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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,…
FTC 2016: Interview with materials & recycling expert Dr Wilma Dierkes
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Dr Wilma Dierkes, associate professor, Elastomer Technology & Engineering Group, at the University …
Goodyear unveils new blimp
Added: 17 Apr 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear unveiled its newest blimp, the airship Wingfoot Two, on 8 April.
The blimp, b…
Vibracoustic deal: CEO targets growth opportunities
Added: 15 Apr 2016
Weinheim, Germany – Trelleborg AB and Freudenberg, the 50:50 owners of anti-vibration automotive pa…
Imports cloud horizon for European tire sector
Added: 15 Apr 2016
Brussels – The European tire industry has shrugged off a range of negative market factors to record…
Cabot to increase EMEA rubber carbon black prices
Added: 15 Apr 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is increasing prices on all its carbon black products in its re…
Sumitomo Rubber South Africa to produce truck and bus tires
Added: 15 Apr 2016
Ladysmith, South Africa – Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) has started the second phase of its R…
Petronas scrubs elastomers from RAPID project
Added: 15 Apr 2016
Pengerang, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Petronas Chemicals will not proceed with a proposed elastomer proj…
Chinese tire maker to grow in Thailand
Added: 14 Apr 2016
Qingdao, China - Shandong Linglong Tire Co. is planning to expand its investment in the Thai rubber…
Hankook to move US headquarters to Nashville
Added: 14 Apr 2016
Nashville, Tennessee – Hankook Tire America Corp. executives, along with Tennessee officials, annou…
Clwyd Compounders to double capacity at new facility
Added: 13 Apr 2016
Wrexham , UK – Clwyd Compounders Ltd, based in Ruabon, Wrexham for the last 35 years, is to relocat…
