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Lanxess says rubber JV approvals on track

Lanxess says rubber JV approvals on track

Added: 7 Jan 2016

London – German speciality chemicals company Lanxess is expecting to complete the approvals process…

Versalis to distribute Eni rubber process oils in Asia

Versalis to distribute Eni rubber process oils in Asia

Added: 7 Jan 2016

Milan, Italy – Versalis Pacific Trading (Shanghai), a Versalis subsidiary in Asia, has started dist…

Fenner CEO takes leave of absence

Fenner CEO takes leave of absence

Added: 7 Jan 2016

London – Fenner PLC’s chief executive officer Nick Hobsonhas taken a temporary leave of absence due…

Italian rubber equipment exports up in 2015

Italian rubber equipment exports up in 2015

Added: 6 Jan 2016

Milan, Italy – Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association for plastic and rubber processing equip…

EnPro, Goodyear reach licensing agreement

EnPro, Goodyear reach licensing agreement

Added: 6 Jan 2016

Longview, Texas – EnPro Industries’ Stemco Division has reached a trademark licensing agreement reg…

Bridgestone to expand US car tire plant

Bridgestone to expand US car tire plant

Added: 6 Jan 2016

Wilson, North Carolina – Bridgestone Americas plans to expand capacity at its Wilson passenger tire…

Cooper buying into China TBR plant

Cooper buying into China TBR plant

Added: 6 Jan 2016

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is buying a 65-percent stake in China’s Qingdao Ge Rui Da …

UK firm to expand rubber band product range

UK firm to expand rubber band product range

Added: 6 Jan 2016

Heanor, UK - Four D Rubber Ltd, a manufacturer of latex rubber used for the medical, retail and lei…

Aeolus planning "major asset reorganisation"

Aeolus planning "major asset reorganisation"

Added: 5 Jan 2016

Shanghai, China – Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd is planning "major assets reorganisation" and will continue …

Brussels – The European Commission has put on hold a decision on whether or not to ban the use of rubber from end-of-life tires in synthetic turf and shock-absorbing play surfaces.

EC kicks synthetic turf 'ban' into touch

Added: 5 Jan 2016

EC-PAH Restriction on Consumer Products Regulation 1272/2013, which came into force at the end of 2…

BKT inaugurates "remote" tire plant in India

Added: 5 Jan 2016

Seregno, Italy- BKT has officially inaugurated its new $500-million tire plant at Bhui in Gujarat, …

Bridgestone loses Pep Boys to Icahn

Bridgestone loses Pep Boys to Icahn

Added: 5 Jan 2016

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The boards of directors of Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack and Icahn Ent…

Pirelli, ChemChina merger plan approved

Pirelli, ChemChina merger plan approved

Added: 5 Jan 2016

Milan, Italy – The boards of directors of Pirelli & C SpA and Marco Polo Industrial Holding SpA hav…

Sentury mulls building tire plant in US

Added: 5 Jan 2016

Qingdao, China – Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. is budgeting “several hundred” million dollars for a…

Tocom first for Chinese rubber trader

Tocom first for Chinese rubber trader

Added: 4 Jan 2016

Tokyo – HGNH International Futures Co. Ltd has become the first ‘remote broker member’ (RBM) of the…

Nynas takes over Harburg refinery

Nynas takes over Harburg refinery

Added: 4 Jan 2016

Stockholm – Nynas has completed the takeover of the former Shell refinery in Hamburg , Germany, the…

TPU shoe sole maker Youdeng assesses €3m project

TPU shoe sole maker Youdeng assesses €3m project

Added: 4 Jan 2016

Liuyang, Hunan — Youdeng Technology started the final environmental assessment in November for its …

Giti closes TBR plant in Chongqing

Added: 4 Jan 2016

Chongqing, China – Tire maker Giti closed its TBR plant in Chongqing, China in November 2015. It is…

At the conference, Reifenhäuser said 'that the time is ripe to re-start German-Iranian relations in the field of plastics and rubber.'

German plastics and rubber machinery sector connects with Iran

Added: 2 Jan 2016

Frankfurt, Germany – German plastics and rubber machinery association the VDMA staged its first-eve…

China’s Capital Tire declares bankruptcy

China’s Capital Tire declares bankruptcy

Added: 2 Jan 2016

Beijing –  Beijing Capital Tire Co. Ltd, an affiliate of state-owned conglomerate Capital Group in …