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Chemours refutes Citron Research report
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Wilmington, Delaware - Chemours Co. has “strongly” refuted a 2 June report by shares analysis firm …

US launches online tire recall search tool
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Washington – The Rubber Manufacturers Association has launched an online tire recall search tool co…

US recycling company to build new plant
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Columbia, South Carolina – Rubber and plastics recycler Viva Holdings Group Inc. is planning to bui…

Goodyear begins modernisation project at US plant
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Lawton, Oklahoma – Goodyear has stated a modernisation project at its Lawton, Oklahoma tire plant t…

ACEA forecasts increased car registrations growth
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Brussels – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) revised its forecast for 2016 …

Analysis: Tire Cologne versus Reifen / Automechanika
Added: 3 Jun 2016
-London – Walking through to west entrance at Messe Essen to last week's Reifen expo, the first thi…

UK chemicals group urges SMEs to prepare for REACH III
Added: 2 Jun 2016
London – Smaller companies in the UK chemicals industry must start preparing for changes to REACH –…

UK chemical makers eye shale-gas “revolution”
Added: 2 Jun 2016
London – A recent decision by North Yorkshire County Council to allow fracking to be restarted in t…

Sabic in China coal-to-chemicals joint venture
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Riyadh – Sabic and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd (SNCG) are studying plans to jointly…

Sumitomo Chemical introduces new SSBR grades in Europe
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Machelen, Belgium – Sumitomo Chemical Europe is introducing new speciality grades of solution styre…

Dow completes takeover of Dow Corning
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Midland, Michgan – Dow Chemical Co. completed the transaction to restructure the ownership of Dow C…

Biting back at “bad science”
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Among food manufacturers there is a joke that, in England, if you are ever accused of poisoning som…

Iran petchem plans include rubber-industry focus
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Tehran – Iran is progressing plans to develop its downstream petrochemicals industry, including ope…

Goodyear names global talent VP
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has named Amy Alexy vice president, Global Talent, effective immediately.
Ale…

Cooper Tire appoints VP of marketing for North America
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Bryan Hesse as its vice president of marketi…

DuPont names leader for Performance Materials business unit in Europe
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Geneva, Switzerland – DuPont Performance Materials has appointed Rudy van Engen as its new regional…

US postpones antidumping ruling
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has postponed by 50 days its preliminary antidumping dut…

Tariffs-threat boosts China truck tire industry, reports Bekaert
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Kortrijk Belgium - Demand for Chinese-made truck tires picked up sharply at the start of the year a…

ERJ Survey: Tire Cologne Vs Reifen / Automechanika
Added: 2 Jun 2016
London - At the recent Reifen 2016 tire trade expo in Essen, Germany, many exhibitors and attendee…

ERJ report update: Trelleborg insists Mitas managers will stay
Added: 1 Jun 2016
London – Trelleborg has contacted ERJ regarding our report on the management set-up at Mitas, follo…