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Work starts on China's largest rubber recycling park
Added: 4 Jun 2015
Hubei, China - The Central China Rubber Resources Recycling Industrial Park broke ground in Xiangya…
Goodyear, SRI agree to end alliance to avoid arbitration
Added: 4 Jun 2015
Akron/Kobe, Japan — Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) have agreed to dissolve thei…
Zeon develops “next-generation” latex for disposable gloves
Added: 4 Jun 2015
Tokyo, Japan – Zeon Corp. has started sales of Nipol LX561, a “next-generation” grade of NBR latex,…
Cimcorp appoints new CEO following Muratec takeover
Added: 4 Jun 2015
Ulvila, Finland – The board of Cimcorp Oy has appointed Masatoshi Wakabayashi as the company’s CEO …
Conti in €250m expansion of China tire plant
Added: 3 Jun 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is investing €250 million in new capacity expansions at its Hefei…
Veyance air springs business to be sold to EnPro
Added: 3 Jun 2015
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech is to sell the Veyance Technologies North American air springs busines…
Hankook OE tires for new Mercedes-Benz truck
Added: 3 Jun 2015
Neu-Isenburg, Germany –Hankook Tire has expanded its OE portfolio in the heavy commercial vehicle (…
Mitsubishi elastomers unit for Turkey
Added: 3 Jun 2015
Tokyo – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) has established a new performance polymer business network …
Law makers move to update US chemical regulations
Added: 3 Jun 2015
Washington — In the US, the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to s…
Press release: Freudenberg-NOK introduces new cold-tolerant FKM for processing industry
Added: 3 Jun 2015
Material expertise is the foundation of made-to-order sealing solutions for the processing industry…
Bayer MaterialScience to convert to Covestro
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Leverkusen, Germany – The new Covestro name will launch in September as Leverkusen, Germany-based B…
Hexpol expanding rubber compounds capacity in Mexico
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Malmo, Sweden - Hexpol is to increase its rubber compounds capacity to meet growing demand from the…
Bridgestone relocates Asia-Pacific technical center
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Bangkok — Bridgestone Corp. has relocated its Bridgestone Asia Pacific Technical Center Co. Ltd to …
US schedules 9 June hearing on Chinese tire investigation
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Washington—The US International Trade Commission will hold a meeting at its headquarters 9 June on …
Automated Tigar on track for 50% higher output
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Pirot, Serbia – Tigar Tyres is employing Cimcorp’s Dream Factory concept for automated material han…
NHTSA grants Conti tires non-compliance petition
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted the petition of…
US bill to ban rubber turf in CA rejected
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Sacramento, California — A bill that would place a temporary ban on the installation of athletic tu…
Dow confirms CPE plant closure at Stade
Added: 1 Jun 2015
London – Dow Chemical Co. has confirmed that it is to close its unit for the production of Tyrin ch…
Lanxess hikes prices for synthetic elastomers
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess has announced prices increases for several synthetic rubbers in Europe, …
Sumitomo plays down Goodyear break-up reports
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has dismissed as “speculative” news reports that it is abo…
