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IRSG appoints new boss
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group, IRSG, has appointed Salvatore Pinizzotto as its n…
Bridgestone completes first Russia tire plant
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Ulyanovsk, Russia – Bridgestone has completed the construction its first plant in the Russia/CIS re…
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Added: 15 Sep 2016
London – Thermoplastic elastomers can help designers match aesthetics and functionality in the Inte…
Chem-Trend acquires release agents supplier
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Troy, Michigan – Chem-Trend has acquired Huron Technologies Inc. – a supplier of customised mould r…
Goodyear eyes investment in US truck and earthmover factory
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Topeka, Kansas – Goodyear is considering making “strategic investments” in its Topeka truck and ear…
Rema Tip Top takes over conveyor belt maker
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Poing, Germany – Rema Tip Top has fully acquired the Cobra Group/Depreux, a manufacturer of conveyo…
Chemicals trio to produce butadiene derivatives in Thailand
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Tokyo – Kuraray Co., PTT Global Chemical Public Co. and Sumitomo Corp. have agreed to carry out a j…
US masks orders to continue for Avon
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber’s protection and defence business expects continued orders for military …
Report: Data gap delays EU probe into Dow-DuPont merger
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Midland Michigan – The European Union has suspended an 11 Jan deadline to complete its investigatio…
Solvay scientist wins award for energy-saving tires
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Brussels – Belgian chemicals producer Solvay SA researcher Sylvaine Neveu has won the Irène Joliot-…
Cabot JV to build fumed silica plant in China
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is to form a joint venture (JV) with Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng …
OCI starts up carbon black plant in China
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Zaozhuang, Shandong – South Korean chemicals company OCI has started an 80 kilotonne per annum (kpt…
Sibur-Reliance rubber JV takes one step closer to start-up
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Jamnagar, India – A rubber joint venture between India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Russia’s…
Aliapur needs transport for 300kt of scrap tires
Added: 13 Sep 2016
Lyon, France – French tire recovery company Aliapur is inviting tenders from road hauliers for the …
UK growth forecasts downgraded as uncertainty hits investment
Added: 13 Sep 2016
London - In its first economic forecast since the European Union referendum, the British Chambers o…
Sentury to build US plant in Georgia
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Lagrange, Georgia – China’s Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. has selected LaGrange in southwest Georgi…
VMI, Safe-Run in patent-infringement dispute
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Epe, The Netherlands / Suzhou, China – VMI is taking legal steps against alleged patent-infringemen…
Triangle launches IPO to improve global presence
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Franklin, Tennessee – Triangle Tire has launched an initial public offering (IPO) at the Shanghai S…
Semperit finance boss opts to depart
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Vienna – Semperit CFO Johannes Schmidt-Schultes has informed the company he will not be available f…
ZC Rubber opening two-wheeler tire plant
Added: 12 Sep 2016
Zhejiang, China – China’s Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. is preparing to start production at its new…
