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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
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Billed as “green intelligent factory” the facility started PCR production 11 Jan
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
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Deal halves US tariffs on imported Chinese products, including retreaded tires and rubber hoses
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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…
Natural rubber price tracker: Prices rally
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Prices reflect political turmoil in the Middle East as well as easing of US-China trade tensions
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Hankook Tire Europe appoints new leader
Added: 16 Jan 2020
Sanghoon Lee appointed as chief operation officer and president, effective 1 Jan
December sales tip EU car demand to positive territory
Added: 16 Jan 2020
December saw fourth consecutive month of growth as sales rose to over 1.2 million units, according …
Goodyear, Michelin invest in dynamic driving simulators
Added: 16 Jan 2020
Technology to help tire makers enhance their product development capabilities for OEMs
Evonik commissions multi-purpose silicone plant in Germany
Added: 16 Jan 2020
Multi-million-euro plant to produce addition-curing silicones and silyl-terminated polymers
TST wins major Guizhou Tyre machine-supply contracts
Added: 16 Jan 2020
Chinese rubber machinery maker to supply to ongoing projects in China and Vietnam
Synthomer gains conditional approval for Omnova takeover
Added: 16 Jan 2020
Must divest vinyl pyridine latex production to address EU competition concerns
India’s Polyhose to build assembly plant in US
Added: 15 Jan 2020
New unit will be the company’s second US location and will create 51 jobs, according to the Chennai…
ETRMA hiring mobility & transport manager
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Requirements include a good knowledge of the European automotive sector from regulatory and technic…
Sumitomo Rubber sets up NR procurement subsidiary
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Subsidiary launched amid anticipated decline in production and changes in business environment
Safic-Alcan to distribute Evonik additives in Greece
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Company to market a portfolio of Evonik silica and silane additives, including products for rubber …
China vehicle sales decline for second consecutive year
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Demand for EVs drops for the first time, according to figures released by the China Association of …
Black Bear appoints new chief technology officer
Added: 14 Jan 2020
Dutch tire recycler appoints Victor Vreeken as CTO to accelerate scale-up of technology
JSR targets digitalisation, globalistion in 2020
Added: 14 Jan 2020
Tokyo-based materials company to digitise R&D labs, using advanced simulations and “leading edge” A…
Enviro reports delays in US, Denmark tire recycling projects
Added: 14 Jan 2020
Stockholm company cited "prioritisation" issues as well as financial procedures for the setback
