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Nokian cuts 41 jobs at Finnish factory...
Added: 24 Oct 2019
Nokian Tyres plc has cut 41 jobs at its passenger car tire production plant in Nokia in response to…
... lowers 2019 forecasts as markets wane
Added: 24 Oct 2019
Finnish tire maker expects markets to “remain soft” is continuing to adjust capacity
UK automotive sector delivers Brexit reality-check
Added: 23 Oct 2019
One in three UK automotive businesses have cut back on employment, according to a survey by the Soc…
Teknor Apex to open new plant in Germany
Added: 23 Oct 2019
When new unit opens, the company will close its plant in nearby Steinsfeld
Doublestar trials new tire factory; building recycling plant
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Company's third ‘Industrial 4.0’ factory in China with full-process smart manufacturing
Doublestar trials new tire factory; building recycling plant
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Company's third ‘Industrial 4.0’ factory in China with full-process smart manufacturing
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Doublestar trials new tire factory; building recycling plant
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Company's third ‘Industrial 4.0’ factory in China with full-process smart manufacturing
Trinseo connecting with customers to prepare for Brexit
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Trinseo is working with its customers and suppliers to prepare for the potential implications of Br…
DRAFT Teknor Apex will open new compounding plant in Germany in early 2020
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Materials firm Teknor Apex Co. is on track to open a new compounding plant in Germany early next ye…
Sabic launches polyolefin elastomer materials for footwear
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) has launched a dedicated polyolefin elastomer (POE) fo…
Sumitomo AI-based technology for extended performance
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd is claiming a breakthrough in rubber technology that it said will al…
Mesnac launches smart tire-making systems and equipment
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Innovations include a development system, a mixed reality system for maintenance and a big data ana…
Safer urethane catheters become softer in the body
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Optimised material for central venous catheters claimed to reduce risk of medical complications
…Conti: Five years of low growth in global auto output
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Solid third quarter performance but issues downbeat forecast for future growth prospects in the aut…
Kraiburg TPE 'closes the gap' with hybrid compounds
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Thermoplastic elastomer hybrids "close the performance gap” between thermoplastic elastomers and co…
Indian researchers develop polyols from rubber seed oil
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Team has developed a bio-based polyol for polyurethane from rubber seed oil
Goodyear finds traction with soybean oil
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Plans to replace petroleum-derived processing oils with soybean oil in its tires by 2040 and increa…
Lean production set-up to 'cushion' Maplan
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Agile manufacturing approach is “proving its worth” for Austrian rubber moulding machine maker
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Cefic, CIA hopeful over "not perfect" Brexit deal
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Chemicals industry groups in the UK and Europe have given a cautious welcome to last week’s EU-UK a…
World NR supply falls 8.3% in first half
Added: 20 Oct 2019
The world supply of natural rubber (NR) fell 8.3% to 5.853 million tonnes during the first half of …
