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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…
Former Goodyear exec to lead Apollo in “unchartered” North American market
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has appointed former Goodyear executive Steven Smidlein as senior vic…
Sinochem to buy natural rubber major Halcyon
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Singapore – Sinochem International Corp., the state-owned Chinese agricultural giant, has signed de…
HF back on top as China dents growth in rubber-machinery sector
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Based on article published in March/April issue of ERJ magazine
London – Suppliers of equipment to t…
Boom-time for TPEs in wearable electronics, says DSM
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Singapore – The “booming” wearable electronics industry is increasingly turning to thermoplastic el…
FTC 2016: Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general, ETRMA
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general, European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA), w…
Marangoni appoints partner in Spain
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Rovereto , Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced an expansion of its business in Spai…
Chemical safety rules have global impact, say Rhein Chemie leaders
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Based on interview published in the March/April issue of ERJ
Hanover, Germany - The increasing regul…
Reifen to gain traction with more international focus
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Article published in the March/April issue of ERJ
The biennial Reifen tire show is set to take place…
Yokohama confirms deal to purchase OTR tire maker Alliance
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Tokyo—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy off-road tire maker Alliance Tire Group for $1.18 …
Goodyear to relocate European technical centre
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Luxembourg – Goodyear is planning to relocate its European technical centre to an ‘automotive campu…
Analysis: Freudenberg-NOK president sets high goals for JV
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Plymouth, Michigan – Matthew Portu has three goals for Freudenberg-NOK, and each of them build off …
Yokohama to start producing marine hose brand in Italy
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co.’ s Italian marine hose subsidiary, Yokohama Industrial Products Italy S…
Reifen show moving to Frankfurt in 2018
Added: 24 Mar 2016
Essen, Germany – Tire trade show Reifen is quitting its established base in Essen to co-locate with…
China’s major rubber sector players see double-digit negative growth
Added: 23 Mar 2016
Qingdao, China – China’s major rubber sector players saw an 11 percent drop in revenue and a 17 per…
Analysis: US compounder plugging gaps after oil-market plunge
Added: 23 Mar 2016
Akron, Ohio - During 2013 and 2014, things were going so well in the oil and gas business that cust…
