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Omnova consolidates business, rejigs latex production
Added: 12 Jun 2015
Beachwood, Ohio - Omnova Solutions, an Ohio-based speciality chemical company, has announced a plan…

New CEOs for Pelmar Engineering
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Ramat Hasharon, Israel – Pelmar Engineering Group has appointed Eldad Eilam and Dana Broder as co-C…

Michelin steps up online game, launches global website
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin Group has taken yet another step in the direction of online d…

Apollo targets Iranian tire market
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Tehran – Moves to lift trading sanctions against Iran has prompted Apollo Tyres to expand its suppl…

Prisma Colour sees demand spike in Europe
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Glossop, UK – Prisma Colour, a UK-based supplier of colouring solutions to the rubber and silicone …

Trelleborg begins seals production at new aerospace facility
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has started production of seals at a new facility…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up new halobutyl rubber unit
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Nizhnekamskneftekhim Group has recently started up new production units for h…

UK launches new online vehicle recall search tool
Added: 11 Jun 2015
London – The UK automotive sector, led by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and…

NHTSA grants Conti petition for mismarked car tires
Added: 11 Jun 2015
Washington — The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted the petition…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up new halobutyl rubber unit
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Nizhnekamskneftekhim Group has recently started up new production units for h…

Sibur rubber sales up 35 percent
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Moscow, Russia – Integrated gas processing and petrochemicals company Sibur has reported a 35.1-per…

Analysis: Keep calm and recycle
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Despite decades of debate, regulation and advances in technologies in areas such as pyrolysis, cryo…

DKT to unveil innovations in injection moulding
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Developments in the field of injection moulding will be a key feature of the DKT / IRC event in Nur…

US hearing held for Chinese tire duties
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Washington – The US International Trade Commission (ITC) held a hearing on 9 June on antidumping an…

Cooper's rolling resistance technology part-accessible to public
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Findlay, Ohio — Companies interested in learning more about the low rolling resistance technology, …

Goodyear to roll out rice-silica tire in China
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with a Chinese company for the su…

Spanish silicone hose producer in expansion mode
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Barcelona, Spain – Venair Group, a Barcelona-based producer of silicone hose, has established a new…

JLR develops potholes detection technology
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Whitley, UK – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is researching a new ‘connected car’ technology that will all…
![A particular target is port operations, “where fast loading times and short downtimes times are vital, [and] the new telematics system [can minimise] costly tire and vehicle damage,” the company said.](/files/img_cache/2177159/160_120_1ContiFlex11.jpg?1645986351)
Continental CST unveils new telematics system for TMPS
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), part of Continental AG, …

German tire market to grow at 7% for next 5 years
Added: 9 Jun 2015
Burnaby, Canada - Germany’s tire market is set to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over…