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Rubber product trade deficit grows in US again

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

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

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

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

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…

Automotive elastomer market to grow 6% by 2022 - report

Automotive elastomer market to grow 6% by 2022 - report

Added: 5 Jul 2016

New York – The global automotive elastomers market was valued at $9.238 billion (€8,286 billion) in…

German rubber chief warns against recent market developments

German rubber chief warns against recent market developments

Added: 5 Jul 2016

Dusseldorf, Germany – The European rubber sector will have to keep an eye the developments within t…

Omsk Carbon plant start-up delayed

Omsk Carbon plant start-up delayed

Added: 5 Jul 2016

Mogilev, Belarus – Omsk Carbon has delayed the start-up of its new carbon black production plant in…

WDK: German rubber industry on flat growth track

WDK: German rubber industry on flat growth track

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Frankfurt am Main, Germany – Germany’s rubber industry managed to grow sales by 2.2-percent, to €11…

Trelleborg completes purchase of silicone manufacturer

Trelleborg completes purchase of silicone manufacturer

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Tusin, California – Trelleborg completed the acquisition of the US-based Silicone Fabricators Inc. …

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Datwyler steps up pharma rubber production in Asia

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Satara, India – Datwyler Scheiz AG is building a new pharmaceutical rubber component plant in Satar…

Yokohama completes ATG purchase, names chairman

Yokohama completes ATG purchase, names chairman

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Tokyo – Following the completion of its $1.18-billion (€1.06-billion) deal to purchase Alliance Tir…

Kenda seeks OE credibility with US technical centre

Kenda seeks OE credibility with US technical centre

Added: 4 Jul 2016

North Canton, Ohio – Among the reasons that American Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd cites for open…

Mining shares start to rally

Mining shares start to rally

Added: 4 Jul 2016

London – Light is emerging at the end of the tunnel for suppliers of conveyor belts and other rubbe…

The conveyor belt is already in use, connecting a limestone mine in south eastern Brazil with a cement plant owned by LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest producer of construction materials.

Conveyor belt maker Semperit takes to the sky

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Vienna – Semperit has introduced a “completely new system” for bulk transportation over long distan…

Continental acquires Bandvulc

Continental acquires Bandvulc

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Hanover, Germany - Continental Tyre Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental AG, has acquire…

Michelin to build €450m tire plant in Mexico

Michelin to build €450m tire plant in Mexico

Added: 4 Jul 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France –Michelin has confirmed its plans to build a tire-production facility in c…

Interview: Giti preparing to expand R&D centre

Interview: Giti preparing to expand R&D centre

Added: 3 Jul 2016

Uniontown, Ohio – Giti Tire Group's North American research and development centre, which opened a …

Kuraray ditches Marubeni to sell elastomers directly in Europe

Kuraray ditches Marubeni to sell elastomers directly in Europe

Added: 1 Jul 2016

Hattersheim, Germany – The Japanese speciality chemical company Kuraray has taken over the sales of…

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Marangoni to provide Sri Lanka tire plant technology

Added: 1 Jul 2016

Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni has dismissed media reports suggesting that it plans to build a $75-mil…