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Conti acquisition to bolster smart-belt strategy
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental has recently acquired Advanced Imaging Technologies (PTY) Ltd (AIT) …
Kenda Tires acquires Danish wheels maker Starco
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Reynoldsburg, Ohio – Kenda Tires has acquired Starco Europe, a Brabrand, Denmark-based supplier of …
Hoses keep beer flowing at the Oktoberfest
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Hanover, Germany – This year's Munich’s Oktoberfest, held 16 Sept to 3 Oct, would have been a much…
Xingda builds steel cord plant in Thailand, ups H1 sales
Added: 3 Oct 2017
With 167,000-square-metre total area and 100,000 tonnes annual capacity, the plant is fully owned b…
Toyo to expand US, Malaysian tire plants
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Hyogo, Japan—Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is planning to expand tire production capacity in the US a…
Trelleborg offers virtual LSR tour
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Viewers can see the full facility in close-up detail, navigating from the tool machining centre to …
Swedish chemicals hunt targets rubber products
Added: 2 Oct 2017
Stockholm – Rubber will come under the microscope of the Swedish chemicals agency as it seeks out p…
Lanxess hikes prices for urethane products
Added: 2 Oct 2017
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess’ urethane systems business unit has introduced a series of price increas…
Cabot, Dow launch fumed-silica plant project
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Carrollton, Kentucky – Cabot Corp. and DowDuPont launched the construction of a Cabot fumed silica …
Zinc Oxide acquires Zochem
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Dickson, Tennessee – Zinc Oxide LLC has acquired Zochem Inc., a subsidiary of American Zinc Recycl…
Bridgestone retains top spot in global tire industry ranking
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Akron, Ohio - Status quo reigned over the 2017 global tire rankings, even as the estimated value of…
European tire markets in tough second half
Added: 1 Oct 2017
The latest industry data and company financial reports indicate some significant challenges ahead f…
Future Tire: Heat on tire industry to deliver RFID
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Cologne, Germany - A discussion panel at this year’s Future Tire Conference sparked heated debate a…
Hexpol bringing advanced TPEs to Fakuma
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Hexpol TPE will present an expanded range of products developed to meet…
Community spirit key to tire plant automation
Added: 1 Oct 2017
Industry must adopt new attitudes and openness towards the potential opportunities of digitalisatio…
ERJ Brainteasers Jan-June 2017
Added: 1 Oct 2017
JUNE 2017
Great to see more new names appearing on our winners’ lists this month and there were se…
Tire makers see results dip as materials costs bite
Added: 1 Oct 2017
London – Major tire makers in Europe, and elsewhere, have seen first-half results dip over the firs…
Synthomer advances nitrile latex for gloves manufacturers
Added: 29 Sep 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Nitrile rubber manufacturer Synthomer has introduced an “innovative” latex product …
Boeing certifies Goodyear tire for new aircraft
Added: 29 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear's ultra-lightweight Flight Radial aviation tire has been certified by Boeing…
