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Firestone Liberia plantation to lay off 500 workers

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Harbel, Liberia – Firestone Liberia, the indirect natural rubber-growing subsidiary of Bridgestone …

Chemours selects Wilmington for Its global HQ

Chemours selects Wilmington for Its global HQ

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Wilmington, Delaware –Chemours has decided to locate its global headquarters in Wilmington, Delawar…

Top 50 Global Non-Tire Ranking: Strongest gets stronger

Top 50 Global Non-Tire Ranking: Strongest gets stronger

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article published in the July/August issue of European Rubber journal magazine:

European companies c…

JSR reports continuing fall in elastomer sales

JSR reports continuing fall in elastomer sales

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Tokyo – JSR has reported year-on-year monthly sales declines of around 15 percent for March, May an…

HF’s Limper to receive Herzlich medal at ITEC

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Akron, Ohio  – Andreas Limper has been awarded the 2016 Harold Herzlich Distinguished Technology Me…

Pelmar Engineering on the move

Pelmar Engineering on the move

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Ramat Hasharon , Israel – Pelmar Engineering  is to relocate its headquarters from Ramat Hasharon, …

Delphi helping Singapore go driverless

Delphi helping Singapore go driverless

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Singapore – Delphi has recently been selected by the government of Singapore to provide a fleet of …

Yokohama launches high-pressure hydrogen gas hose

Yokohama launches high-pressure hydrogen gas hose

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has announced that from early August 2016 it will begin sales of “i…

Analysis: Cut tire plants down to size

Analysis: Cut tire plants down to size

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article published in the July/August issue of European Rubber journal magazine

Tire plants will, in …

Fan Rende, chairman emeritus of CRIA, wants to see the adoption of continuous automation in major processes such as mixing, extrusion, tire building and curing, the introduction or conveyer belts and rail guided vehicles, and the development of comprehensive smart manufacturing systems.

Chinese tire makers get smart

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…

 Zhongce Rubber, Thailand

China Tire Report: Investment continues despite market difficulties

Added: 2 Aug 2016

Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…

Federal-Mogul reports increased profit, lower sales

Federal-Mogul reports increased profit, lower sales

Added: 1 Aug 2016

Southfield, Michigan – Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., the diversified auto supplier controlled by lo…

TRA: Waste-storage rules will "decimate” UK tire recycling

TRA: Waste-storage rules will "decimate” UK tire recycling

Added: 1 Aug 2016

London – Many tire recycling operations could soon close due to planned new rules intended to incre…

Brexit "immaterial" to Goodyear in UK

Brexit "immaterial" to Goodyear in UK

Added: 1 Aug 2016

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear does not expect the UK referendum decision to leave the European Union to ca…

Apollo hires Urban to head European sales

Apollo hires Urban to head European sales

Added: 1 Aug 2016

Enschede, Netherlands—Apollo Vredestein BV has appointed industry veteran Matthias Urban as head of…

Cooper Standard reports strong second quarter

Cooper Standard reports strong second quarter

Added: 1 Aug 2016

Novi, Michigan = Cooper Standard Holdings Inc. reported a 2.1-percent rise in second quarter sales …

UK manufacturers' confidence slumps after Brexit

UK manufacturers' confidence slumps after Brexit

Added: 1 Aug 2016

London – Business confidence among UK manufacturers’ has fallen sharply following the European refe…

Dow's sales decline, income increases for second quarter

Dow's sales decline, income increases for second quarter

Added: 1 Aug 2016

Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. has reported a 7-percent decline in sales for second quarter o…

Analysis: China tire industry getting to grips with market difficulties

Analysis: China tire industry getting to grips with market difficulties

Added: 1 Aug 2016

Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…

Price-rally but NR markets remain in the doldrums

Price-rally but NR markets remain in the doldrums

Added: 29 Jul 2016

Article published in July/August issue of European Rubber Journal magazine:

London - In natural rubb…