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Smithers Rapra facility hit by fire at weekend
Added: 26 Sep 2016
Shawbury, UK – Smithers Rapra’s facility in Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, was hit by a fire over the w…
Bridgestone opens automotive rubber plant in Indonesia
Added: 26 Sep 2016
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'New Lanxess' to acquire Chemtura for €2.4bn
Added: 26 Sep 2016
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Goodyear recalls 1,600 truck tires
Added: 25 Sep 2016
Washington – Goodyear has recalled 1,650 Goodyear G399A LHS medium truck tires, size 295/75R22.5 LR…
US finds material injury in ESBR case
Added: 25 Sep 2016
Washington – The US International Trade Commission has voted 6-0 that preliminary evidence of mater…
Michelin sets up aircraft tire subsidiary in China
Added: 25 Sep 2016
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Reshuffle at Cooper Tire adds Europe to Ceneviz's duties
Added: 25 Sep 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has announced that Luis Ceneviz will take on the role of m…
Sasco Chemical rejoins IISRP as affiliate member
Added: 25 Sep 2016
Houston, Texas —Sasco Chemical Group Inc. has rejoined the International Institute of Synthetic Rub…
Trelleborg introduces new abrasion-resistant compound
Added: 25 Sep 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has launched RedFine+, an compounde…
Interview: Germany adapting to new market challenges
Added: 25 Sep 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
ERJ talked to…
Opinion: Tire labels stuck in a rut
Added: 23 Sep 2016
London - Almost four years after its introduction, the jury is still very much out whether the EU t…
Bain Capital to exit Trinseo
Added: 23 Sep 2016
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo expects a deal in which Bain Capital Everest Manager Holding SCA wil…
IAA commercial vehicles 2016: Tire telematics theme
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Hanover, Germany – The week-long IAA commercial vehicles 2016 exhibition kicked off in Hanover on 2…
Four die in explosion at Chinese MDI plant
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Yanati, China – China’s Wanhua Chemical Group announced that an explosion occurred on Sept 20 at it…
Safe-Run 'acted first' in patent dispute with VMI
Added: 22 Sep 2016
London – Chinese tire machinery manufacturer Safe-Run has stated that it is the first and only part…
Interview: A giant step for Apollo
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
In an intervi…
Opinion: What next for the Chinese tire industry?
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Article published in the September/October edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
At the height…
Goodyear expanding capacity for higher-margin tires
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Goodyear is budgeting nearly $800 million (€533 million) through 2019 to bo…
Bluestar, Graham in silicone technology-share deal
Added: 22 Sep 2016
York, South Carolina – Graham Engineering Corp. is to lend equipment and provide expertise for a ne…
Parker Hannifin fined £1m after worker killed by falling machine
Added: 22 Sep 2016
Hemel Hempstead, UK – Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd, the Hemel Hempstead-based engineering grou…
