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Fraunhofer halves energy costs for synthetic rubber process

Fraunhofer halves energy costs for synthetic rubber process

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Schkopau , Germany – The Fraunhofer Institute and Swiss company List AG has developed a low-pressur…

Cooper maintains net income in 2015

Cooper maintains net income in 2015

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s net income of $212.8 million (€195 million) for 2015 was…

Sales, income increase for Hexpol

Sales, income increase for Hexpol

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol Compounding saw its sales rise 27 percent to $1.23 billion (€1.13 million) f…

Lateral grip is improved by a wide flange on the directional stud body.

Falken launches new winter tire

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Offenbach/Main, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe has launched the Espia Ice winter tire with “unique st…

Dow settles price-fixing case for €767m

Dow settles price-fixing case for €767m

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical has reached a settlement in the Urethanes Class Action litigation …

Rhein Chemie Additives ‘unaffected’ by new Arlanxeo JV

Rhein Chemie Additives ‘unaffected’ by new Arlanxeo JV

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Hanover, Germany – The formal establishment of the Arlanxeo synthetic rubber JV between Lanxess and…

Die-hard Mesnac bug helps Chinese clean-up

Die-hard Mesnac bug helps Chinese clean-up

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Hanover, Germany – Moves by the Chinese government to tackle pollution in the country is driving de…

Michelin restructuring, investing €90m at Clermont-Ferrand

Michelin restructuring, investing €90m at Clermont-Ferrand

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has announced a series of decisions to restructure its industri…

 The current executive board of the Engel Group of companies, from left: Peter Neumann, Christoph Steger, Stefan Engleder and Klaus Siegmund.

Engel's CEO Neumann to retire

Added: 1 Mar 2016

Schwertberg, Austria - Engel Holding GmbH, the Austria-based manufacturer of injection moulding equ…

Nokian tire-test-fix claim triggers response from Michelin

Nokian tire-test-fix claim triggers response from Michelin

Added: 29 Feb 2016

Nokia, Finland – Claims by Nokian Tyres that the use of specially made tires to improve results in …

Bridgestone to expand Canadian plant

Bridgestone to expand Canadian plant

Added: 29 Feb 2016

Joliette, Quebec – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is planning a $225 million (€206 million) investment i…

Eni classes Versalis as “discontinued operation”

Eni classes Versalis as “discontinued operation”

Added: 29 Feb 2016

Rome – Italian oil giant Eni has classified its chemicals arms Versalis as a “discontinued operatio…

Titan "disappointed" as US drops imported OTR tires case

Titan "disappointed" as US drops imported OTR tires case

Added: 29 Feb 2016

Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. said it is disappointed that the International Trade Co…

ETRMA backs moves to tackle skills gap in automotive industry

Added: 29 Feb 2016

Brussels – The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association has highlighted its continuing rol…

Mesnac buoyed by tire supplier of the year award

Mesnac buoyed by tire supplier of the year award

Added: 29 Feb 2016

Hanover, Germany – Chinese tire machinery manufacturer has won the ‘tire industry supplier of the y…

Ineos tries to reassure residents about fracking

Ineos tries to reassure residents about fracking

Added: 26 Feb 2016

London  - Ineos has told a group of residents in an area of North West of England there was no reas…

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Added: 26 Feb 2016

Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) is set to launch major organisational and pers…

For qualifying tire manufacturers, the service offering will provide a complimentary assessment of the current barcode identification system, along with the justification associated with converting operations to an RFID-based automation system. Using finite element (FE) modeling tools, Computype will create a customized RFID-based identification and tracking system designed for the unique requirements of the tire manufacturer including embedded RFID inlays built to withstand the rigors of the tire vulcanization process.

Computype announces new RFID advance

Added: 26 Feb 2016

Hull, UK – Computype announces RFID Ready for Tire, a collaborative innovation service for tire man…

A  Physicist with a masters in material science from Milan University, Riva started his career as research associate at the Italian Institute for the physics of matter in 1991. His research was in the field of shape memory alloys.

FTC 2016: Guido Riva, suppliers & materials quality manager, Pirelli Tire SpA

Added: 26 Feb 2016

Guido Riva, suppliers & materials quality manager, Pirelli Tire SpA will deliver a presentation on …

Covestro boss: UK would be "stupid" to leave EU

Covestro boss: UK would be "stupid" to leave EU

Added: 25 Feb 2016

Cologne, Germany – The UK’s possible exit from the European Union – so-called Brexit – following a …