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Swan Chemical acquires US rubber products distributor
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Consett, UK – Swan Chemical Inc., part of Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd, has acquired Production Systems In…

Hose maker Tristone investing in India
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Rubber hose and fluid-system parts maker Tristone Flowtech Group is setting up…

Bridgestone OE fitment on Mercedes SUVs
Added: 5 Aug 2015
London – Bridgestone Tyres has been selected by Daimler for the 2015 launch of the second-generati…

Camber Ridge launches €55 million indoor tire test track facility
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Charlotte, North Carolina - Camber Ridge LLC is to launch a new facility for tire testing which wil…

SAR Elektronic adapts technology to tire industry company’s needs
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Established in 1985, SAR Elektronic GmbH, based in Dingolfing, near Munich, Germany, specialises in…

ChemChina proceeding with Pirelli offer
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy — China National Chemical Corp.’s bid for operational control of Pirelli & C. SpA. wil…

Lanxess US business integrates Rhein Chemie
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Rhein Chemie Corp. has merged into Lanxess Corp’s Rhein Chemie Additives…

Hankook’s Q2 sales, earnings drop
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd suffered a 19.9-percent drop in operating income for the …

Michelin buys German wholesaler
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Lissendorf, Germany – Group Michelin has acquired Meyer Lissendorf G.mbH. & Co. KG, a 41-year-old, …

Conti reports strong half-year, expects lower NR prices
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has raised its earnings forecast for the full fiscal year 2015 af…

Press release: TPE targets overmoulding of nylon grips
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Avon Lake, Ohio - PolyOne Corp. has developed a thermoplastic elastomer for overmoulding nylon grip…

Bridgestone wins VW supplier award
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Neuburg, Germany - Bridgestone has won a VW Group award for best suppliers, the Japanese tire-maker…

Qure Medical acquires UK silicone firm
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Twinsburg, Ohio — Q Holding Co.’s Qure Medical business has acquired UK-based Silicone Altimex Ltd,…

Conti expands tire moulding, retreading portfolio
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s tire segment continued to expand its business in tire moulding …

Evonik earnings rise 40% in first half-year
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Essen – Evonik Industries AG has posted a sales growth of 8 percent to €6.944 billion in its first …

Cooper Standard opens two new facilities in China
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Shanghai, China –Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. has unveiled two new facilities in China, parent c…

Titan considers wheel plant in Turkey
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Quincy, Illinois —Titan International Inc. is exploring plans to expand a wheel plant in Turkey and…

Dätwyler buying Italian seals manufacturer
Added: 3 Aug 2015
Altdorf, Switzerland - Datwyler on 31 July signed a contract to acquire Italian-based company Origo…

Safic-Alcan acquires control of ChemSpec Ltd
Added: 3 Aug 2015
Paris – Speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has acquired a majority holding in ChemSpec Lt…
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Fenner belting downsizes in UK, China
Added: 31 Jul 2015
London – Fenner PLC has “significantly restructured” its UK and Chinese conveyor belt manufacturing…