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Michelin sets 2022 target for Fenner synergies
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Group Michelin expects to achieve synergies of £60 million (€67.6 millio…
Hexpol acquires 80% stake in compounder Mesgo
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has acquired 80% of the shares in Italian elastomers compounder Mesgo Gro…
Yokohama Tire opens R&D center in US
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Cornelius, North Carolina — Yokohama Tire Corp. has opened a US tire research and development facil…
Covestro to expand MDI capacity at Shanghai facility
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Shanghai, China – Covestro AG plans to invest €10 million to expand MDI capacity at its plant in Sh…
Apollo Vredestein to supply OE tires for Volkswagen Touareg
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Kettering, UK – German carmaker Volkswagen Group has selected Apollo Vredestein tires for OE fitmen…
Safic-Alcan to distribute Organometallix catalysts in UK, Ireland
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Paris La Défense – French chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has extended its distribution agreement…
ZC Rubber outlines 2018 goals at dealer meeting
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Manila, Philippines — Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) is targeting continued sales growth…
Nynas aims to 'fill' gap in tight silicone market
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Stockholm – In response to continuing pressures on global silicone supply, Nynas has developed what…
DowDuPont launches electric vehicle initiative
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Wilmington, Delaware – DowDuPont's speciality products division has launched an initiative to combi…
First ‘smart’ rubber-products plant starts up in China
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Hunan, China –China’s first ever ‘smart’ factory for the manufacture of rubber products has started…
Update: Cabot acquires Chinese carbon black manufacturer
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has acquired Chinese carbon black manufacturing company NSCC Ca…
SNCP has 'no links to' Iran tire-group deal
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Vitry-sur-Seine, France – The SNCP (Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères) has distanced…
China’s General Science to build Thai tire plant
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Wuxi, China – Jiangsu General Science Technology plans to build a new tire plant in Thailand’s Rayo…
Tire materials costs trending higher
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Most, but not all, tire makers expect significant rises in the cost of key feedstocks and rubber ra…
Industry lines up response to tire-granulate proposals
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Industry reaction to proposals for new limits on the PAH-content of sports- and play-surface materi…
Pirelli fined £500k for safety failure at UK plant
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Carlisle, UK - Pirelli Tyres Ltd has been fined £512,000 (€574,000) after two employees were badly …
Kumho to supply technology to new Pakistani tire player
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Seoul – Kumho Tire Co. has signed a 10-year technology-transfer agreement with a Pakistani company …
Future Tire: Return on innovation
Added: 30 Sep 2018
At the ERJ Future Tire Conference 2018, a top-line panel of experts from the European tire industry…
Brexit: UK-REACH concern for chemicals industry
Added: 28 Sep 2018
London – Chemical makers have reacted with concern over proposals for a UK version of the REACH che…
Hankook introduces new UHP flagship tire
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Portorož, Slovenia – Hankook has unveiled a new ultra-high performance (UHP) tire, the Ventus S1 ev…
