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Hamaton opens UK unit to pursue European TPMS market

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

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

Kordsa quarterly profit soars

Added: 17 Aug 2015

Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish industrial yarn and cord fabric producer Kordsa Global has reported a st…

The industry body and Malaysia’s public transport operator Prasarana Malaysia Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further research the Ekoprena retread tires.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Adjusted net income, however, was $228 million, 9 percent higher than the first half of last year.

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

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…