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Sales and profits growth supports Shin-Etsu silicones plan
Added: 19 May 2015
Tokyo – Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd is investing to strengthen the production and R&D systems of it…
Chinaplas exhibitor total surpasses K show
Added: 19 May 2015
Guangzhou, China — The annual Chinaplas show has grown bigger than the triennial K fair, when it co…
Teknor Apex mulls future of fire-hit plant
Added: 19 May 2015
Oldbury, UK - Teknor Apex is having ongoing discussions with staff over the future of its UK site a…
Belting maker to be acquired by investment fund
Added: 19 May 2015
Alkmaar, The Netherlands – Ammeraal Beltech, a manufacturer of process and conveyor belting will be…
Michelin in “eco-friendly” NR deals
Added: 19 May 2015
Paris – Michelin has inked an international deal to produce eco-friendly natural rubber in Indonesi…
Report: CEAT Kelani to build motorbike tire plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 19 May 2015
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka – CEAT Kelani Holdings has commissioned a new facility for the manufacture of m…
Pirelli P Zero wins Swedish magazine’s tire test
Added: 19 May 2015
Burton upon Trent, UK– Pirelli’s P Zero has won Sweden’s Auto, Motor & Sport magazine summer tire t…
Scientists identify dandelion rubber proteins
Added: 18 May 2015
Aachen, Germany – A research team headed by Münster University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mol…
Canadian retread plant moves closer to production
Added: 18 May 2015
St. Marys, Ontario – The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has issued Green Ar…
Monolith, power district to build carbon black plant
Added: 18 May 2015
Hallam, Nebraska – Monolith Materials is teaming up with the Nebraska Public Power District and the…
Apollo promotes Kumar to CFO
Added: 18 May 2015
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has promoted Gaurav Kumar from group head of corporate strategy an…
Michelin launches new farm tire
Added: 18 May 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has extended its range of BibLoad Hard Surface tires with a new size…
Trelleborg to provide London Underground springs
Added: 18 May 2015
London – London Underground has selected Trelleborg’s industrial anti-vibration solutions operation…
Podium for Falken tire at Nürburgring 24 hours
Added: 18 May 2015
Nürburg, Germany – Japanese tire manufacturer Falken Tyres achieved its first podium at the 2015 Nü…
TTIP “historic” for chemical industry
Added: 18 May 2015
Brussels – AmCham EU and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) have stressed the importanc…
Shareholders elect DuPont nominees as directors
Added: 18 May 2015
Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont announced on 15 May that its shareholders had elected all 12 DuPont d…
BKT develops new version of agricultural tire
Added: 18 May 2015
Seregno, Italy - BKT has recently developed a new size of Agrimax Teris, the tire for harvesters, a…
Continental and MAN extend partnership
Added: 18 May 2015
Hanover, Germany – MAN truck and bus manufacturer has adopted Conti Hybrid and Conti Scandinavia pr…
Toyo earmarks €100m for quake-proof rubber scandal
Added: 18 May 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has reported an extraordinary loss of Yen14 billion (€102…
Singapore unit to bolster Yokohama’s buying power
Added: 15 May 2015
Tokyo ‒ Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has established a subsidiary in Singapore to help improve its globa…
