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Computype develops improved rubber printing technology

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

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

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?

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

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

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…

“The reported large stock overhang is only on paper,” said Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries’ secretary general Sheela Thomas during her speech at the 2016 China Rubber Conference in Qingdao.

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’

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

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

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

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…

Smidlein was, until recently, director, OE sales at Goodyear in North America. Prior to that, he was a corporate director at Daimler Chrysler.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

As in 2014, the show will be co-located with RubberTech Europe, a Chinese rubber and tire industry show.

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…