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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…
MESNAC, Siemens to develop digital tire plants
Added: 20 Oct 2014
Qingdao, China – MESNAC Co. Ltd and Siemens (China) Co., Ltd are to jointly explore the development…
German machinery sales dip in 2014
Added: 17 Oct 2014
European Plastics News report
Frankfurt, Germany – At an expected €6.7 billion, sales of German plas…
Teknor Apex plans second TPE line at UK plant
Added: 17 Oct 2014
Plastics News report
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Teknor Apex said it planned to add a second thermopl…
Camberley Rubber extension boosts efficiency
Added: 17 Oct 2014
ERJ Staff report (PR)
Aldershot, UK – Camberley Rubber Mouldings (CRM) has recently opened a new sto…
Teijin hikes aramid prices
Added: 17 Oct 2014
Arnhem, The Netherlands – Teijin Aramid has announced its first general price increase in six years…
