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Sailun Jinyu to become Cooper Tire joint venture partner
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Qingdao, China — Sailun Jinyu Group Co. Ltd. has agreed to acquire a 35% ownership stake in Cooper …
Datwyler opens pharmaceutical components plant in US
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Middletown, Delaware - Datwylers Sealing Solutions has opened a new production plant for pharmaceut…
Marangoni expands footprint in Nordic countries
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems is expanding its presence in Nordic countries with t…
Conti extends CEO Degenhart’s tenure to 2024
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s supervisory boards has extended the tenure of chief executive o…
Prinx Chengshan to launch Hong Kong IPO
Added: 27 Sep 2018
Hong Kong – Chinese tire maker Prinx Chengshan (Cayman) Holding is expected to debut on the Hong Ko…
Sumitomo to double truck tire production in Brazil
Added: 27 Sep 2018
Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil - Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) is investing BRL 153 million (€32 mil…
Versalis acquires Mossi Ghisolfi Group's bio companies
Added: 27 Sep 2018
Milan, Italy – Versalis SpA, the chemicals arm of Eni, is acquiring Mossi Ghisolfi Group’s "green” …
Iran tire maker signs MoU with French industry group
Added: 27 Sep 2018
Tehran – Iranian tire maker Barez Industrial Group and the French rubber & plastics industry associ…
Wacker adding 3D printing to silicones lab in US
Added: 26 Sep 2018
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Wacker Chemie AG will open a US-based 3D printing lab later this year, expand…
NR markets weak amid high stock levels, uncertainty
Added: 26 Sep 2018
Kuala Lumpur – The broad sentiment in the natural rubber market remained muted in the month of Augu…
Bridgestone recalls truck tires in North America for possible steel cord exposure
Added: 26 Sep 2018
Washington — Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Bridgestone Canada are voluntarily recalling …
Technology: Yokohama machine evaluates water absorption effect in winter tires
Added: 26 Sep 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co, in a joint research project with Kanazawa University’s Tribology Labora…
Zeon raises TPE prices
Added: 26 Sep 2018
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. is raising global prices for thermoplastic elastomers for the third time this ye…
Kumho Polychem raises EPDM prices
Added: 25 Sep 2018
Seoul – Kumho Polychem Co. Ltd. increased prices for its EPDM products as of 1 Sept, citing cost pr…
Apollo rolls out first truck tires from Hungary plant
Added: 25 Sep 2018
Kettering, UK – Apollo Vredestein has started production and delivery of Apollo truck tires from it…
Technology: Bridgestone launches FleetPulse in IAA
Added: 25 Sep 2018
Hanover, Germany – Bridgestone Corp has the launch its digital maintenance system FleetPulse during…
ANRPC adds Myanmar as new member
Added: 25 Sep 2018
Kuala Lumpur - The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has joined the Association of Natural Rubber Pr…
VDMA notes decline in trade with Iran
Added: 25 Sep 2018
Tehran – As Tehran marks Iranplast 2018, German machinery trade association VDMA has expressed caut…
Analysis: Can NR move from current surplus to future shortage?
Added: 24 Sep 2018
Natural rubber expert and editor of The Rubber Economist, Prachaya Jumpasut looks into supply of NR…
Moody's: Global automotive outlook ‘stable’ despite tariffs
Added: 24 Sep 2018
Frankfurt am Main, Germany – The outlook for the global automotive manufacturing industry remains s…
