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Former Delphi exec to head auto interiors supplier IAC
Added: 14 Jul 2015
Maumee, Ohio – Jim Kamsickas, the CEO of International Automotive Components Group, is leaving his …
Nuclear deal can boost Iran tire industry
Added: 14 Jul 2015
London – A nuclear agreement between Iran and the West has been welcomed by industry leaders in the…
Kraiburg sets up Mexican company
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Duluth, Georgia — Kraiburg TPE Corp. has formed a new entity in Mexico under the legal name Kraibur…
Natural rubber prices head south
Added: 13 Jul 2015
London - Any lingering hopes of a near-term recovery in natural rubber (NR) prices all but evaporat…
Hutchinson to open aerospace centre in US
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Paris – Huchinson will open an aerospace manufacturing centre of excellence (COE) in Mobile, Alabam…
Camoplast Solideal becomes Camso
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Magog, Quebec– Magog-based company Camoplast Solideal has changed its name to Camso effective on 3 …
Arburg unveils new Spanish facility
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Barcelona, Spain - Arburg, the German plastics machinery manufacturer, has opened new premises in t…
Chinese car sales, production growth slows down
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Beijing – Chinese passenger car production and sales growth rates have slowed down by over 6 percen…
Tire registration, performance bill introduced in US Senate
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Washington – A bill requiring independent tire dealers to submit tire registration information elec…
Maplan to start building new plant this year
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Vienna – Rubber injection moulding machinery manufacturer Maplan GmbH will start construction work …
Opinion: Is the polymer industry still fit for heroes?
Added: 13 Jul 2015
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Stephanie Kwolek, who died last week at the age of 90, is credited wi…
Stagnant growth for the EU chemicals sector - report
Added: 10 Jul 2015
Brussels – European chemical output grew just 0.3 percent during the first four months of 2015 comp…
Asahi Kasei to expand SEBS elastomer production
Added: 10 Jul 2015
Kawasaki, Japan - Asahi Kasei Chemicals will increase annual production capacity for hydrogenated s…
Conti recalls 3,800 replacement passenger tires in US
Added: 10 Jul 2015
Fort Mill, South Carolina — Continental Tire the Americas LLC is voluntarily recalling approximatel…
ContiTech to expand hose plant in Serbia
Added: 9 Jul 2015
Subotica, Serbia – ContiTech Fluid Serbia is planning to expand its hose assembly plant in Subotica…
Japan’s Kuraray increases elastomer prices
Added: 9 Jul 2015
Tokyo – Japanese chemicals producer Kuraray will increase the prices of its elastomer-related produ…
Kesoram refutes Birla Tyres sale report
Added: 9 Jul 2015
West Bengal, India – Kesoram Industries Ltd. is rebutting a published report in India that it is tr…
Freudenberg acquires Canadian oil and gas seal company
Added: 9 Jul 2015
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg Oil and Gas Technologies, part of Freudenberg Group, has acquired B…
Automotive industry boosts Mexico rubber production
Added: 8 Jul 2015
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Biggest revenue segments for the Mexican petrochemicals market in 2014 were acr…
Toyo wins US trademark case
Added: 8 Jul 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. is entitled to the default judgment, permanent injunctio…
