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FTC 2016: Norbert Majerus, Lean Champion, Goodyear
Added: 21 Apr 2016
Goodyear’s lean champion, Norbert Majerus, will discuss streamlining and automation of tire plants …
Chinese rubber conference urges lean production
Added: 20 Apr 2016
Qingdao, China – At the 2016 China Rubber Conference in Qingdao this March, industry and academic r…
Lam elected IISRP president for 2016-2017
Added: 20 Apr 2016
New Orleans, Louisiana – Wing Keung, (Hendrick Lam), senior vice president of TSRC Corp. has been …
China fines Hankook Tire for pricing monopoly
Added: 20 Apr 2016
Shanghai, China – Hankook Tire Co. Inc.’s sales company in Shanghai was fined nearly $340,000 (€300…
US rubber product deficit climbs in 2015
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Washington - The US rubber product trade deficit increased 3.1 percent overall during 2015, with ov…
Trelleborg to supply pipes, fire protection to Statoil
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Norway, signed a framework agreement with S…
Wacker studying new silica plant in US
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Munich, Germany – Speciality chemicals company Wacker AG is looking into building a new silica prod…
China to build tire plant in Bangladesh
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Dhaka – Beijing Research & Design Institute of Rubber Industry (BRDIRI) and Bangladeshi industrial …
Maxxis introduces runflat to European replacement tire market
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Leicester, UK – Maxxis is to unveil its first ever runflat tire for the European aftermarket at Rei…
Dow Corning expands to meet beauty demand
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning has completed a $6-million (€5.3 million) investment at its silicon…
Former Goodyear Dunlop manager Wachter to lead HF TireTech Group
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Hamburg, Germany – Markus Wachter has been appointed executive vice president of HF TireTech Group'…
Cabot appoints new carbon black boss
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has appointed Hobart Kalkstein as senior vice president and pre…
Bosch debuts tire changers
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Warren, Michigan – Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has expanded its wheel service product line w…
Polymer sector faces fall-out from US silica exposure rule
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Washington – A new federal rule aimed at protecting workers from silica exposure will have more sig…
PolyOne invests in US dispersions plant
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Massillon, Ohio – PolyOne Corp. has installed new equipment and expanded production capacity at its…
Omsk Carbon to open US distribution facility soon
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Bishopville, South Carolian – Russian carbon black producer Omsk Carbon is planning to set up a dis…
Toyoda Gosei opens Brazil site
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has opened its Brazilian subsidiary GDBR Industria e Comercio de Compo…
Mitas earns Deere ‘partner-level’ status
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Zweibruecken, Germany – Czech tire maker Mitas AS has earned “partner-level supplier” status with t…
Goodyear probes third death at US tire plant
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Danville, Virginia – Goodyear is investigating the death of a worker at its tire plant in Danville,…
