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Natural rubber platform ‘must address shortcomings’ in 2020

Natural rubber platform ‘must address shortcomings’ in 2020

Added: 22 Jan 2020

Mighty Earth details a series of shortcomings in way of truly sustainable value-chain for natural r…

Eaton to sell Hydraulics business in €3bn deal

Eaton to sell Hydraulics business in €3bn deal

Added: 22 Jan 2020

Dublin-based power management company selling its Hydraulics business to Denmark’s Danfoss A/S

Bridgestone targeting truck segment with airless technology

Bridgestone targeting truck segment with airless technology

Added: 22 Jan 2020

Non-pneumatic tire technology to be commercially available soon but not to passenger car segment

Capacity expansion drives up Triangle’s profits

Capacity expansion drives up Triangle’s profits

Added: 22 Jan 2020

Triangle estimates its unaudited net profit in 2019 to be €112m, up 76% from 2018. 

ETRMA: European tire markets declined in 2019

ETRMA: European tire markets declined in 2019

Added: 22 Jan 2020

Passenger car tire demand weak, OE truck tire segment registers 10% decline 

Zhejian starts up first phase of petchem complex

Zhejian starts up first phase of petchem complex

Added: 22 Jan 2020

First phase includes 200ktpa butadiene production plant, according to the local government 

ContiTech official notes changes in hose industry 

ContiTech official notes changes in hose industry 

Added: 21 Jan 2020

Automotive trends, increasing use of plastics and future connectivity to impact industry

Krahn Chemie extends reach with Greek acquisition

Krahn Chemie extends reach with Greek acquisition

Added: 21 Jan 2020

Athens-based InterActive SA operates in European markets as well as in Israel

Pirelli wins second consecutive A rating for climate efforts

Pirelli wins second consecutive A rating for climate efforts

Added: 21 Jan 2020

Italian tire maker on the Climate A list prepared by the CDP - former Carbon Disclosure Project

QEW acquires Dutch rubber compounder

QEW acquires Dutch rubber compounder

Added: 21 Jan 2020

Rubber Compounding Holland BV was previously owned by India-based Elgi Rubber Group

Pirelli, Nokian rebuff merger-talk reports

Pirelli, Nokian rebuff merger-talk reports

Added: 20 Jan 2020

European tire makers reply to speculation over €9bn merger

Pyrolyx secures funding for second rCB plant in US

Pyrolyx secures funding for second rCB plant in US

Added: 20 Jan 2020

Company expects to break ground on the facility in the first quarter of 2020

Technology: Canadian researchers develop new tire recycling process

Technology: Canadian researchers develop new tire recycling process

Added: 20 Jan 2020

Process efficiently breaks down polymeric oils by breaking the sulphur-to-sulphur bond in tire rubb…

China advances scrap rubber recycling project

China advances scrap rubber recycling project

Added: 20 Jan 2020

Hongtai's new plant to treat a total of 300 kilotonnes of end-of-life tiers per year
 

Nissan unveils alternative to heavy rubber soundproofing

Nissan unveils alternative to heavy rubber soundproofing

Added: 20 Jan 2020

Materials are claimed to be lightweight and cost-competitive compared to conventional solutions ava…

Tristone acquires Chinese rubber hose maker

Added: 20 Jan 2020

German hose manufacturer expects acquisition to help push sales to €400m in 2020

Linglong commissions Hubei tire plant 

Linglong commissions Hubei tire plant 

Added: 17 Jan 2020

Billed as “green intelligent factory” the facility started PCR production 11 Jan

Firestone opens distribution centre in Poland

Firestone opens distribution centre in Poland

Added: 17 Jan 2020

Warehouse near existing production plant, which was expanded in September last year 

US, China sign “phase one” of trade deal

US, China sign “phase one” of trade deal

Added: 17 Jan 2020

Deal halves US tariffs on imported Chinese products, including retreaded tires and rubber hoses

Battelle to research coal-to-PU foam production

Battelle to research coal-to-PU foam production

Added: 17 Jan 2020

Columbus-based research group awarded a grant to develop a process to make polyurethane foam from c…