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Goodyear returns to bicycle tire market

Goodyear returns to bicycle tire market

Added: 1 Apr 2015

Parsippany, New Jersey — The Goodyear brand bicycle tire is back.

Kent International Inc., which bil…

Federal-Mogul to build plant in China

Federal-Mogul to build plant in China

Added: 1 Apr 2015

Nanchang, China — Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.’s powertrain division will build a new sealing and g…

Producers win polymer price hikes in March

Producers win polymer price hikes in March

Added: 31 Mar 2015

London - After falling since the middle of last year, European standard thermoplastic prices reboun…

NR prices flat as producers prepare to set up exchange market

NR prices flat as producers prepare to set up exchange market

Added: 31 Mar 2015

Bangkok – Natural rubber (NR) futures and physical rubber markets in Asia remained in a narrow rang…

HF tracks energy-saving tire trends

Added: 31 Mar 2015

London - Automotive sector demand for energy-saving tires is likely to have a significant impact on…

Mesnac targets 50% overseas sales by 2016

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Cologne, Germany - Mesnac vice president Karol Vanko says the rubber machinery maker is seeking a r…

ERJ Machinery Survey: Change, growth and emerging challenges

ERJ Machinery Survey: Change, growth and emerging challenges

Added: 30 Mar 2015

London - The international rubber machinery market has grown by around 10 percent – based on data f…

Clariant in propylene process "first" at Chinese plant

Clariant in propylene process "first" at Chinese plant

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Munich, Germany – Clariant has announced the "successful" implementation of its ‘heat generating ma…

Evonik to up investment in "green tires"

Evonik to up investment in "green tires"

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Wesseling, Germany – Evonik Industries is to invest an unspecified amount – in single-digit million…

Adidas set to bring production 'home'

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Herzogenaurach, Germany –  Adidas is likely to move production of footwear and other sports goods  …

Mitsubishi advances “world’s first” bio-polycarbonatediol

Mitsubishi advances “world’s first” bio-polycarbonatediol

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Tokyo – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) has developed “the world’s first bio-based polycarbonatedio…

SBR market to grow 7% to 2019 – report

SBR market to grow 7% to 2019 – report

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Dallas, Texas –The global styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) speculating the market is on track to grow…

Mitsui start-ups progress elastomer plans in China

Mitsui start-ups progress elastomer plans in China

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Tokyo - Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced the start-up, in March, of plants for the production of…

Top Glove to pursue M&As, expand facilities

Top Glove to pursue M&As, expand facilities

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Klang, Malaysia – Malaysian rubber gloves producer, Top Glove Corporation Bhd, says it will be purs…

Report tracks US carbon black market

Report tracks US carbon black market

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Dublin – Gross profit levels in the US carbon black manufacturing industry reached 41.36 percent on…

Momentive releases first results since restructuring

Momentive releases first results since restructuring

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Waterford, New York — Silicones manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials Inc. presented mixed b…

Are we ready for a cable-less future?

Are we ready for a cable-less future?

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Ahead of ERJ's major feature on rubber cable compounds in the May/June issue, Darren Halford, group…

US warning against 'latex free' claims

US warning against 'latex free' claims

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Washington — The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer advisory titled, “Don’t be M…

As displayed by the partners during the recent Tire Technology Expo in Cologne, Germany, the product features a fabric label containing an RFID a a   antenna and chip. It is designed to survive the harsh environments encountered during storage.

Update - UAE to enforce RFID tire-labelling from June

Added: 30 Mar 2015

London –  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will require all tires imported into the country to carry …

Goodyear opens first R&D centre in China

Goodyear opens first R&D centre in China

Added: 27 Mar 2015

Pulandian, China – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has established its first development centre in China…