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Yokohama taps ‘informatics’ to accelerate rubber R&D
Added: 1 Nov 2017
The technology, said Yokohama, combines the simulation technology that emerged from efforts to fost…
Trelleborg expands pipe seals manufacturing in US
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Milford, New Hampshire – Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has inaugurated an expansion at its manu…
Sales dip concerns Cooper Tire, despite higher earnings
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Findlay, Ohio—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has posted a 29.6% year-on-year increase in third quarter op…
Gates aims for expansion, possible IPO
Added: 31 Oct 2017
One of those fronts is an IPO slated for next year, on top of growth via hiring and acquisition, as…
Beaver, Mehler to partner in Europe
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Fairlawn, Ohio – Beaver Manufacturing Co. Inc. and Mehler Engineered Products Group have entered i…
Trelleborg 'compensates' for higher materials costs
Added: 30 Oct 2017
Operating profit for the three months to 30 Sept, reached its highest level for a third quarter, th…
Konimpex adds new logistics facility in Poland
Added: 29 Oct 2017
The Polish facility, which spans more than 13 000 square metres, has been designed to meet internal…
Third quarter woes blow Goodyear off target
Added: 29 Oct 2017
For the three months to 30 Sept, Goodyear posted a 36% decline in operating income of $357 million …
Future Tire 2018 - Save the date
Added: 28 Oct 2017
The Future Tire Conference 2018, organised by European Rubber Journal, will be held 30-31 May, 201…
Goodyear counts hurricane costs
Added: 28 Oct 2017
Akron, Ohio – In its third quarter results. Goodyear reported that several of its locations were d…
Yokohama rolls out “most advanced” tire
Added: 27 Oct 2017
Developed to mark the company’s 100th anniversary, the new tire will be marketed in Japan on a limi…
Farm tires from new GRI plant set for German show
Added: 27 Oct 2017
GRI’s agriculture tire brands – Greenex representing its cross-ply agriculture product range; and G…
Kumho workers reject unionisation of US plant
Added: 27 Oct 2017
Macon, Georgia. — Workers at the Kumho Tire Georgia Inc. plant in Macon have rejected plans to unio…
Enviro set for China tire-recycling plant contract
Added: 27 Oct 2017
Both parties have 30 days, from when the official tender certificate is issued – expected within a …
ExxonMobil adding TPV corner-moulding grades
Added: 27 Oct 2017
Friedrichshafen, Germany — ExxonMobil Chemical Co. will launch two new grades of Santoprene-brand t…
Belt drive design to save energy, cut emissions
Added: 26 Oct 2017
While low belt tension can significantly improve efficiency it also involves the serious risks from…
Engel to advance integrated LSR moulding at Expoplast
Added: 26 Oct 2017
Schwertberg, Austria – At Expoplast, Engel will use a liquid silicone rubber (LSR) application to s…
BIR: No evidence behind synthetic-turf claims
Added: 26 Oct 2017
Brussels – There is “no evidence” to support claims that the use of tire-derived crumb rubber in sy…
Kraton earnings up 34% in third quarter
Added: 26 Oct 2017
The gains reflected “notable margin expansion and solid volume growth” at the styrenic elastomers m…
Avery-Dennison claims tire barcode label advance
Added: 26 Oct 2017
Oegstgeest, The Netherlands —Avery Dennison has developed a tire label that can bond with tires dur…
