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TPE compounder expanding in US
Added: 26 May 2015
Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Riken Elastomers Corp. will send $22 million on an expansion that will cre…
Dow Corning unveils "significant" silicone advance
Added: 25 May 2015
Dow Corning unveiled “a significant new enhancement” to its Silastic fluorosilicone rubber (FSR) po…
ContiTech to put Phoenix brand on Veyance belts
Added: 25 May 2015
Hanover, Germany – Conveyor belts for the mining industry produced by Veyance Technologies are to b…
Press release: New Nynas range of naphthenic oils minimises reformulation need
Added: 25 May 2015
The ongoing rationalization of Group I production across Europe has caused concern about shortages …
Helix Medical purchases silicone tubing line from Gore
Added: 25 May 2015
Carpinteria, California – Helix Medical LLC, part of Freudenberg, has acquired the silicone tubing …
Feature: Evonik tracks silica trends in tire sector
Added: 23 May 2015
For the Tires in the Lab feature in the May/June issue of ERJ, Dr Hans-Detlef Luginsland of Evonik …
Chinese maker recalls tires for possible belt separation
Added: 22 May 2015
Washington — China’s Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co. Ltd is recalling 5,068 Jinyu- and Evergreen-bran…
Spotlight on IISRP award winners
Added: 21 May 2015
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has issued photo…
Tire industry growth ‘threatens biodiversity’ in SE Asia
Added: 21 May 2015
Norwich, UK - Demand for natural rubber, fuelled by the tire industry, is threateningbiodiversity i…
Free business review for UK rubber companies
Added: 21 May 2015
Manchester, UK – The Manufacturing Institute is providing a profit programme, including a free busi…
NOK posts sales and profits gains
Added: 21 May 2015
Tokyo – NOK Corp. has posted a 17-percent year-on-year increase in net sales to Yen693,689 million…
Avon Rubber seeking new CEO as business grows
Added: 21 May 2015
Melksham, UK - Peter Slabbert is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of Avon…
US Zinc to expand zinc oxide capacity in China
Added: 21 May 2015
Houston, Texas – US Zinc has started to expand production at its zinc oxide plant in Changshu, Chin…
Wacker invests in Russian silicones test facility
Added: 21 May 2015
Munich, Germany – Wacker has expanded its technical centre in Moscow, Russia to serve as a test lab…
New steps to generate power by rubber tiles
Added: 21 May 2015
London – Pavegen Systems, a London-based technology firm, has developed rubber tiles that can conve…
Solvay FKM plant in China to open second half of 2015
Added: 21 May 2015
Brussels – Solvay will soon start up a new production unit for FKM fluoroelastomers at its Changshu…
Kumho Tire in talks to supply OEM products to Yokohama
Added: 21 May 2015
Tokyo – South Korea’s Kumho Tire plans to extend its partnership with Yokohama Rubber Co. with the …
Pirelli reports increase in operating, net income
Added: 21 May 2015
Milan, Italy — Pirelli & C. SpA reported increased operating and net income for the quarter that en…
Continental to build belts with Siemens, ThyssenKrupp
Added: 20 May 2015
Northeim, Germany – ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Siemens AG Process Industries and Drives Divisio…
Rubber granule producer among UK top SME exporters
Added: 20 May 2015
Lakenheath, UK – Murfitts Industries, a UK-based manufacturer of rubber granules, has been recognis…
