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Computype develops improved rubber printing technology
Added: 1 Apr 2016
Hull, UK – UK-based Computype, which provides rubber- and belt-printing technology, has developed a…

DRAFT NOT COMPLETE Your Viewpoint: Is runflats market finally set to take-off?
Added: 1 Apr 2016
London - The arrival of the first ever runflat designed specifically for the replacement tire marke…

FTC 2016: Mohammad Behroozi, Senior Vehicle Dynamist, General Motors
Added: 1 Apr 2016
Dr Mohammad Behroozi, senior vehicle dynamist, General Motors, will represent the automotive indust…

Mesnac boss sees two-track market emerging in China
Added: 31 Mar 2016
Article published in the March/April issue of ERJ
Hanover, Germany – Tire companies in China are dev…

Are natural rubber shortages on the way?
Added: 31 Mar 2016
London – Low natural rubber prices, caused by factors including oil prices, lower demand than forec…

Japanese bank takeover to help Kinugawa Rubber globalise
Added: 31 Mar 2016
Tokyo - Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd is to be taken over by the Japanese government-owned D…

US postpones China truck and bus tire dumping probe
Added: 31 Mar 2016
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary countervailing duty determ…

Producing countries warn of looming shortfall in natural rubber supply
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Qingdao, China – Low natural rubber prices, caused by factors including oil prices, lower demand th…

UK scrap-tire site proposals ‘could cost over 1,000 jobs’
Added: 30 Mar 2016
London – Tire recycling industry group the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has warned that over 100…

FDA proposes ban on most powdered medical gloves
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Washington – Powdered surgical gloves, powdered patient examination gloves and absorbable powder fo…

US moulder adds LSR unit to meet rising demand
Added: 30 Mar 2016
St. Louis, Missouri – In the US, custom injection moulder MDS Manufacturing LLC has invested $700,0…

Record exports for Italian rubber and plastics machinery sector
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Milan, Italy – The Italian rubber and plastics processing machinery sector achieved “all-time recor…

Former Goodyear exec to lead Apollo in “unchartered” North American market
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has appointed former Goodyear executive Steven Smidlein as senior vic…

Sinochem to buy natural rubber major Halcyon
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Singapore – Sinochem International Corp., the state-owned Chinese agricultural giant, has signed de…

HF back on top as China dents growth in rubber-machinery sector
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Based on article published in March/April issue of ERJ magazine
London – Suppliers of equipment to t…

Boom-time for TPEs in wearable electronics, says DSM
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Singapore – The “booming” wearable electronics industry is increasingly turning to thermoplastic el…

FTC 2016: Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general, ETRMA
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general, European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA), w…

Marangoni appoints partner in Spain
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Rovereto , Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced an expansion of its business in Spai…

Chemical safety rules have global impact, say Rhein Chemie leaders
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Based on interview published in the March/April issue of ERJ
Hanover, Germany - The increasing regul…

Reifen to gain traction with more international focus
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Article published in the March/April issue of ERJ
The biennial Reifen tire show is set to take place…