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Hutchinson system delivers comfort on new Mazda 3
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Paris – The new Mazda 3 launched in 2019 in Japan, China, Thailand and Mexico will be equipped with…
Continental buying Merlett plastics hose business
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental has reached an agreement to acquire the flexible hose business of M…
Conti lines up new-mobility advances for Frankfurt
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental will present its latest smart connectivity technologies under a them…
Safic-Alcan extends Albemarle distribution deal
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Paris – Safic-Alcan has announced the extension of its distribution agreement with Albemarle Corp. …
CBA submits proposal for “workable” UK REACH
Added: 30 Jun 2019
London - The UK-based Chemical Business Association (CBA) has proposed a solution “that will make U…
DuPont, ExxonMobil advance TPVs for automotive seals
Added: 30 Jun 2019
Geneva, Switzerland - DuPont Transportation & Industrial and ExxonMobil Chemical’s speciality elast…
Bridgestone reports improved safety performance
Added: 30 Jun 2019
Tokyo - Bridgestone Group achieved a 20% reduction in the number of 'serious injuries and fatalitie…
China’s Dawn Polymer trials new HNBR facility
Added: 30 Jun 2019
Yantai, Shandong – Chinese rubber and plastics materials maker Dawn Polymer announced its successfu…
FFKM doubles seal life at paper mill
Added: 30 Jun 2019
Derby, UK – Dichtomatik Ltd has highlighted the maintenance benefits of Kalrez perfluoroelastomer (…
FinTyre appoints new chief commercial officer
Added: 30 Jun 2019
London – Replacement tire distributor European FinTyre Distribution has appointed Stephen Childs as…
Bridgestone launches €36m smart factory project
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone is investing €36 million in digitalisation and smart factories across eight …
Semperit steps up mixing activities at Polish site
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Bełchatów, Poland – Austrian rubber engineering group Semperit AG has invested €17 million over the…
Deadline approaching for IRC 2019 early-bird registration
Added: 28 Jun 2019
London – The early-bird registration deadline for global rubber conference is this weekend 30 June,…
BKT to expand carbon black facility in India
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Akron, Ohio – Off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) has started production at its 60-…
Tire shares tracker: Positive run
Added: 28 Jun 2019
London – Share prices of major tire makers observed improvements over the last month, reversing a d…
DRAFT Japan's Yazaki set to vacate Czech auto cables plant
Added: 28 Jun 2019
Pilsen, Czech Republic – Japanese car component maker Yazaki Corporation is set to close a wiring h…
Trelleborg places rCB order for Sri Lanka plant
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Makola, Sri Lanka – Trelleborg Lanka, part of Trelleborg Wheel Systems (TWS), has placed three init…
Evonik presenting additives for rubber recycling at K
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Essen, Germany - Evonik Industries AG is highlighting the role of a rubber process additive in turn…
People: Covestro US announces new chairman
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Haakan Jonsson, president of Covestro LLC, is also to become chairman of…
HF Mixing Group investing in automation, smart factories
Added: 27 Jun 2019
Lawrence, Kansas – German machinery maker HF Mixing Group has made a series of investments in its g…
