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Metso to close rubber parts plant in Sweden
Added: 12 Dec 2019
Some 150 manufacturing positions will be affected by the plant closure in Ersmark

New graphene partnership targets tire market
Added: 11 Dec 2019
XG Sciences and Perpetuus Advanced Materials have partnered to supply functionalised graphene to th…

Hexpol TPE rolls out advanced cable compounds
Added: 11 Dec 2019
Materials claimed to “exceed global standards for reliability and durability, combined with the low…

ZSL: Industry ‘not delivering’ on NR sustainability commitments
Added: 11 Dec 2019
Zoological Society of London gives average rating of just 35% to group of 15 natural rubber supplie…

Amsted acquires seals facility in China
Added: 11 Dec 2019
The 96-press facility will be known as Amsted Seals Ningbo

VMI delivers growth in third quarter
Added: 10 Dec 2019
Quarter also saw VMI's first delivery of its UNIXX-integrated tire-building machine platform

Machine maker Uzer Makina adding new facility
Added: 10 Dec 2019
Kocaeli-based supplier moving ‘pre-production’ activities from its tire-curing press plant to a new…

Marangoni expanding retread presence in Austria
Added: 10 Dec 2019
Edler Reifen's new branch features Marangoni's Ringtread (spliceless retread) process and equipment…

GRI on expansion trail with Australian acquisition
Added: 9 Dec 2019
Purchase to strengthen GRI's presence in industrial tire segment

Goodyear launches pilot online sales in Germany
Added: 9 Dec 2019
Pilot programme covers sales and installation of tires across the country

Trelleborg completes purchase of US rotary seals maker
Added: 9 Dec 2019
Michigan-based Tritec Seal supplies products to a variety of end-markets

Reebok unveils “first-ever” plant-based performance running shoe
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Outsole made of sustainably sourced natural rubber

Firestone air spring looks to lighten the load in China
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Company has debuted new lightweight air spring in Wuhan, China

USTMA calls for increased scrap tire recovery rate
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Calling on stakeholders across the tire-supply chain to be more engaged

Application: New Gates hydraulic hoses for “most demanding” environments
Added: 8 Dec 2019
A “lightweight, compact, highly flexible drop-in replacement” for conventional spiral hoses

Auto parts makers settle price-fixing case in the US
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Number of major rubber component suppliers included on list issued by California court

Report: Thailand to cut rubber plantations in long-term
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Government reportedly approves 20-year plan to cut down rubber plantations by 21%

Natural rubber producers "extremely concerned" over disease outbreak
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Outbreak can impact up to 90% of production in worst-affected areas

Technology: Firestone floats air-spring at China CV show
Added: 8 Dec 2019
Product will help address new regulator requirements for the Chinese commercial vehicle sector

Addipel moves HQ site, expands production
Added: 8 Dec 2019
US company manufactures additive powdered blends for the rubber, plastics, adhesives, coatings and …