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Interview: Hankook aims high
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Based on article published in the November/December issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
After…
Analysis: Go the distance? (DRAFT)
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Based on article appeared in November/December issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
French rub…
Silicone moulder adds Desma machine to production line
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Hereford, UK - Hereford-based TRP Sealing Systems has added a new 400 tonne injection moulding mach…
Continental starts China tire plant expansion
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Hefei, China – Continental has broken ground on phase 3 of its expansion project at its tire plant …
ContiTech appoints new head of fluid systems business
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Hanover, Germany - Andreas Gerstenberger has taken over as the head of ContiTech’s global industria…
Report: Sime Darby to grow more rubber
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Kuala Lumpur -- Sime Darby is planning to expand its rubber plantation activities despite the on-…
Chinese machinery maker dismisses reports of share-dealing probe
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Tianjin, China – Officials of Tianjin Saixiang Technology (TST) have dismissed reports of there bei…
Zeon opens carbon nanotubes plant in Japan
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Shunan City, Japan – Zeon Corp. has opened a carbon nanotubes manufacturing facility at the site of…
Carbon black R&D centre opens in Germany
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Stegelitz, Germany – Recovered carbon black (rCB) producer cct opened a research and development ce…
Jaguar Land Rover to launch €640m expansion
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Wolverhampon, UK – Car-maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to double the size of its …
UK company fined over tire explosion injury
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Essex, UK – A UK court has fined an agricultural machinery supplier £750,000 (€1.06 million) after …
Marangoni, GRP form retreading JV in India
Added: 26 Nov 2015
Mumbai, India –Marangoni Spa and rubber recyclier GRP Ltd have established a joint venture for comm…
Faulty rubber cables spark Chinese supplier puzzle
Added: 26 Nov 2015
London – UK industry body the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is re-investigating the source of su…
Trinseo to hike prices in Latin America
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo has announced a price increase for all products sold into the carpet…
Press release: New plastic-rubber technology for automotive cooling parts
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Essen, Germany – Cooling circuit parts installed by renowned automotive manufacturers consist of a …
Doublestar’s Kazakhstan tire plant approved by local government
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Oskemen, Kazakhstan – Qingdao Doublestar’s plan to set up a new tire plant in Kazakhstan’s Oskemen …
Tronchetti Provera to run Pirelli industrial tires business
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Milan, Italy – Lorenzo Sistinio, general manager of Pirelli Tyre SpA’s industrial business, is leav…
Interview: Chem Tech embarks on second phase of expansion
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Middlefield, Ohio – Chem Technologies Ltd. is preparing another expansion.
The custom mixer just ope…
Dutch centre to back Zochem's global goals
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Brampton, Canada – Zochem Inc., part of Horsehead Holding Corp., is embarking on a series of initi…
Rubber industry reaching a crossroads in India
Added: 25 Nov 2015
London - The Indian rubber manufacturing sector has an annual turnover of close to $5 billion (E5.6…
