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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…

US amends duties on Chinese tires
Added: 14 Aug 2015
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has made slight adjustments on some of its antidumping a…

Hankook concept tires receive awards
Added: 14 Aug 2015
Seoul – Concept tires developed by Hankook Tire Co. Ltd in collaboration with Pforzheim University …

JLR unveils next stage of global plans
Added: 13 Aug 2015
London - Jaguar Land Rover has signed a letter of intent with the government of the Slovak Republic…

Trelleborg Vibracoustic advances IPO, posts strong Q2
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB is progressing plans for a possible initial public offering (IPO…

ChemChina launches bid for Pirelli
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy — Marco Polo Industrial Holding SpA, the company set up by China National Chemical Co.…

Kismet adds extrusion for plastics, rubber
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Blue Ridge, Georgia – Kismet Rubber Products Corp. has added two production lines — one for rubber,…

Toyo Tire posts 36% profit rise in first half
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Tokyo - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd has reported a strong first half year, with a 35.5-percent rise…

Dow Corning says silicones segment strong in H1 2015
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning has posted a drop in sales in the first half of 2015, mainly as a r…

New boss for Sinopec Mitsui elastomers JV
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has appointed Yoshiji Ohori as president of Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui E…