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Sinopec takes over 10% share of Sibur

Sinopec takes over 10% share of Sibur

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Moscow – China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), has completed its 10 percent minority in…

UK awards 21 new shale gas licenses to Ineos

Added: 17 Dec 2015

London – A day after the parliament approved controversial plans to allow fracking beneath national…

Analysis: Merger brings industry giants together

Analysis: Merger brings industry giants together

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Dow Chemical Co. of Midland, Michigan, and DuPont, based in Wilmington, Delaware are coming togethe…

Rosneft, Sinopec mull polymer JV

Rosneft, Sinopec mull polymer JV

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Moscow - Rosneft and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed a memorandum of understanding…

Evonik finds enzymatic route to 1-alkenes

Evonik finds enzymatic route to 1-alkenes

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Essen, Germany – Evonik and researchers at the University of Graz have found a biological route to …

Press release: Trelleborg to showcase low friction seal material

Press release: Trelleborg to showcase low friction seal material

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Trelleborg, Sweden – An innovative seal material designed to accelerate performance in motorsport i…

Tire maker advances mind-reading technology

Tire maker advances mind-reading technology

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Among the eye-catching technologies to emerge this year was a futuristic tire concept developed by …

In October, Yokohama opened its €265m commercial tire plant in West Point, Mississippi, to produce one million truck and bus tires annually by year-end 2018.

Tire investments in the pipeline

Added: 17 Dec 2015

As the year 2015 draws to a close, ERJ looks at tire-plant investments and expansion projects annou…

Titan to lay off 130 workers at US plant

Titan to lay off 130 workers at US plant

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Bryan, Ohio – Titan Tire Corp. plans to lay off at least 130 workers at its Bryan farm and off-the-…

Toyo Tire Italy appoints new president

Toyo Tire Italy appoints new president

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire Italia SpA has appointed Fabio Merli as its president, the company announc…

Cefic warns of “challenging times” ahead of EU chemical industry

Cefic warns of “challenging times” ahead of EU chemical industry

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Brussels – The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has warned of “challenging times ahead” d…

Hankook expands OE offerings in Europe

Hankook expands OE offerings in Europe

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Europe will supply an additional 20 sizes of its original equipment…

Henniges CEO to become top exec at Chassix

Added: 16 Dec 2015

Southfield, Michigan – Chassix Holdings Inc. has appointed Douglas DelGrosso as its new CEO, effect…

In a report published on 16 Dec, ETRMA said that the EU tire market had increased globally in 2014.

EU tire market grows, importers benefit - ETRMA

Added: 16 Dec 2015

Brussels – European tire production increased in 2014 back to 2011 levels, the best post-crisis yea…

Trelleborg acquires marine docking software company

Trelleborg acquires marine docking software company

Added: 16 Dec 2015

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has signed an agreement to acquire Marimate…

Launching a new five-year business plan, Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer, said: “We want to bring production to where the consumer is. And if we have robotics that can do the production [Adidas] can put it into America, Germany, France, the UK, wherever it’s needed.

Asian wage costs spur Adidas' automation drive

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Herzogenaurach, Germany – Adidas is seeing a steep increase in the cost of the products it sources …

BASF expands Nanjing plant to meet tire additives demand

BASF expands Nanjing plant to meet tire additives demand

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Nanjing, China – BASF has completed a major capacity expansion at its tertiary butylamine (tBA) pla…

Iran signals €70bn investment prospect for petrochemicals

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Tehran Iran’s National Petrochmical Company (NPC) held a major petrochemical event on 13-14 Dec, …

Michelin launches tire sealant spray

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has launched an emergency tire repair product – Michelin Tire S…

The Goodyear Flight Radial, which is the Akron-based tire maker’s most advanced aviation product, incorporates Goodyear Featherweight Alloy Core bead technology – the latest in Goodyear lightweight radial aircraft technology. Additionally, it also contains a variety of other features, Goodyear said, including strong, rigid tread belts with enhanced rubber that offer dimensional stability, longer service life and increased cut resistance.

Goodyear wins Boeing 777X supply deal

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Akron, Ohio - Aircraft producer Boeing Co. has selected Goodyear to provide main nose and landing g…