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 Sibur currently has 85ktpa TPE capacity at the Russian site

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

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

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 …

 Wang Feng (L) signing the agreement with Siniša Malii in Beijing

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

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)…

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Added: 18 Sep 2018

EU investigating BMW, Daimler, VW... Conti fitted on upgraded Honda Acura... Falken on Subaru SUV..…

 Chris Dilley takes over as new managing director.

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

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 …

Additionally, the company shut down its truck & bus radial (TBR) tire plant in Ballymena, Northern Ireland this year – contributing to 67 kilotonnes per annuam (ktpa) of production cuts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…