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California bill no longer includes zinc or tires

California bill no longer includes zinc or tires

Added: 4 Apr 2016

Sacramento, California — A bill in the California Senate that would have severely restricted the us…

 ERJ editor Patrick Raleigh

Editorial: Testing time for tire makers

Added: 3 Apr 2016

Article published in the March/April issue of ERJ

A few years ago, I attended a data management conf…

European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association’s secretary general Fazilet Cinaralp pointed out at the conference that tire labelling encourages manufacturers to invest further into research and development and helps market transformation.

China aims for tire labelling laws by 2019

Added: 3 Apr 2016

Qingdao, China – Deputies of the National People’s Congress have proposed the tire labelling bill d…

Teknor Apex buys German compounder PTS

Teknor Apex buys German compounder PTS

Added: 3 Apr 2016

Teknor Apex Co. has added a second European location by acquiring compounder Plastic Technologie Se…

DRAFT IOM3 meeting on Rubber Sustainability

Added: 3 Apr 2016

London - It is just under one week to the next Afternoon Technical Discussion Meeting (ATDM) hosted…

At the plant level, tire manufacturers are required to make numerous decisions with these corporate objectives in mind. Typical decisions include investments in manufacturing capacity, workforce, improvement projects, stock levels and so on.

Feature: Virtual tire plants becoming a reality

Added: 3 Apr 2016

Article published in the March/April issue of ERJ

Modeling and simulation tools are nowadays availab…

Automotive growth prompts SaarGummi expansion

Automotive growth prompts SaarGummi expansion

Added: 2 Apr 2016

Pulaski, Tennessee—CQLT SaarGummi Technologies Sarl has recently unveiled plans for an addition to …

Pirelli to start selling truck tires in North America

Pirelli to start selling truck tires in North America

Added: 1 Apr 2016

Rome, Georgia -  Pirelli plans to start supplying commercial truck and bus markets in the US and Ca…

Computype develops improved rubber printing technology

Computype develops improved rubber printing technology

Added: 1 Apr 2016

Hull, UK – UK-based Computype, which provides rubber- and belt-printing technology, has developed a…

DRAFT NOT COMPLETE Your Viewpoint: Is runflats market finally set to take-off?

Added: 1 Apr 2016

London - The arrival of the first ever runflat designed specifically for the replacement tire marke…

FTC 2016: Mohammad Behroozi, Senior Vehicle Dynamist, General Motors

FTC 2016: Mohammad Behroozi, Senior Vehicle Dynamist, General Motors

Added: 1 Apr 2016

Dr Mohammad Behroozi, senior vehicle dynamist, General Motors, will represent the automotive indust…

Mesnac boss sees two-track market emerging in China

Mesnac boss sees two-track market emerging in China

Added: 31 Mar 2016

Article published in the March/April issue of ERJ

Hanover, Germany – Tire companies in China are dev…

Are natural rubber shortages on the way?

Are natural rubber shortages on the way?

Added: 31 Mar 2016

London – Low natural rubber prices, caused by factors including oil prices, lower demand than forec…

Japanese bank takeover to help Kinugawa Rubber globalise

Japanese bank takeover to help Kinugawa Rubber globalise

Added: 31 Mar 2016

Tokyo -  Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd is to be taken over by the Japanese government-owned  D…

US postpones China truck and bus tire dumping probe

US postpones China truck and bus tire dumping probe

Added: 31 Mar 2016

Washington – The US Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary countervailing duty determ…

“The reported large stock overhang is only on paper,” said Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries’ secretary general Sheela Thomas during her speech at the 2016 China Rubber Conference in Qingdao.

Producing countries warn of looming shortfall in natural rubber supply

Added: 30 Mar 2016

Qingdao, China – Low natural rubber prices, caused by factors including oil prices, lower demand th…

UK scrap-tire site proposals ‘could cost over 1,000 jobs’

UK scrap-tire site proposals ‘could cost over 1,000 jobs’

Added: 30 Mar 2016

London – Tire recycling industry group the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has warned that over 100…

FDA proposes ban on most powdered medical gloves

FDA proposes ban on most powdered medical gloves

Added: 30 Mar 2016

Washington – Powdered surgical gloves, powdered patient examination gloves and absorbable powder fo…

US moulder adds LSR unit to meet rising demand

US moulder adds LSR unit to meet rising demand

Added: 30 Mar 2016

St. Louis, Missouri – In the US, custom injection moulder MDS Manufacturing LLC has invested $700,0…

Record exports for Italian rubber and plastics machinery sector

Record exports for Italian rubber and plastics machinery sector

Added: 30 Mar 2016

Milan, Italy – The Italian rubber and plastics processing machinery sector achieved “all-time recor…