companies have modified down their sales growth forecasts fo…

 Dress made from the system, which comprises a flexible and formable film made of thermoplastic polyurethane.

DRAFT Covestro fashion to shine at K show

Added: 10 Aug 2016

Leverkusen, Germany – A dress has been made from the system, which comprises a flexible and formabl…

Trinseo ups latex and rubber earnings, sells Brazil unit

Trinseo ups latex and rubber earnings, sells Brazil unit

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Berwyn, Pennsylvania -  Trinseo has reported a 6-percent fall in revenues at its latex business for…

DRAFT Yokohama hose for Toyota turbo engines

DRAFT Yokohama hose for Toyota turbo engines

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Tokyo –  Yokohama Rubber is to supply PTFE hose piping for use in the oil supply lines of turbo-die…

Kanwar: Europe, branding, retail key to future of Apollo

Kanwar: Europe, branding, retail key to future of Apollo

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Kochi, India –  Apollo Tyres Ltd has just completed a “watershed” financial year, chairman Onkar S …

Nokian Tyres posts lower sales and earnings

Nokian Tyres posts lower sales and earnings

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc has reported a 0.7-percent fall in operating profit to €128.0 mil…

Report: LG Chem to build new elastomers plant

Report: LG Chem to build new elastomers plant

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Seoul – LG Chem is to build a new elastomer plant with a production capacity of 200 kilotonnes per …

Titan reports lower Q2 sales and income

Titan reports lower Q2 sales and income

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. reported a 46.7-percent drop in income from operations …

For the last 65 years, Vacu-Lug has been carving out its place in the UK tire market. The company, which employs approximately 150 people, said it has in recent years made investments in its facilities and added three tires to its Logistik and Duramold lines.

Retreader Vacu-Lug tracking routes to success, post-Brexit

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Lincolnshire, UK –  In the wake of “Brexit,” where the citizens of the UK voted for the nation to l…

Volvo's approval follows lengthy testing of the material as a substitute for virgin carbon black, stated Enviro CEO Martin Hagbyhn, who described the decision as significant.

Volvo approves Enviro’s recycled carbon black

Added: 9 Aug 2016

Gothenburg, Sweden – Volvo Car Corp. has approved the use of recycled carbon black in chassis plugs…

Orion aims to offset impact of carbon-black feedstock costs

Orion aims to offset impact of carbon-black feedstock costs

Added: 8 Aug 2016

Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons expects a bounce-back in earnings at its Rubber Carbon Black …