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Evonik to set up €117m US silica plant in South Carolina
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Essen, Germany – Evonik AG is getting closer to establishing another plant in the US.
The firm just …

Court ruling nets £130m for Fenner
Added: 11 Jul 2016
London – Fenner plc has received clearance from the High Court in London for shares-related changes…

ETRMA adds environment, health & safety position
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Brussels – Cornelia Tietz has been appointed as the new director for EHS and climate action at the …

Interview: Trelleborg to step up technology investments in US
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Rome – Trelleborg Wheel Systems SpA, like its parent Trelleborg AB, always has taken great pride in…

Trelleborg, Freudenberg complete Vibracoustic deal
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Stockholm, Sweden—Trelleborg A.B. has completed the sale of its shares in Vibracoustic GmbH to Freu…

Analysis: Rubber prices still south-facing
Added: 8 Jul 2016
London - Just over a month ago we wrote that spring had rather quickly come and gone for natural ru…

Bridgestone to open second Nashville office
Added: 8 Jul 2016
Antioch, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is planning to open an office complex in Nashville’s…

US tire makers weigh up impact of Brexit
Added: 8 Jul 2016
Washington — Since citizens of the UK voted for the country to leave the European Union (EU), offic…

Press release: 40 years of Elasto Sweden – a story of mudflaps to medical
Added: 8 Jul 2016
Halmstad, Sweden – 1976 was an eventful year. It was the year the Supersonic Concorde took its firs…

Chemours shares plunge as court rules for $5m compensation
Added: 7 Jul 2016
Columbus, Ohio – Chemours Co. shares plunged 22 percent on 6 July, as a jury in Ohio determined tha…

Update: Strike ends at Orion plant in France
Added: 7 Jul 2016
Ambѐs, France – A strike against the possible closure of Orion Engineered Carbons’ production plant…

UK car market set to fall amid Brexit uncertainty
Added: 7 Jul 2016
London – Despite a healthy 3.2-percent growth in the UK’s new car demand in the first half of 2016,…

Arlanxeo still doing house K-eeping
Added: 7 Jul 2016
Duesseldorf, Germany - Arlanxeo officials set a fairly conservative tone when describing developmen…

US grants Cooper's request for inconsequential noncompliance
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Washington – The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted Cooper Tire & Rubber…

Shared transport improves commuter mobility
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Study: On-demand shared vehicles provide better service for citizens ― Traditional bus lines with f…

Rubber product trade deficit grows in US again
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Washington – The rubber product trade situation has started 2016 the same way as it ended 2015 – wi…

Parker Hannifin acquires two businesses
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Mayfield Heights, Ohio – Parker Hannifin Corp. of Mayfield Heights has acquired Jager Automobil-Tec…

Strike ends at Orion French site
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Ambѐs, France – A strike against the possible closure of Orion Engineered Carbons’ production plant…

ContiTech, Henkel teaming up in printing goods sector
Added: 5 Jul 2016
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech Elastomer Coatings has entered into a cooperation agreement with Henke…

Brazil to hand out “forest-friendly” condoms at Rio Olympics
Added: 5 Jul 2016
Xapuri, Brazil – The Brazilian government is planning to hand out 9 million free condoms during the…