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Conti introduces two tire technology concepts
Added: 13 Sep 2017
Hanover, Germany – Germany tire and technology company Continental AG has introduced two concept ti…
Cabot, Zeon among top Pirelli suppliers
Added: 13 Sep 2017
Milan, Italy – Primary materials suppliers have scooped four out of nine top suppliers award handed…
ZC Rubber taps Bridgestone for European field engineer manager
Added: 13 Sep 2017
Frankfurt, Germany – ZC Rubber has named Ákos Barcsik as its new field engineer manager, who will w…
Kumho Tire’s future in limbo as Doublestar cancels deal
Added: 13 Sep 2017
Seoul - Following months of debates and dispute over trademark rights and price tag, China's Qingda…
DowDuPont adjusting plans for spin-off companies
Added: 13 Sep 2017
Less than two weeks after its formal launch, DowDuPont is changing the makeup of the three firms th…
Evonik taps Jacobs to deliver ‘safe’ silica plant
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Dallas, Texas – Evonik has selected Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to provide engineering, procureme…
BASF firefighter succumbs to injuries
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Ludwigshafen, Germany - An employee of the BASF fire department who was severely injured during the…
Pirelli reports growth ahead of IPO
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Milan, Italy - Ahead of a planned IPO in October, Pirelli & C SpA has announced first-half results …
Michelin wins Abellio fleet management deal
Added: 12 Sep 2017
London – French tire maker Michelin has won a contract to manage the 800-strong bus fleet belonging…
Goodyear to supply sensors to Tesla semi-autonomous fleet
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear is expanding its collaboration with Tesloop Inc., which operates a fleet of …
Texas refineries, chemical plants begin recovery after Harvey
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Houston, Texas – The Gulf Coast of Texas is slowly but surely getting back to normal after Hurrican…
Goodyear names new Europe, Asia unit leaders
Added: 11 Sep 2017
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear named new leaders for its European and Asia business units, changes that in …
NR prices recover in August, deficit continues
Added: 11 Sep 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Natural rubber prices recovered from a dip in late July, thanks to favourable market…
Sinopec trials China’s first SEPS elastomers facility
Added: 10 Sep 2017
Yueyang, China – Sinopec’s subsidiary Baling Petrochemical started trial run at its SEPS (styrene/e…
Tire cord supplier DuraFiber selling assets
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Huntersville, North Carolina — Tire cord supplier DuraFiber Technologies has put its three US plant…
Zeon opens speciality rubber lab in Singapore
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Singapore – Zeon Asia, part of Japanese speciality company Zeon Corp., has opened its ‘Asia technic…
Move to reverse US decision on Chinese truck & bus tire imports
Added: 8 Sep 2017
New York— The United Steelworkers union filed a memorandum in support of its case before the US Cou…
Birla opens greenfield carbon black facility in China
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Jining, China – Birla Carbon has officially inaugurated a greenfield 120 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa…
Kraiburg expands rubber mats facility
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Gummiwerk Kraiburg Elastik GmbH & Co. KG has recently expanded capacity fo…
Nogueira steps into CEO role at Arlanxeo
Added: 8 Sep 2017
Maastricht, The Netherland – Jorge Nogueira is replace Jan Paul de Vries as chief executive office…
