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Sinochem to complete Halcyon Agri deal mid-July
Added: 12 Jul 2016
Shanghai – Chinese state-owned chemicals company Sinochem International and Halcyon Agri Corp. will…

Freudenberg doubles seals production at Hungary site
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Kecskemet, Hungary – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has completed and celebrated its expansion in…

Camso buys Belgian wheel-maker Eurowheel
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Herenthout, Belgium – Off-road tire specialist Camso Ltd. has acquired Eurowheel BVBA, a supplier o…

Interview: Cooper global R&D strategy paying dividends
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s decision three years ago to combine its global research …

Poland posts largest quarterly growth in tire sector
Added: 11 Jul 2016
Warsaw – Polish tire sales have seen their largest ever quarterly increase in the first three month…

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…