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Process innovation to open doors in EPDM market
Added: 26 Oct 2014
Dublin – Production efficiency and process innovation are becoming increasingly important different…
Toyoda Gosei pursues new strategy, different markets
Added: 26 Oct 2014
Dover, Ohio—Sometimes, knowing your weaknesses is just as important as knowing your strengths. And …
Market slowdown dents Michelin's expectations
Added: 24 Oct 2014
Paris – The market slowdown observed since the second quarter continued into the third, noted Grou…
SIBUR signs polymer additives supply deal
Added: 24 Oct 2014
Moscow – SIBUR has signed a deal with Songwon Int. AG and Swedish-Russian distributor UTS, for the…
ERJ: Tire News Tracker
Added: 24 Oct 2014
Michelin ... Nizhnekamskshina ... Goodyear ... Bridgestone ... Pirelli ... UK scandal ... US vs Ch…
Former Conti advisor to lead Apollo in Europe, Americas
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Kochi, India — Apollo Tyres Ltd. has appointed Mathias Heimann to oversee its business interests in…
Cooper progresses guayule rubber tires
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has completed tire builds using rubber derived from guayul…
Road transport ETS would cut emissions by 1%
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Cambridge, UK – Cambridge Econometrics has completed a report commissioned by the European Climate …
ETRMA reports on challenges facing EU tire makers
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Brussels – The European Tyre Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) has issued its Annual Activity Repor…
UK tire study reveals “horrific” results
Added: 22 Oct 2014
Colchester, UK – Thousands of drivers are being exposed to frightening levels of risk through the p…
ExxonMobil adding butyl rubber capacity in Singapore
Added: 22 Oct 2014
Singapore – ExxonMobil has officially broken ground on the building of production units for halobut…
Dow Corning opens healthcare application centre
Added: 22 Oct 2014
Seneffe, Belgium—Dow Corning Corp. opened an expanded health care application centre at its Europea…
Shift in tire needs creates challenges in India
Added: 21 Oct 2014
Akron , Ohio – One tire fits all is becoming passé in India, and that's good for tire makers, acco…
Machine maker DESMA expects 25% growth
Added: 21 Oct 2014
Tuttlingen, Germany – Injection moulding machine maker DESMA expects to exceed sales of €80 million…
Call for health-risk study of rubber athletic turf
Added: 21 Oct 2014
Washington – A senior US politician has called for an official study of the potential health risks …
Kraton hits the road in Russia
Added: 21 Oct 2014
Houston, Texas – Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. has completed a first road trial of its highly mo…
Datwyler acquires US rubber components company
Added: 20 Oct 2014
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler is to acquire Columbia Engineered Rubber Inc., in a deal intended t…
Federal starts building new plant in Taiwan
Added: 20 Oct 2014
Taoyuan, Taiwan – Federal Tyres has officially broken ground on the construction of $ 300 million t…
China introduces market-access conditions for tire industry
Added: 20 Oct 2014
Beijing, China - The 'Market Access Conditions for the Tire Industry' issued by China's Ministry of…
Pirelli, Rosneft seek synthetic rubber partner
Added: 20 Oct 2014
Milan, Italy – Pirelli and Rosneft have agreed to find a technology partner to help them further de…
