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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…
Yokohama in talks to buy Indian tire-maker?
Added: 7 Mar 2016
London – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) is seeking to buy a majority stake in Indian OTR tire-manufactur…
BASF considering bid for DuPont - report
Added: 7 Mar 2016
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE is considering making a bid for DuPont Co., according to published …
Datwyler appoints new CEO, nominates new chairman
Added: 7 Mar 2016
Altdorf, Switzerland – The Datwyler Group has appointed Dirk Lambrecht to be its chief executive of…
NR price drop takes its toll in Liberia
Added: 7 Mar 2016
London – A Liberian natural rubber plantation in eastern Liberia is suspending its production and l…
Uzer Makina mulls investment proposal in Iran
Added: 7 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany –Uzer Makina is considering an investment proposal to establish a plant in Iran, a…
