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Nynas launches process oil for silicone fluid replacement
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Stockholm – Nynas has introduced a hydrotreated, very low viscosity naphthenic process oil as a “re…
VDMA expects 10% drop in machinery sales this year
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Frankfurt, Germany - The German rubber & plastics machinery sector is expected to register a drop i…
NOK-Freudenberg upgrading seals facility in China
Added: 18 Jun 2019
London - NOK-Freudenberg (China) is upgrading its production facilities for automotive sealing prod…
EU passenger car demand grows in May
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Brussels – The EU passenger car market posted a 0.1% year-on-year increase in May, reversing the ne…
People: Henniges appoints chief financial officer
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Auburn Hills, Michigan – Henniges Automotive has hired L. Brooks Mallard as its chief financial off…
New process "revolutionising" materials science
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Group has established a new simulation process that can be used to …
Marangoni spins off new tire machinery business
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Group has spun off its Marangoni Meccanica business, which produces new…
Kwik Fit expands mobile tire-fitting service in UK
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Letchworth, UK – Automotive maintenance company Kwik Fit has “significantly expanded” its mobile ti…
Apollo launches new light truck tire brand for India
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Kochi, India – Catering to the growing demand for the pick-up trucks in India, Apollo Tyres has int…
Conti, Nokian on track with North America tire plants
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Dayton, Tennessee – Nokian Tires and Continental Corp. are on schedule for new manufacturing facili…
draft Market “back where it started” a year after TBR tariffs
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Birmingham, UK - Giti Tire was among the manufacturers to be hit by EU tariffs on truck and bus tir…
DRAFT Comerio Ercole plans IT-led acquisition
Added: 16 Jun 2019
Italy: Rubber calender maker Comerio Ercole is preparing to acquire an “engineering company” this y…
Conti-Kordsa tire-adhesive platform ’gains traction’
Added: 14 Jun 2019
Cologne, Germany – Continental Corp. and Kordsa have reported strong demand from companies interest…
Dutch firm testing antibacterial systems on LSR
Added: 14 Jun 2019
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Dutch manufacturer of antibacterial systems for polymers Parx Plastics…
Double Coin Thai tire plant running at full capacity
Added: 14 Jun 2019
Monrovia, California – Double Coin Holdings’s plant in Thailand is operating at full capacity, able…
Marangoni integrates retread lines, launches new range
Added: 14 Jun 2019
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has completed the full integration of its European p…
Parker Hannifin to close US hose manufacturing plant
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Kennett, Missouri – Parker Hannifin Corp.'s hose products division will close its manufacturing fac…
Goodyear returning to international sports car racing
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Le Mans, France - Goodyear plans to re-enter international sports car racing later this year with i…
BMW joins sustainable rubber platform
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Munich, Germany – German carmaker BMW has joined the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber…
Bridgestone set to introduce new lightweight tires
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Cologne, Germany – Bridgestone Corp. will introduce a new range of lightweight tires in the coming …
