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Optimistic SR projections lead to saturated market
Added: 8 Oct 2017
Akron, Ohio - The global synthetic rubber market is one where overly optimistic expectations have p…
Yokohama to unveil next-gen tires in Tokyo
Added: 8 Oct 2017
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd will present two new tires featuring next-generation technologies a…
Bandag retreader unveils upgrade in Scotland
Added: 8 Oct 2017
Paisley , UK – One of Bandag’s largest franchise partners Caledonian Tyres has officially opened a …
PT Gajah Tunggal, Nokian top global tire-profitability list
Added: 6 Oct 2017
London – Indonesia’s PT Gajah Tunggal and Finland’s Nokian Tyres were the most profitable publicly …
Giti marks start of production at US plant
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Richburg, South Carolina – South Carolina governor Henry McMaster and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. presiden…
Honda shuts Japan plant amid refocus on EVs
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Tokyo - Honda is taking the rare step of shuttering a Japanese assembly plant as it rearranges its …
CMP moves in China, eyes North America
Added: 5 Oct 2017
The Chinese project, which is in response to requests from international customers, is scheduled to…
Adidas steps up Speedfactory manufacturing programme
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Herzogenaurach, Germany – Adidas has ramped up its Speedfactory project with the launch of the firs…
Pirelli completes global offering of shares
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Milan, Italy – Marco Polo International Italy SpA and Pirelli & C. SpA have completed their global…
Teijin raises aramid fibre capacity
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Arnhem, the Netherlands – Teijin’s Aramid business has added a new production line at its Technora …
Mesgo presents new R&D and lab facilities
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Bergamo, Italy – Rubber compounder Mesgo SpA has unveiled a newly established corporate R&D centre …
EU chemicals industry welcomes anti-dumping revamp
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Brussels – The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has welcomed an agreement reached 3 Oct …
Mitsui starts up new elastomers unit
Added: 5 Oct 2017
The expansion at the facility operated by Chiba-based subsidiary Sun Alloys Co. Ltd is in response …
Using elastomer films to generate electricity
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Würzburg, Germany – Water is still the most important source of renewable energy in Bavaria, German…
Momentive to demonstrate LSR capabilities at Fakuma
Added: 5 Oct 2017
The demos will include moulding of medical tubes based on Silopren LSR 4650 using an eight-cavity m…
China’s rubber futures price crashes in September
Added: 4 Oct 2017
Shanghai, China – Natural rubber futures price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) went down by…
Ineos blasts Scottish shale gas ban
Added: 4 Oct 2017
Glasgow, Scotland - Ineos has slammed a Scottish government decision to ban shale gas developments,…
Aramco to acquire 50% stake in Petronas polymers project
Added: 4 Oct 2017
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Aramco is paying around $900 million (€765 million) to acquire a 50% …
Xingda builds steel cord plant in Thailand, ups H1 sales
Added: 3 Oct 2017
With 167,000-square-metre total area and 100,000 tonnes annual capacity, the plant is fully owned b…
Conti acquisition to bolster smart-belt strategy
Added: 3 Oct 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental has recently acquired Advanced Imaging Technologies (PTY) Ltd (AIT) …
