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Tire recyclers join UK parliament advisory group
Added: 15 Aug 2017
London - The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has been accepted into membership of the Parliamentary…

Goodyear reports higher accident rate
Added: 15 Aug 2017
Akron, Ohio – After several years of improvements, Goodyear has suffered a setback in its factory s…

Cooper claims gains in corporate social issues
Added: 15 Aug 2017
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. claims it has cut its energy usage intensity 18% and reduc…

Harvard researchers advance self-healing rubber
Added: 15 Aug 2017
Harvard researchers advance self-healing rubber
Cambridge, Massachusetts – Researchers from the Harv…

Conti, Kordsa to develop ‘green’ tire-cord adhesives
Added: 15 Aug 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental’s Tire division and Kordsa aim to jointly “establish” a new resorcin…

Orion carbon black “extremely tight” in Europe
Added: 15 Aug 2017
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbon is running close to full capacity in Europe, Jack Clem, CEO of…

Teknor Apex building new 'hub of innovation' in Europe
Added: 15 Aug 2017
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex Co., a custom compounder based in Pawtucket, is expanding the…

DRAFT Cooper Tire completes guayule grant
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Findlay, Ohio—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and its consortium partners have completed their five-year, …

Mesnac posts sales jump in H1 2017
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Qingdao, China – Mesnac is likely to see a 36% rise year-on-year in sales to €159 million (1.25 bil…

Cabot sees pricing gains as China tightens green rules
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Overseas companies that, like Cabot, have invested in meeting compliance standards are “in a more a…

Expansions in pipeline at Datwyler sealing products unit
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Altdorf, Switzerland – New capacity additions are on the cards for Dätwyler’s Sealing Solutions div…

Phillips Carbon Black 'makes the grade'
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Calcutta , India – Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) last week unveiled plans to invest Rs.300 cror…

LSR is a pet's next best friend
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Lucerne, Switzerland—Liquid silicone rubber gets a lot of attention for technical components like m…

Updated: China’s Hixih to expand tire capacity
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Jining, China – China’s engineering rubber and tire maker Hixih Rubber Industry Group is planning t…

Germany to ban rubber seals from drinking water systems
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Frankfurt, Germany – Germany looks set to stop the use of rubber-based components, including seals,…

Enviro extends rCB deals in China, South America
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Stockholm – Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) has extended its memorandums of understanding (MoU…

Toyo posts lower earnings on higher sales
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Itami City, Japan — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.'s operating income for the half-year ended 30 June …

Sumitomo earnings plunge; sales up 12%
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered double-digit drops in operating and ne…

Bridgestone half-year income down, sales up
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Tokyo — Bridgestone Corp.'s operating income for the half-year fell 7.3%, despite 5.8% higher sales…

Phillips Carbon Black expanding plants, mulls new facility
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Calcutta , India – Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) is investing Rs.300 crore (€40 million), to in…