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Michelin, Conti, Smag to set up JV for sustainable NR
Added: 13 Sep 2019
Called Societe des Matieres Premieres Tropicales Pte. Ltd, the Singapore-based JV will develop and …

Tire shares tracker: Recovery mode
Added: 13 Sep 2019
London – Stock prices of major tire makers have generally registered a positive development over th…

Smithers unifies all operations under one brand
Added: 13 Sep 2019
Akron, Ohio – Testing, consulting and compliance service provider Smithers is consolidating its var…

People: Cancarb names new president
Added: 13 Sep 2019
Tokyo – Carbon black producer Cancarb Ltd has appointed Peter Donnelly as the president effective 1…

People: IRCO appoints new chief executive
Added: 12 Sep 2019
Bangkok - The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) has appointed Picheat Prommoon as its chief ex…

Wacker presenting new flame-retardant silicones at K
Added: 12 Sep 2019
Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG will be presenting a new flame-retardant solid silicone rubber f…

Bulgarian silicone parts moulder expanding
Added: 12 Sep 2019
Sofia – A Bulgarian producer of technical parts is expanding its manufacturing base outside the cap…

Bridgestone studying power-generating tires
Added: 12 Sep 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. is studying the supply of electricity to in-wheel electric motors through…

ContiTech develops intelligent marine hoses
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has developed a sensor technology that enables precise positio…

GRI buys Estonian distributor Nortire
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Colombo - Global Rubber Industries (GRI) has recently acquired Estonian distributor of heavy tires,…

Doublestar to build tire plant in Algeria
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Qingdao, Shandong – Doublestar is planning to build a new plant in Algeria with 2 million unit annu…

Sika acquires Chinese silicones seals maker
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Baar, Switzerland – Sika AG is acquiring Crevo-Hengxin, a Chinese manufacturer of silicone sealants…

Chemical trio advance elastomer JV in Thailand
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Rayong, Thailand – Kuraray GC Advanced Materials (KGC) has progressed with the construction of a bu…

Krahn Chemie expands rubber product portfolio
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Hamburg, Germany – Krahn Chemie Group has reached an agreement with Eigenmann & Veronelli SpA to di…

Toyoda Gosei invests in materials AI Startup
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has invested Yen50 million (€422,000) in a Japanese start-up specialis…

Hutchinson completes investment in valves supplier
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Paris – French components manufacturer Hutchinson SA has completed the acquisition of a 60% stake i…

Michelin co-develops tires for electric Harley
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Greenville, South Carolina – Harley-Davidson USA has launched its first all-electric motorcycle, th…

Vibracoustic addressing emerging AV challenges
Added: 9 Sep 2019
Darmstadt, Germany – Vibracoustic GmbH has developed a range noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) …

KraussMaffei machinery parts maker expanding in Germany
Added: 9 Sep 2019
Einbeck, Germany – Burgsmüller GmbH, part of KraussMaffei Group, is relocating its production headq…

Pirelli to raise tire prices in US
Added: 9 Sep 2019
Rome, Georgia — Pirelli Tire North America LLC plans to raise prices on replacement market passenge…