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Wacker to set up new US R&D centre for silicones
Added: 6 Oct 2016
Munich, Germany – Wacker AG is establishing a new R&D centre in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in a bid to ex…
Trelleborg supplies elastomeric bearings for Shell facility
Added: 6 Oct 2016
Browse Basin, Australia – Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has supplied bearing systems t…
Nynas to discuss naphthenic tire oils at IRC 2016
Added: 6 Oct 2016
Kitakyushu, Japan – Nynas AB will be presenting a paper on naphthenic tire oils during the Internat…
Datwyler to build €90m plant in US
Added: 5 Oct 2016
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler is building a new plant in Delaware to manufacture elastomer compon…
Datwyler completes acquisition of German injection moulding company
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group has completed the acquisition of German company Ott, which it…
Freudenberg-NOK expands US facility
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Morristown, Indiana – Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies celebrated the completion of its 20,000-…
Solvay to add silica capacity at US plant
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Princeton, New Jersey – Solvay is adding 10,000 tonnes of capacity to its Chicago Heights, Illinois…
Pirelli to invest €200m in Romania plant
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Slatina, Romania – Pirelli is set to invest some €200 million in its Slatina production site, Roman…
Mitsubishi Chemical to market TPEs in Vietnam
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Tokyo - Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) has established a new performance polymer business network …
Conti buys US racing tire manufacturer Hoosier
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Hanover, Germany - Continental Corp. has expanded its tire portfolio with two recent purchases in t…
Teknor Apex, Gumdrop recycle chewing gum into TPEs
Added: 4 Oct 2016
London - UK-based Gumdrop Ltd has teamed up with Teknor Apex to develop technology to convert chewi…
Sumitomo Chemical opens Mexico subsidiary, expands Indian capacity
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Guadalajara, Mexico - Sumitomo Chemical Co. is expanding its polypropylene compounding business, es…
Yokohama names new tire division president
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has promoted Masataka Yamaishi, head of corporate planning, to pres…
Second Semperit boss opts out
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Vienna – Semperit Group’s chief information officerDeclan Daly is leaving the company in June 2017 …
Trelleborg completes AVS firm's acquisition
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg completed, on 1 Oct, the acquisition of Schwab Vibration Control, a…
Bluestar Silicones moves production site in Brazil
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Joinville, Brazil – Bluestar Silicones has moved its production facilities from Santo André, Sao Pa…
UK puts 19th century rubber calender on display
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Bradford-on-Avon, UK – A restored 19th century rubber calender has been put on display at Kingston …
Firestone Polymers names new president
Added: 2 Oct 2016
Lake Charles, Los Angeles – Firestone Polymers has named Gene Lavengco as its new president and CEO…
European demand buoys Synthos synthetic rubber business
Added: 1 Oct 2016
Warsaw – Increased demand from the European automotive industry helped Synthos Group’s synthetic ru…
Report: Tire-makers seek a whole new leaning
Added: 1 Oct 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
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