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Sibur adding 50ktpa TPE capacity at Voronezh site
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Voronezh, Russia – Sibur is increasing production of styrenic copolymer-based thermoplastic elasto…

Vintech opening automotive extrusion plants in US, Portugal
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Imlay City, Michigan – Vintech Industries Inc. is making progress on becoming a global Tier 2 autom…

ContiTech backing 'hyperloop' as way forward for transport
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Hanover/Berlin – A student research programme, backed by Continental AG, has developed a hyperloop …

Linglong inks framework agreement for $1bn Serbian tire-plant project
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Beijing, China – Shandong Linglong Tire Co has signed an investment framework agreement for its Ser…

Automotive silicone market forecast to grow through 2023
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Pune, India – The automotive silicone market is projected to grow to $3.33 billion (€2.83 billion)…

ERJ Business News Tracker
Added: 18 Sep 2018
EU investigating BMW, Daimler, VW... Conti fitted on upgraded Honda Acura... Falken on Subaru SUV..…

People: Techsil restructures with M-tec merger
Added: 17 Sep 2018
Bidford on Avon, UK – Adhesives and sealants manufacturer Techsil Ltd. enacted senior management ch…

Pirelli tops Dow Jones automotive sustainability index
Added: 17 Sep 2018
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has been rated world leader in sustainability in the automotive components …

Michelin on-track with '2020 plans'
Added: 17 Sep 2018
Paris – Groupe Michelin has presented an update on a 2016-2020 programme to streamline its operatio…

Goodyear boss highlights radical changes in tire distribution
Added: 17 Sep 2018
Akron, Ohio – Trends around stock-holdings at distribution companies show how tire makers need to a…

Continental's A-Z Formen unit opens mould factory in Czech Republic
Added: 17 Sep 2018
Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic — Continental AG's A-Z Formen-und Maschinenbau GmbH subsidiary has op…

Update: Korean consortium acquiring Momentive
Added: 15 Sep 2018
Seoul - A consortium of Korean companies, led by leading Korean construction materials company KCC …

India starts countervailing duty probe on Chinese FKM
Added: 14 Sep 2018
New Delhi – The Indian government has launched a countervailing duty probe into the imports of “cer…

Michelin confirms guidance for FY2018
Added: 14 Sep 2018
Paris – Groupe Michelin has confirmed its guidance for the financial year 2018, after having review…

Hexpol acquires US custom rubber compounder
Added: 14 Sep 2018
Long Beach, California – Hexpol AB is paying $49 million (€42 million) to acquire Kirkhill Inc, a c…

United Steelworkers in Virginia approve contract with Yokohama
Added: 13 Sep 2018
Salem, Virginia – Members of the United Steelworkers Local 1023 in Salem have ratified a four-year …

Dow invests to expand silicones production
Added: 13 Sep 2018
Midland, Michigan — Dow Chemical Co. will invest in both its upstream and downstream silicones busi…

VMI Extrusion relocates to new facility
Added: 13 Sep 2018
Cham, Germany – VMI Extrusion has relocated to a new facility in the city of Cham, Bavaria, in east…

MOL, Thyssenkrupp sign €1.2bn deal to build polyether polyol complex
Added: 13 Sep 2018
Budapest – Hungarian energy company MOL Group has awarded a €1.2-billion engineering, procurement a…

China’s Guilin Rubber to supply machinery to Turkish tire maker
Added: 13 Sep 2018
Guilin, China – ChemChina-owned Guilin Rubber Machinery has announced an order contract with an unn…