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Mesnac eyes growth with acquisition
Added: 29 Sep 2014
Rubber & Plastics News report (PR)
Akron, Ohio—Mesnac Co. Ltd. is breaking into a new market via an …
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to open first US retread facility
Added: 26 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is to establish its first retreading f…
Bridgestone recognises its top TQM facilities
Added: 26 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has presented top awards to its plants in Poznan, Po…
Bayer to list MaterialScience division on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Added: 26 Sep 2014
PRW report
Leverkusen, Germany - Bayer has said that it plans to list its MaterialScience operation …
Most read: Conti rolls out first dandelion rubber tires
Added: 26 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG has unveiled the first test tires made using…
Silicone rubber: A giant step for robot-kind
Added: 25 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Developers from Harvard’s School for Engineering an…
VW ups its use of light-weight TPO
Added: 25 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Vienna – Volkswagen is to extend its use of one of a thermoplastic polyolefin …
Italian equipment sector rebounds in first half
Added: 25 Sep 2014
European Plastics News report
Milan, Italy — Italian imports and exports of rubber and plastics equi…
Land deal signals Michelin expansion plan
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Waterville, Nova Scotia - Michelin has signalled a planned expansion in Canada…
Four mark 40 years at global engineering firm
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Lincoln, UK - Four James Dawson employees - Gary Fereday, Anthony Brayford, Al…
Hankook becomes OEM supplier to MAN
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Frankfurt, Germany - Hankook will be supplying original equipment for various …
Marangoni completes winter tire range
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Marangoni Retreading Systems has completed its new winter range of Blackline R…
Smiley Monroe to expand conveyor belt production
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Belfast, Northern Ireland - Smiley Monroe Ltd, a Northern Irish manufacturer o…
SIBUR advances east Russia petchem project
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Blagoveshchensk, Russia – SIBUR has signed a cooperation deal with the governm…
Tire makers spending $8.6bn on capacity and R&D expansions
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Rubber & Plastics report
Akron, Ohio - The world's major tire makers committed at least $8.6 billion…
Research - Elastomers mimic squid camouflage behaviour
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno…
Hainan Sinochem to start full operation at second plant
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Jane Ho, ERJ China correspondent
Hainan, China - Hainan Sinochem Rubber, a subsidiary of Sinochem Gr…
Trelleborg kit to protect world's largest floating windfarm
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Stockholm - Trelleborg’s offshore uint is to supply a range of cable protectio…
Goodyear adds 'rice' to tires
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is using ash left over from the burni…
Rubber Industry People Tracker
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Listing of the latest senior appointments and related news in the rubber industry:
John McNaught is …
