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Covestro releases skin-friendly TPU films for wearables
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Leverkusen, Germany – Wearable electronic patches are finding increasing use in many areas of medic…
Pirelli introduces new all-season tire
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Rome, Georgia – Pirelli has updated its range of all-season tires for SUVs and crossovers in the No…
Fintyre wins Milan public-transport tire contract
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Seriate, Italy – Fintyre has been awarded the tender to supply of tires for public transport vehicl…
K2019: Kraiburg TPE targets food-contact, car-interiors, hybrids
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Waldkraiburg, Germany – At K2019, Kraiburg TPE will present thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds…
Covestro delivers first leading-edge wind turbine order
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro has processed its first commercial order involving the application …
No-deal Brexit ‘looms’ over UK manufacturing
Added: 7 Jul 2019
London – The UK’s manufacturing sector is experiencing historic lows in investment, according to Ju…
Dave Zielasko retires, starts new chapter in industry
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Publisher of European Rubber Journal and US sister titles Tire Business and Rubber & Plastics News,…
Producer responsibility ‘no fix’ for tire recycling
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Warwick, UK – Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is not an effective answer to issues around th…
Rubber to help Mercedes regain EV market-share
Added: 7 Jul 2019
Stuttgart, Germany – Daimler is aiming its new Mercedes-Benz EQC as an affordable crossover, partic…
Calender maker lines up IT-services acquisition
Added: 4 Jul 2019
London - Rubber calender maker Comerio Ercole is preparing to acquire an “engineering company” this…
Chinese tire maker builds second Malaysian plant
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Kuantan, Malaysia – China’s Maxtrek Tyres broke ground on its tire site at Malaysia-China Kuantan I…
Hutchinson and Hiroshima Kasei launch JV in Japan
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Called Hiroshima Kasei Hutchinson Sealing Japan (HHSJ), the JV will reinforce Hutchinson’s presence…
Synthetic turf project features at G20 meeting
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Gandino, Italy – A joint project by RadiciGroup, Versalis and Safitex Spa to develop recyclable sy…
German project to make carbon fibres from algae
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Munich, Germany - A research project led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is developing …
Rubber processor shares: European gains, declines elsewhere
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Share prices of selected rubber processors and product manufacturers show a generally positive tren…
Enviro explains delays to US, Danish projects
Added: 4 Jul 2019
The facilities are to employ Enviro's patented technology for the thermal decomposition of tires in…
Synthomer to acquire Omnova for €729m
Added: 4 Jul 2019
The transaction is expected to complete in late 2019 or early 2020, subject to approvals by Synthom…
Vystar studying deproteinised dry rubber and latex
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Worcester, Massachusetts - Vystar Corp. is investigating a new class of deproteinised dry rubber fo…
Hexpol acquires Preferred Compounding for €206m
Added: 3 Jul 2019
Stockholm – Hexpol Group has announced the €232-million (€206 million) acquisition of Preferred Com…
Wison completes butadiene plant for Chengzhi Yongqing
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Shanghai, China – Wison Engineering has completed the construction of a 100 kilotonne per annum (kt…
