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 Raj Balmakhun (CEO: Newlyn Group) and Riaz Haffejee (CEO: SRSA)

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

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

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…

“China hasn’t managed to increase its [export] volumes since this latest round of duties because they are unable to penetrate these high-performance and winter tire segments in the EU market,” Stapleton added.

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

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…

A Lufthansa flight travelling from Munich to Mumbai landed safely on 13 May, despite four of its eight tires having burst during landing. An ERJ source, who is an aviation industry expert, said that the aircraft was fitted with Michelin AIR X tires.

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

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

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…

 Dr Prachaya Jumpasut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACEA forecasts increased car registrations growth

Added: 3 Jun 2016

Brussels – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) revised its forecast for 2016 …

But, talking to exhibitors and attendees in Essen last week, many were undecided about which show they would attend in 2018, and confused about the competing offerings. More worryingly for both sets of organisers, some said they might adopt a wait-and-see approach and, so, give both a miss in 2018.

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

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 –…