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Producers to set up rubber market by June 2016
Added: 7 Dec 2015
Jakarta – Major natural rubber producers, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, have agreed to open a r…
EU climate initiative to study turning CO2 into rubber
Added: 7 Dec 2015
Paris – A European Union initiative for climate innovation, Climate-KIC, is looking into using carb…
ABB advances X-ray monitoring of rubber seals
Added: 7 Dec 2015
London – ABB is developing x-ray analysis to monitor the condition of O-ring seals as part of a non…
New US law sets tighter tire regulations
Added: 7 Dec 2015
Washington – The US Senate has passed a five-year, $305-billion (€282-billion) surface transportati…
Press Release: Kuraray develops new photocurable elastomer
Added: 7 Dec 2015
Tokyo – Japanese chemicals company Kuraray has developed a new photocurable elastomer, the company …
New kid on the black
Added: 7 Dec 2015
Based on article published in the November/December issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
The d…
Interview: The dispersion games
Added: 6 Dec 2015
Based on article published in the November/December issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
New Y…
Trelleborg sealing operation expands test facilities
Added: 4 Dec 2015
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a business unit of Trelleborg AB, has expanded …
Goodyear appoints new EMEA boss
Added: 4 Dec 2015
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has appointed Jean-Claude Kihn as president of its Europe, Middle East and A…
Analysis: All roads lead south east
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Based on article by Zivojin Sekulic of GAJ d.o.o, published in the November/December issue of Europ…
Opinion: Open up to close skills gap
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Based on article published in the November/December issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
That …
Cabot CEO to take leave of absence following stroke
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp’s president and chief executive officer Patrick Prevost will tak…
Sibur posts rise in synthetic rubber sales
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Moscow – Russia petrochemical company Sibur has posted a sharp rise in synthetic rubber sales reven…
Marangoni adds new dealer in North America
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Jacksonville, Florida – Marangoni Tread North America has added Tire Service LLC to its independent…
Yokohama develops simulation technology for multi-objective design
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has developed a simulation technology for multi-objective design ex…
HB Chemical to distribute Orion blacks in North America
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Kingwood, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons LLC and HB Chemical Corporation have signed a letter of …
Floods disrupt Apollo’s Chennai production
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Gurgaon, India – Production at Apollo’s tire plant in Oragadam has been hit by recent flooding and …
Nokian boss reveals roadmap to profitable growth
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Helsinki – Nokian Tyres has outlined its strategy for a return to profitable growth following the c…
Hutchinson acquires US rubber manufacturer
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Danielson, Connecticut – Hutchinson SA’s Precision Sealing Systems unit is acquiring Danielson-base…
ZC Rubber opens second Mexican store
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Cancun, Mexico – China’s Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. has opened a Westlake-branded tire store …
