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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…
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’
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
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
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
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Milan, Italy – The Italian rubber and plastics processing machinery sector achieved “all-time recor…
