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Bridgestone to develop new Aston Martin tires
Added: 11 Mar 2016
Brussels - Bridgestone has been selected by Aston Martin as an official project partner for the new…

Covestro dreams of elastomers made from CO2
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Leverkusen —The German government, RWTH Aachen and the Technical University of Berlin are working w…

Ravago adds TPE compounding plant in China
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Luxembourg – Ravago has established a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) manufacturing facility in Chin…

Apollo win green award for waste management programme
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres has been awarded with the Global Green Future Leadership Award 2016 b…

Mesnac estimates 2015 revenue down by 15 percent
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Qingdao, China – Mesnac reported a 15 percent estimated fall in revenue to 2.5 billion yuan (€349 m…

Pirelli upgrades Russian plants
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Voronezh, Russia – Pirelli has upgraded its two plants in Voronezh and Kirov, Russia, the Italian t…

EagleBurgmann appoints new CEO
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Weinheim, Germany – Andreas Raps has been appointed as the new CEO of sealing company EagleBurgmann…

US issues new DOT codes
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Washington – The US Department of Transportation has issued 1,100-plus new DOT plant identification…

Bridgestone breaks ground on €150m expansion at US plant
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Wilson, North Carolina – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations officially broke ground on the five-y…

TST halves 2015 annual sales and reports loss
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Tianjin, China – Chinese machinery maker TST pegged its 2015 annual sales at 362 million yuan (€50 …

Omnova sells rubber facility in India
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Beachwood, Ohio – Speciality chemicals and polymers maker Omnova Solutions Inc. has shed a non-core…

Bridgestone completes expansion project in China
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Wuxi, China – Bridgestone’s 2.3 million unit/year radial tire expansion project at its plant in Wux…

Cooper to split top roles after Armes retires
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will have a new leader after nearly a decade.
Roy Armes has…

Asahi Kasei sets up EU base for automotive focus
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Dusseldorf, Germany – Asahi Kasei Corp. has established Asahi Kasei Europe GmbH in the German city …

Trelleborg buys Dutch anti-vibration engineering firm
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Dordrecht, The Netherlands – Trelleborg Industrial Solutions has signed an agreement and finalised …

Chinese clamp-down impacting rubber chemicals sector
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany – Moves by the Beijing government to tackle the country’s pollution crisis could …

Conti, Yokohama to end Asian JV after 14 years
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd and Continental AG have agreed to terminate their joint venture com…

US synthetic rubber plant thrives, two years after rebirth
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The revival of the oldest synthetic rubber plant in North America, if not …

Camso opens Vietnam tire plant
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Tan Uyen Town, Vietnam – Industrial tire specialist Camso Ltd. has inaugurated production of solid …

Orion adding oil-index surcharge for carbon black in Europe
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA will introduce a carbon black oil index surcharge for rubb…