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Shandong Urban-Mining completes waste-tire project
Added: 28 Oct 2014
Shandong, China - Shandong Urban-Mining Environmental Protection Group and Korea's Dorea Group have…
US Zinc completes second phase of zinc oxide expansion
Added: 27 Oct 2014
Houston, Texas –US Zinc has completed an expansion project ait its zinc oxide plant in Millington, …
Five more years for Borealis CEO
Added: 27 Oct 2014
Oslo – Borealis has reappointed Mark Garrett as CEO effective through June 2019 – a decision that r…
Freudenberg exec: Big players must think local
Added: 27 Oct 2014
Traverse City, Michigan — Global companies need to think local if they are to capitalise on opportu…
Trans-polyisoprene rubber project a 'first' for China
Added: 27 Oct 2014
Shandong, China - TPI New Material plans to set up a 30kT/year trans-polyisoprene (TPI) rubber plan…
Gas pipeline to boost UK refractory maker
Added: 26 Oct 2014
Newhaven, UK – DSF Refractories and Minerals Ltd, which supplies refractory materials to the carbon…
Bridgestone inaugurates Vietnam tire plant
Added: 26 Oct 2014
Singapore – Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam Ltd (BTMV) has officially opened its first tire…
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…
