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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…
China's rubber recyclers aim to double level of exports
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Beijing - China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) sees a 6 percent annual growth rate in the count…
Freudenberg rebrands to increase focus on medical markets
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Kaiserslautern, Germany – Freudenberg Group has introduced Freudenberg Medical as a new umbrella b…
Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. has posted a 33.4-percent increase in first-quarter operating income to Y…
Sumitomo joins Russian dandelion rubber pursuit
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has joined the list of tire makers seeking to develop the …
Trelleborg expands sealing unit in Bulgaria
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Pernik, Bulgaria — Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a business unit of Trelleborg AB, will expand its …
