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Aeolus amends reorganisation plan, shifts focus to industrial tires
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus has signed an agreement to acquire a 10-percent stake in Pirelli Industrial…
Analysis: Trelleborg begins growth spurt
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Stockholm – Trelleborg Wheel Systems should experience significant growth in the next year, thanks …
Wacker to expand silicones production in South Korea
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jinch…
Arlanxeo opens headquarters in The Netherlands
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Maastricht, Netherlands – Arlanxeo Holding BV officially opened its new headquarters in Maastricht …
ETRA seeks united front to protect crumb rubber industry
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Brussels - The European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) has signalled a new willingness to unite …
UK firm introduces self-sealing fuel tank technology
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Gloucester, UK – Permali Gloucester Ltd has been licenced by the US-based High Impact Technology LL…
German rubber machinery sales set to grow
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Frankfurt, Germany – The outlook for German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers is brighter…
HF names new managing director
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Hamburg, Germany – The Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH (HF group) has appointed Jörn Seever…
Zeon launches new HNBR materials technology
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Duesseldorf, Germany – Zeon has developed a new high-performance hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rub…
Interview: Henniges exec Williams discusses firm's plans
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Auburn Hills, Michigan – While Larry Williams doesn't hold the CEO title, he's definitely the offic…
Trelleborg introduces pre-bend rubber dredging hose in China
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has started manufacturing pre-bend …
ChemChina, Rosneft start petchem feasibility study
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Beijing – China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) and Russia’s Rosneft have signed heads of agree…
Conti boss rejects Brexit as “going it alone”
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s CEO Dr Elmar Degenhart has described the result of the UK’s ref…
UK rubber firms merge
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Rochdale, UK – Institutional investor Hughes Armstrong Industries has bought Lancashire-based Leyla…
The UK votes to leave the European Union
Added: 24 Jun 2016
London - The UK must now begin two years of exit negotiations with the European Parliament.
David Ca…
Biesterfeld sets up performance rubber division
Added: 24 Jun 2016
Hamburg, Germany – The Biesterfeld group has set up its dedicated performance rubber business, with…
Sri Lanka to build new tire plant
Added: 24 Jun 2016
Colombo – Sri Lanka has approved a proposal to establish a 3-million-unit tire plat in the country,…
Wacker expands silicones production
Added: 24 Jun 2016
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jinch…
Analysis: Is labelling scheme backfiring on European tire makers?
Added: 24 Jun 2016
London - As with so many other EU regulatory initiatives in the fields of health, safety and enviro…
UK chemical industry reacts to Brexit decision
Added: 24 Jun 2016
London – The UK’s Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has reacted to the vote by Britain to leave…
