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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
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
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol Compounding saw its sales rise 27 percent to $1.23 billion (€1.13 million) f…

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
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
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
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
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has announced a series of decisions to restructure its industri…

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
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
Added: 29 Feb 2016
Joliette, Quebec – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is planning a $225 million (€206 million) investment i…

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
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
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
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
Added: 26 Feb 2016
Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) is set to launch major organisational and pers…

Computype announces new RFID advance
Added: 26 Feb 2016
Hull, UK – Computype announces RFID Ready for Tire, a collaborative innovation service for tire man…

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
Added: 25 Feb 2016
Cologne, Germany – The UK’s possible exit from the European Union – so-called Brexit – following a …