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REMA acquires conveyor belt firm in Norway
Added: 4 Feb 2016
Poing, Germany – REMA Tip Top has recently acquired Flexpro AS, a Norway-based company specialising…
Malaysia to rubberise 1,000km of roads
Added: 4 Feb 2016
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia plans to ‘rubberise’ some 1,000km of its roads beginning this year, the cou…
Asahi Kasei reports increased rubber shipments
Added: 4 Feb 2016
Tokyo –Asahi Kasei has reported improved sales and earnings at its performance polymers unit in its…
Nokian weatherproof tire wins "L‘argus" test
Added: 4 Feb 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian’s Weatherproof all-weather tire has recently won an all-season tire test by…
Refocused Zeon grows rubber earnings by 20%
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Tokyo – Zeon Corp.'s elastomers business has notched up a 20-percent year-on-year rise in operating…
Cabot CEO extends leave of absence
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s chief executive officer Patrick Prevost is not yet “ready” to…
Huber acquires Martinswerk to add to fire-retardant portfolio
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Atlanta, Georgia – JM Huber Corp., through its Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) division, has acqui…
Evonik develops silicone liner-less labels
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Essen, Germany – German speciality chemicals company Evonik Industries has developed “liner-less la…
Kumho appoints ‘Europe expert’ as new CEO
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Seoul –Kumho Tire has appointed 61-year-old Han-Seob Lee as its new chief executive officerwith imm…
Cooper Standard opens new China facilities, says confident in market
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Chongqing, China - Cooper-Standard Holdings, the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. …
Tire, rubber markets buoy Teijin to Q3
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Tokyo – Teijin has reported that sales of its Twaron-brand para-aramid fibres “expanded firmly” for…
Liveris retiring; Fitterling named president of Dow Chemical
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. boss Andrew Liveris announced that he is retiring during a 2 F…
Tokyo rubber prices slip further on oil decline
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Tokyo – Rubber was among a batch of commodities to take a cue from declining oil prices, amid activ…
Manuli extends position in South America
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Fluiconnecto by Manuli, part of Manuli Rubber Industries (MRI) has rec…
French group to share green-rubber findings
Added: 3 Feb 2016
Vitry-sur-Seine, France – The French Rubber and Plastics Research and Testing Laboratory (LRCCP) is…
Continental scouting for new HQ location
Added: 2 Feb 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is scouting for locations to move its corporate function to a new…
Trelleborg opens US agriculture tire plant
Added: 2 Feb 2016
Spartanburg, South Carolina – Trelleborg Wheel Systems cut the ribbon on its first North American t…
Importers challenge Titan/USW on OTR tire duties petition
Added: 2 Feb 2016
Washington – Importers of OTR tires from China, India and Sri Lanka claim the Titan International I…
Bridgestone recalls trailer tires
Added: 2 Feb 2016
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations is recalling about 36,000 Firestone FS5…
US union seeks duties on Chinese truck, bus tires
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Washington —The United Steelworkers union has filed a petition with the International Trade Commiss…
