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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
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The boards of directors of Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack and Icahn Ent…
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
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
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
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…
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
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Beijing – Beijing Capital Tire Co. Ltd, an affiliate of state-owned conglomerate Capital Group in …
Pirelli, Versalis advance guayule-rubber tire technology
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Milan, Italy – Pirelli SpA has produced its first ultra high performance tire containing natural ru…
Yokohama heats up conveyor belt technology
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has introduced a new fabric belt that can significantly enhance the…
DuPont plans to cut more than 5,000 jobs
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Wilmington, Delaware.—The new year might not bring much cheer to DuPont Co.’s work force and resear…
GRTE 2016 offers free book on “Rubber Mixing”
Added: 1 Jan 2016
TechnoBiz and China United Rubber Corporation are jointly organizing the third edition of "GRTE 201…
Lanxess ups prices for chloroprene rubber, adhesives
Added: 21 Dec 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess’ high performance elastomers business unit is to raise its prices for ch…
Automotive rubber mouldings market on a roll
Added: 18 Dec 2015
Dublin – Demand for automotive rubber moulded components is set to grow at a CAGR of 5.20 percent f…
Updated - China buys 200kt of Thai rubber as talks continue
Added: 18 Dec 2015
London – Sinochem has signed an agreement with the Rubber Authority of Thailand to purchase 200 kil…
Henniges appoints interim CEO
Added: 18 Dec 2015
Auburn Hills, Michigan – Larry Williams, chief financial officer of Henniges Automotive Inc., will …
MRF to set up greenfield tire plant in Gujarat
Added: 18 Dec 2015
Ahmedabad, India – Indian tire maker MRF is set to build a greenfield tire manufacturing plant in G…
Falken expands European CV product range
Added: 18 Dec 2015
Offenbach/Main, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe will add two new tires to its European product range a…
