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Sumitomo Riko building R&D unit for anti-vibration rubber

Sumitomo Riko building R&D unit for anti-vibration rubber

Added: 27 Jun 2018

Steinau, Germany – Sumitomo Riko has started the construction of a new technology centre in Steinau…

Trelleborg supplies 'SmartPort' solutions to Indian LNG terminal

Added: 27 Jun 2018

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has supplied a number of of products to …

Continental Carbon to expand in India, US

Continental Carbon to expand in India, US

Added: 27 Jun 2018

Taiwan – China Synthetic Rubber Corp (CSRC), a Taiwan-based leading supplier of carbon black, has a…

DKT: REP focus on Industry 4.0 and more

DKT: REP focus on Industry 4.0 and more

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Show visitors will have the opportunity to see the French company’s “2x160T vertical presses, the G…

DKT: Kraiburg expanding its horizons

DKT: Kraiburg expanding its horizons

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Waldkraiburg, Germany – AT DKT, Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH & Co. KG will highlight its continued focus…

US drilling firm extends Trelleborg contract

US drilling firm extends Trelleborg contract

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Houston, Texas – US offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling has extended an exclusiv…

US judge denies request to seal documents in Hankook case

US judge denies request to seal documents in Hankook case

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Richmond, Virginia – A federal judge in Richmond has denied the request of Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. an…

Bekaert to shut Italian rubber reinforcement site

Bekaert to shut Italian rubber reinforcement site

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Figline, Italy – Bekaert SA is planning to close down a rubber-reinforcement products operation in …

NR supply deficit fails to rekindle market

NR supply deficit fails to rekindle market

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Kuala Lumpur – World demand for natural rubber exceeded supply in the first five months of the year…

Bridgestone targets ‘sustainability’ in business models

Bridgestone targets ‘sustainability’ in business models

Added: 25 Jun 2018

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it will identify and implement new business models, su…

Covestro investing €200m in Spanish expansion, new chlorine technology

Covestro investing €200m in Spanish expansion, new chlorine technology

Added: 25 Jun 2018

Leverkusen, Germany – German materials supplier Covestro AG is planning to build its own chlorine p…

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Michelin, Ford outline new initiatives for automotive materials

Added: 25 Jun 2018

Montreal, Quebec – Finding new, sustainable materials for automobiles and auto parts is a crucial p…

Performance elastomers market to grow 7.5% through 2024

Performance elastomers market to grow 7.5% through 2024

Added: 25 Jun 2018

Ocean View, Delaware – The performance elastomers market is set to grow at a CAGR rate of 7.5% thro…

BRV: German tire sales to steady in 2018

BRV: German tire sales to steady in 2018

Added: 25 Jun 2018

Bonn, Germany – German tire retail association the BRV anticipates largely stable sales figures in …

India rubber industry ‘over-reliant’ on NR imports

India rubber industry ‘over-reliant’ on NR imports

Added: 25 Jun 2018

Kottayam, India – India’s rubber manufacturing industry is becoming over-reliant on imports of low-…

DKT: HF Mixing systems in the room

DKT: HF Mixing systems in the room

Added: 25 Jun 2018

This is the DKT theme for HF Mixing Group, which encompasses equipment manufacturers Harburg- Freud…

Game-changing technologies: Tires of the future

Game-changing technologies: Tires of the future

Added: 24 Jun 2018

The tire of the future will be round, probably black and more than likely pneumatic.

Beyond that, th…

DKT: Arlanxeo to show sporting prowess

DKT: Arlanxeo to show sporting prowess

Added: 24 Jun 2018

Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo’s high performance elastomers (HPE)and tire & specialty rubb…

DKT: Dow spotlights automotive advances

DKT: Dow spotlights automotive advances

Added: 23 Jun 2018

Schwalbach, Germany– Dow Automotive will present “breakthrough” technologies in automotive applicat…

Bridgestone claims hybrid-polymer breakthrough

Added: 22 Jun 2018

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp has developed “the world’s first polymer to bond rubber and resins at the …