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TÜV certifies Rema tire repair kit to run at 300km/hr
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Munich, Germany – Rema Tip Top has received TÜV certification for a kit designed to repair of tire-…
Ford honours Pirelli’s sustainability efforts
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Dearborn, Michigan – Pirelli has received Ford’s ‘sustainability world excellence’ award in recogni…
Lanxess ‘cast PU elastomer’ can be injection moulded
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has developed a low free MDI-based cast urethane, which can be proces…
Ethydco advances $100m butadiene rubber plant
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Cairo – Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Co. (Ethydco) has reportedly progressed its project to bu…
Rubber share tracker: Positive run falters
Added: 6 Jun 2019
London – Shares of rubber goods companies have seen a decline in prices over the month of May, as i…
DRAFT Analysis: Ford's UK factory hit by emissions regulations
Added: 6 Jun 2019
London – Ford’s decision to close its engine plant in Bridgend, Wales, could be seen as the latest …
DRAFT Israeli startup receives EU support for green dispensers
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Tel Aviv – Israeli startup GreenSpense, which manufactures gas-free, high-pressure continuous dispe…
VW breaks EV lap record on Bridgestone tires
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Brussels – Volkswagen has broken the electric-powered vehicle lap record on the Nürburgring-Nordsch…
Halcyon Agri notes NR supply issues, Q1 decline
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Singapore – Natural rubber supplier Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd has reported supply issues alongside dec…
Michelin, GM unveil airless tire concept as OE option
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Montreal, Quebec – Michelin, in partnership with General Motors Co., is taking its development of a…
Top Glove launches biodegradable gloves
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Shah Alam, Malaysia – Top Glove Corp. has officially launched an “environmentally-friendly variant”…
People: Covestro names new chief commercial officer
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro AG has appointed Sucheta Govil as chief commercial officer (CCO), to…
Natural rubber price tracker: Recovery signs?
Added: 5 Jun 2019
London – Natural rubber prices showed some signs of improvement in Far East markets during the past…
Future Tire: Simple things make a difference
Added: 5 Jun 2019
London – The single most effective improvement that can make tires more sustainable today is enhanc…
Global light vehicles sales fall in April
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Oxford, UK – Global sales of light vehicles fell by 6.9% in April 2019 compared with the equivalent…
Chivas funding for Polish tire pyrolysis start-up
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Amsterdam – Polish tire-pyrolysis startup Syntoil has received $250,000 (€222,000) in funding from …
Trelleborg expands silicone products facility in Bulgaria
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Pernik, Bulgaria – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (TSS) has completed an expansion project at its sil…
People: Kumho boss elected president of the IISRP
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Seattle, Washington – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has voted i…
SKF confirms closure of UK factory
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Gothenburg, Sweden – Swedish engineering group SKF is moving ahead with plans to close down its pro…
Goodyear advances fleet mobility with Borrow deal
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Akron, Ohio - —Goodyear is teaming up with Prazo Inc., an electric car subscription company doing b…
