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Bunting expands UK manufacturing site
Added: 23 Jan 2020
Among others, company supplies metal separators to tire recycling industry

Sumitomo claims breakthrough in tire-rubber analysis
Added: 23 Jan 2020
New process, developed jointly with Ibaraki University, enables observation of cross-linked areas i…

Sensata to close TPMS manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland
Added: 23 Jan 2020
“We are facing a perfect storm of European market conditions,” Yann Etienvre, senior vice president…

Kraiburg TPE targets e-mobility market
Added: 22 Jan 2020
German compounder says its materials more frequently used for automotive applications

ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2020
Added: 22 Jan 2020
ERJ has launched its annual Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey, submission deadline 19 Feb

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
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
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
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
Added: 22 Jan 2020
Passenger car tire demand weak, OE truck tire segment registers 10% decline

Zhejian starts up first phase of petchem complex
Added: 22 Jan 2020
First phase includes 200ktpa butadiene production plant, according to the local government
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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
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
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
Added: 21 Jan 2020
Rubber Compounding Holland BV was previously owned by India-based Elgi Rubber Group

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
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
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
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
Added: 20 Jan 2020
Materials are claimed to be lightweight and cost-competitive compared to conventional solutions ava…