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Dunlop opens new South African facility
Added: 7 Jun 2016
Durban, South Africa – Dunlop South Africa, part of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SRSA), …

Trelleborg names new boss for Brazil offshore operation
Added: 7 Jun 2016
Macae, Brazil – Trelleborg offshore operation has appointed Sebastian Araujo as managing director o…

Orgkhim awards Malaysian plant construction
Added: 7 Jun 2016
Kuala Lumpur – KNM Process Systems Snd Bhd has been awarded a contract to build Orgkhim’s rubber pr…
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EU production not so impacted by US anti-dumping duties – expert
Added: 7 Jun 2016
Essen, Germany – The EU tire production has not been significantly affected by the new round of US …

DuPont teams up for new material partnership
Added: 7 Jun 2016
Croydon, UK – DuPont has agreed a long term strategic partnership with D3O, the Croydon-based impac…

Tire Tracker: News round-up
Added: 7 Jun 2016
Bellow is the highlight of latest news from the tire industry: Michelin North America... Conti... G…

Hexpol buys UK rubber compounder Berwin
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Manchester, UK – Swedish group Hexpol AB has acquired Manchester-based compounder Berwin Group for…

Orion in talks with workers over French closure
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has begun consultations with the works council at its Ambѐs, …

Pirelli breaks ground on Mexican expansion
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Silao, Mexico – Pirelli Tyre SpA has broken ground on a $200 million (€176 million) expansion of ti…

Analysis: No recovery yet in sight for NR prices
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Article published in May/June issue of ERJ
London - After five years of steep decline, some green sh…

Koetz: EU must enforce existing tire rules before creating new ones
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Essen, Germany – The increasing burden of EU regulation and high cost structure are making it diffi…

Analysis: VW offers its vision of Industry 4.0
Added: 4 Jun 2016
Shanghai, China — For German car-maker Volkswagen AG, one of the visions for Industry 4.0 includes …

Trelleborg to provide seals, gaskets for tunnel in Sweden
Added: 4 Jun 2016
Goeteborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has been awarded the contract to supply gaskets and seals to the …

Chemours refutes Citron Research report
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Wilmington, Delaware - Chemours Co. has “strongly” refuted a 2 June report by shares analysis firm …

US launches online tire recall search tool
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Washington – The Rubber Manufacturers Association has launched an online tire recall search tool co…

US recycling company to build new plant
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Columbia, South Carolina – Rubber and plastics recycler Viva Holdings Group Inc. is planning to bui…

Goodyear begins modernisation project at US plant
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Lawton, Oklahoma – Goodyear has stated a modernisation project at its Lawton, Oklahoma tire plant t…

ACEA forecasts increased car registrations growth
Added: 3 Jun 2016
Brussels – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) revised its forecast for 2016 …

Analysis: Tire Cologne versus Reifen / Automechanika
Added: 3 Jun 2016
-London – Walking through to west entrance at Messe Essen to last week's Reifen expo, the first thi…

UK chemicals group urges SMEs to prepare for REACH III
Added: 2 Jun 2016
London – Smaller companies in the UK chemicals industry must start preparing for changes to REACH –…