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Hennecke launches machine for PU elastomers moulding
Added: 23 Sep 2019
St. Augustin, Germany – Hennecke Inc. has developed a high-pressure machine to mould polyurethane e…

Dow fluorosilicone rubber for turbocharger hoses
Added: 20 Sep 2019
London - The Sept/Oct edition of European Rubber Journal magazine includes a Dow-sponsored article …

Car maker PSA simplifies rubber approvals policy
Added: 20 Sep 2019
The simplified approach ensures ‘robustness and durability,’ while making it easier for suppliers t…

Huebner expanding Hungarian production site
Added: 20 Sep 2019
Nyíregyháza, Hungary – German supplier of gangway systems and elastomer door sealings for buses and…

Rubber shares tracker: Positive run
Added: 20 Sep 2019
London – Shares of all major rubber goods companies covered by ERJ’s European and US stock market r…

EU passenger car demand up and down over summer
Added: 20 Sep 2019
Brussels – Passenger car registrations fluctuated over the course of the summer, with July seeing a…

ECHA sports-pitch proposal ‘unlikely to impact’ tire-rubber use
Added: 20 Sep 2019
Brussels – A recent approval by the scientific committees of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) wi…

Tire Cologne on track for 2020
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Almost all “well-known key accounts from the focus segments” have signed up for the second staging …

Goodyear to pay €6.5m in wrongful death case
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana — A judge in a Louisiana state court ordered 10 Sept that Goodyear pa…

DRAFT Cinaralp: PAHs approval not to impact ELT infills in pitches
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Brussels - A recent approval by the scientific committees of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) wi…

JSR launches new SBR for high performance tires
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Tokyo - JSR Corp. has developed a new styrene butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR) for automotive tires…

Cabot exec sees limits on use of rCB in tires
Added: 18 Sep 2019
It is important to consider all available opportunities for tire recycling, Kalkstein set out in a …

Sibur, Sinopec revive NBR project, extend partnership
Added: 18 Sep 2019
St Petersburg, Russia – Sibur Holding and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) are extending …

Lanxess unveils PU wheels for challenging applications
Added: 18 Sep 2019
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has launched a new polyurethane solution, based on an MDI polycaprola…

Hutchinson acquiring German aerospace parts maker
Added: 18 Sep 2019
Paris - Hutchinson SA has agreed to buy PFW Aerospace GmbH, a German supplier of tubes, ducts, as w…

DuPont: Advanced plastics and elastomers for engine systems
Added: 17 Sep 2019
DuPont has published a new white paper to explain how replacing metals with high-performance polyme…

Laser technology dedicated to mould cleaning
Added: 17 Sep 2019
For years, the use of laser technology has been growing in all industrial sectors. At the request o…

Vesta: Silicone rubber materials and fabrication
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Selecting a high-quality elastomer for critical applications, particularly medical devices, can be …

Trelleborg: Noise and vibration isolation in buildings:
Added: 17 Sep 2019
All buildings and structures are subjected to ground vibration, or forcing frequencies, which can n…

How To Improve Process Quality, Productivity & Performance
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Continuous Improvement has been around for decades. Building blocks of the concept began in the 193…