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Nouryon launches elastomeric cool roof coatings
Added: 9 Jun 2020
Product can bring down the external surface temperature of a building by as much as 15 degrees Cels…

Bridgestone US plant sees more Covid cases in May
Added: 8 Jun 2020
The Iowa farm tires production plant continues to operate on a regular schedule

Semperit names new chief financial officer
Added: 8 Jun 2020
Schallegger previously served as a finance director at Austrian packaging group Mondi

Corrie MacColl setting up medical NR factory in Cameroon
Added: 8 Jun 2020
Factory to supply to the 'dipping industry' including producers of gloves, condoms and balloons
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Adidas, Allbirds to develop low carbon footprint shoes
Added: 8 Jun 2020
Project looks to 'innovate' manufacturing, materials and supply chain processes

Revised EU tire label rules to come into force this month
Added: 5 Jun 2020
New European regulations aim to make labels “more visible, more future proof and more accurate”
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Goodyear sees second quarter tire volumes dropping 50%
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Forecast is in line with expectations issued earlier by other tire makers including Continental and…

Tire production restarts at Michelin plants in Mexico
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Status of the French tire maker's factories in the US and Canada remains unclear
Analysis: How the pandemic will speed up some auto trends, stall others
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Automakers groan under the load of fixed costs with little or no revenue, while investments in futu…

Huebner consolidates rail activities, names new bosses
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Move to enable company to “react more quickly to evolving customer needs” worldwide

Rubber Price Monitor: Mixed picture
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Natural rubber futures closed slightly lower on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, posting a 0.2% week-…
Trelleborg supplies sealing systems to Hong Kong immersed tunnel project
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Products must withstand extreme pressures to prevent water ingress as well as severe ground movemen…

Conti looks to cut dividend, raise sustainability at upcoming AGM
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Pledges full transition to renewable sources for all externally procured electricity this year

Rockwell manager: ‘People key to post-pandemic tire industry’
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Upskilling will drive productivity in the digital future, Dominique Scheider tells ERJ Livestream
China compounder Guanlian to build industrial park
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Site to cover segments such as automotive low pressure hose, sealing rings and damping air cushions…

Michelin targets 'customer centricity' with new UK appointments
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Roles part of a new flatter structure to help teams make faster decisions

Arlanxeo producing disinfectants to help Covid fight
Added: 3 Jun 2020
First part delivery of 700 litres has been made to Dormagen’s fire and rescue service

Conti belts replace gearbox in Chinese wind turbines
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Company adds new facility in German town of Dannenberg to meet the order

Engel develops Covid swabs production process
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Technology targets high-volume manufacturing of two-component swabs

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Chinese tire maker aims to raise total production capacity by 8% this year