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US vehicle sales go off the boil
Added: 30 Sep 2016
Detroit, Michigan - US new-vehicle sales are projected to decline for a second consecutive month, e…
GM quality awards for three Bridgestone Europe plants
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Brussels – General Motors has given its 2015 Supplier Quality Excellence Awards to three Bridgeston…
Michelin to open €240m US distribution centre
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Spartanburg, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. is planning to open a distribution centre…
Trelleborg selects new Korean agent for offshore products
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in the UK has selected Kyung Kook Intern…
ANRPC reports NR price improvement
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Kuala Lumpur – The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) has reported an improv…
Polymer Solutions Group buys UK rubber chemicals company
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Leeds, UK – Polymer Solutions Group (PSG) – a portfolio company of New York-based Arsenal Capital P…
UK rubber manufacturer celebrates new project wins
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Lancaster, UK – A UK rubber specialist has been selected to supply waterproof lining membranes for …
Michelin slams “unacceptable” lobbying for tougher tread-depth rules
Added: 29 Sep 2016
Paris, France – Michelin has expressed strong opposition to, what it calls, “lobbying for tires to …
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres seeking new investors
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ shareholders are seeking to find new investors to take the …
Nokian boss Lehtoranta leaving the company
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Nokia, Finlad – Nokian Tyres’ president and CEO Ari Lehtoranta is resigning his position to pursue …
Trelleborg buys US aerospace seals maker
Added: 28 Sep 2016
El Segundo, California – Trelleborg has acquired a US-based subsidiary of CoorsTek, Inc. that speci…
US sets final import hearings for January
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Washington – The International Trade Commission (ITC) has scheduled final-phase hearings in January…
Titan adds non-tire rubber products unit
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Union City, Tennessee – Titan International Inc. is venturing into the non-tire rubber products sec…
China's overproduction of truck, bus tires hampering US retreads market
Added: 27 Sep 2016
Akron, Ohio –Overproduction of truck and bus tires in China and other countries has put the US tire…
Manuli acquires PSI Hydraulics of India
Added: 27 Sep 2016
Manchester, UK – Manuli Hydraulics has recently announced the acquisition of the majority holding i…
Italian plastics & rubber machinery exports hit a “trough”
Added: 27 Sep 2016
Milan, Italy – There has been a marked decline in overseas demand for Italian-made plastics and rub…
Michelin boss signals “digital revolution” at new technology centre
Added: 27 Sep 2016
Ladoux, France – Michelin Group has inaugurated its RDI Campus, as part of a project to upgrade its…
Analysis: Business as usual in Turkey
Added: 27 Sep 2016
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New Kraiburg rubber can beef up polymer composites
Added: 27 Sep 2016
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Gummiwerk Kraiburg has developed a material comprising “non cross-linked ru…
Analysis: Turkey seeks to up its game - DRAFT
Added: 27 Sep 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
Turkey is an …
