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Tire recyclers join UK parliament advisory group

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

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

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

Harvard researchers advance self-healing rubber

Added: 15 Aug 2017

Harvard researchers advance self-healing rubber

Cambridge, Massachusetts – Researchers from the Harv…

Kordsa has “extensive knowledge in the field of resorcinol- and formaldehyde-free bonding technologies,” said Dr. Boris Mergell who heads up worldwide research and development of passenger car tires at Continental.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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…

Report based on interview with Boris Engelhardt, chief executive of the WDK, which was published in July/Aug issue of European Rubber Journal magazine. If you are not yet a subscriber click here for full details of our news and information services for the global rubber and tire industries. 

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

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

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%

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

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

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…