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Michelin to halt OTR tire production at US plant
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Starr, South Carolina — Michelin North America Inc. will suspend operations at its Starr giant eart…
ContiTech appoints new automotive aftermarket head
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Hanover, Germany – Rolf Sudmann has taken charge of the automotive aftermarket segment at the Conti…
Moodys nod for Lanxess-Aramco rubber deal
Added: 24 Sep 2015
London – Credit rating agency Moodys is backing this week’s move by German polymers and chemicals p…
Editor’s blog: V(ery) W(rong) … but maybe a silver lining
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Engineering failures do lead to serious industrial accidents, but investigations usually end up lin…
Michelin wins SUV tire test
Added: 23 Sep 2015
South Bend, Indiana – Michelin Premier LTX has outperformed its two other rivals in an independent …
Wacker opens new logistics site in China
Added: 23 Sep 2015
Munich, Germany – Chemical group Wacker started operating its new logistics centre in China on 15 S…
Versalis to showcase new rubber grades
Added: 23 Sep 2015
A number of new grades and products to broaden and revitalise the rubber portfolio are presented by…
Cheng Shin stock prices rebound following executive departure
Added: 23 Sep 2015
Yuanlin, Taiwan – Cheng Shin Rubber stock prices are bouncing back from a low of TWD51.3 (€1.39) on…
Tire-makers should gear up as online sales grow – report
Added: 23 Sep 2015
London – Passenger car tire manufacturers in Europe are focussing on electronic retailing to serve …
Aeolus rejigs global tire market strategy
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Jiaozuo, China –Aeolus Tyres is refocusing its global and domestic tire strategy in response to pre…
Bridgestone recruitment drive for European R&D Centre
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has announced plans to hire engineers at its European Technical Centr…
Lanxess, Aramco to form €2.75bn synthetic rubber JV
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess and Saudi Aramco plan to establish a joint venture for synthetic rubber …
DRAFT Weather watch
Added: 22 Sep 2015
London - The impact of the weather emerges as a prominent theme in this issue of ERJ magazine – aff…
Conductive carbon black market on the up
Added: 22 Sep 2015
New York – The global conductive carbon black market is set to grow at a CAGR of 6.8 percent and 6.…
Fakuma – Momentive LSR for valve and fluid-flow applications
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. will introduce Silopren LSR RSH (Reduced…
Cabot, Evonik among Michelin supplier award winners
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has awarded six suppliers for their “outstanding” goods and ser…
Global elastomers output to near 10m tonnes by 2020 - report
Added: 21 Sep 2015
New York – Global synthetic rubber output is to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 5 p…
Nynas boss upbeat despite Q2 declines
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Stockholm – Nynas has reported a drop in its net sales in the second quarter of 2015 as a results o…
Trelleborg wins framework deal with Statoil
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Statoil has awarded a framework agreement to Trelleborg’s offshore operation f…
Repsol firm wins Michelin supplier award
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Spanish rubber producer General Química has been recognised by the Miche…
