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Triangle Tire to increase prices in US
Added: 24 Sep 2017
Franklin, Tennessee – Citing increase raw material costs, Triangle Tire USA will increase prices as…
DowDuPont expands Shenzhen capacity
Added: 24 Sep 2017
Shenzhen, China—DowDuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a business segment of the DowDuPont S…
Nokian breaks ground on US tire plant
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Dayton, Tennessee — The smiles were almost as abundant as the southeast heat and humidity on 20 Sep…
Doublestar sales down; raises funds for smart plants
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Qingdao, China – Doublestar posted a 16% year-on-year drop in first-half revenues to €264 million (…
Irish waste-tire scheme to proceed amid concerns
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Dublin – The Irish government will introduce new tire recovery regulations next month, despite conc…
German-Korean link-up targets moulding machinery market
Added: 22 Sep 2017
According to a 21 Sept press release. Soltau-based Nortec, previously known as a system provider fo…
Harvard team uses rubber to mimic complex birdsongs
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts – Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and App…
UK scientists create world’s first ‘molecular robot’
Added: 22 Sep 2017
Manchester, UK – Scientists at The University of Manchester have created “the world’s first molecul…
Goodyear acquiring automated tire-inspection business
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring automated tire inspection business Ventech Sy…
DRAFT Report: China rubber imports up 24%
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Beijing – Rubber, both natural and synthetic, has had the biggest increase among major commodities …
India slaps anti-dumping duties on Chinese truck and bus tires
Added: 21 Sep 2017
New Delhi, India – The Indian government’s ministry of finance has imposed anti-dumping duties on r…
Sailun Vietnam plant produces first speciality tire
Added: 21 Sep 2017
The speciality tire facility is part of the plant’s off-the-road tire project containing 30,000 ton…
Clariant rejects appeal to rethink Huntsman merger
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Muttenz, Switzerland - Swiss chemical giant Clariant AG has rejected a request to rethink its plann…
China begins probe into halogenated rubber dumping
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Beijing – China’s ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) has launched an investigation into allegations of d…
Butadiene market recovering from storm Harvey
Added: 21 Sep 2017
“We understand that, with one exception, all of the US butadiene producers that were impacted by th…
Early adopters in LSR moulding share pros, cons
Added: 21 Sep 2017
Placentia, California — George Kipe has been in the liquid silicone rubber game since its infancy.
H…
Yokohama tree project reaches 500k goal
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Tokyo—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has achieved its target of planting 500,000 trees under its ‘Yokohama…
Michelin looking to save €1.2bn by 2020
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Singapore – Groupe Michelin is seeking to save roughly €1.2 billion through to 2020, company offici…
Conti steps up sustainability bid with “lighthouse project”
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is stepping up its sustainability efforts with the appointment of…
Report: Typhoon hits Vietnam rubber growers
Added: 20 Sep 2017
Hanoi – Rubber growers in Vietnam are counting the cost of Typhoon Doksuri, which swept across the …
