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El Nino to hit NR production this year - report
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Bangkok – Prolonged El Nino weather conditions are expected to decrease global natural rubber (NR) …
Viewpoint: Made in China
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Jacob Peled, executive chairman, Pelmar Engineering gives his own personal views on the current sta…
Toyoda Gosei invests in second plant in Brazil
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is adding a second production plant in Brazil by taking a 30-percent s…
Synthetic rubber market to be worth €41bn by 2023
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Dublin – The global synthetic rubber market is expanding at a CAGR of 5.1 percent and on track to r…
Henniges breaks ground on expansion in Mexico
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Auburn Hills, Michigan – Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. has broken ground on its new manufacturi…
Press release: Nynas celebrates 30 years in Germany - Now introducing new base oil portfolio
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Since its formation in 1985, Nynas GmbH has grown to become a leading supplier of naphthenic oils i…
Kumho staff strike over new wage system
Added: 18 Aug 2015
Seoul – Union-member workers at Kumho Tire Co., went on a strike on 17 Aug after they failed to agr…
Ineos welcomes UK fracking initiative
Added: 18 Aug 2015
London – Ineos has welcomed a decision by the UK government to fast-track shale gas planning applic…
Wacker sets up, expands Moscow tech centre
Added: 18 Aug 2015
Moscow – Wacker has opened, and already expanded, a technical centre for silicones in the Russian c…
Hamaton opens UK unit to pursue European TPMS market
Added: 18 Aug 2015
Desford, UK – Hamaton Automotive Technology Co. Ltd, which until recently traded as Huangzhou Hama…
Bayer announces Covestro executive lineup
Added: 18 Aug 2015
Leverkusen, Germany — Covestro’s board of management has been announced with Patrick Thomas and Fra…
Kordsa quarterly profit soars
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish industrial yarn and cord fabric producer Kordsa Global has reported a st…
Malaysia to commercialise eco-NR tires in two years
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Rubber Board plans to commercialise its eco-friendly Ekoprena retread …
Nokian third factory plans still on
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is continuing with plans to build a third tire plant, despite major c…
Datwyler ready to spend more to reach €2bn sales target
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group is on track to achieve annual revenue of CHF2.0 billion (€1.9…
RIEG meeting to focus on rubber composites
Added: 17 Aug 2015
London - The next Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) afternoon technical discussion meeting (ATDM) …
Urethane chemical majors unaffected by Tianjin blast
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Tianjin, China — Cosmo Polyurethane Co’s PU foam and polyester polyols plant is operating normally …
Bridgestone posts moderate growth in H1 2015
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Japanese tire-maker Bridgestone Corp. achieved a 6-percent rise in net sales to ¥1,855.4 bi…
Many killed, injured in China chemical warehouse blasts
Added: 14 Aug 2015
Tianjin, China – At least 50 people have been reported dead and over 700 injured in two explosions …
Acquisitions, currency effects help Bekaert growth
Added: 14 Aug 2015
Courtrai, Belgium – Steel wire transformation company Bekaert has said that its acquisitions and cu…
