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Mitsubishi weighs in to rubber mixer market
Added: 4 Apr 2016
Based on article published in the March/April edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
London - …
Chinese tire-makers chart fall-out of anti-dumping measures
Added: 4 Apr 2016
Qingdao, China – China’s tire exports in 2015 fell by 4 percent in volume to 5.4 million tonnes and…
Former Momentive boss takes charge of Wacker Silicones
Added: 4 Apr 2016
Munich, Germany – Dr. Robert Gnann has taken over as president of Wacker Silicones effective 1 Apri…
'Brexit' vote out of favour with FTSE 350 firms
Added: 4 Apr 2016
London – Support for the UK remaining a member of the European Union (EU) has risen among chief fin…
Cimcorp opening new office in the US
Added: 4 Apr 2016
Ulvila, Finland – Cimcorp, is to open a new US operation to support its sales of robotic handling …
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…
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…
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
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Added: 31 Mar 2016
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary countervailing duty determ…
