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DRAFT: FTC 2016: Hans Dorfi, manager - advanced tire technology, Bridgestone Americas
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Hans Dorfi, Manager, advanced tire technology, Bridgestone Americas, will join the strong line-up o…
Service needs prompt Kobe Steel to open rubber machinery unit in China
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Tokyo — Kobe Steel Ltd will, next month, open a company in China to sell tire and rubber machinery …
DRAFT FTC 2016: Alfonso Dipasquale, VP – business development, Schrader Electronics
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Alfonso S Dipasquale, VP – business development, Schrader Electronics, will be part of the Technolo…
Joest to replace Maschke at Freudenberg
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Weinheim, Germany — Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has appointed Rainer Joest as its new presiden…
Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Brussels – Kemya, a joint venture between Sabic and ExxonMobil, and Continental Carbon Co. have sta…
Evonik building speciality silicones plant in China
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Essen, Germany – Evonik AG has broken ground on a multi-million-euro speciality silicones productio…
Freudenberg upgrades sealing site in Germany
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Oberwihl, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologieshas completed a €10-million investment in its O…
DRAFT FTC 2016: Antonie Schmeitz, group leader vehicle dynamics, TNO
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Antonie Schmeitz, group leader vehicle dynamics, TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientif…
DRAFT FTC 2016: Paolo Butti, Industry Manager Auto & Tire, Rockwell Automation
Added: 22 Mar 2016
Paolo Butti will join the strong line-up of speakers at Future Tire Conference 2016, 24-25 May, in …
Analysis: 'New' Lanxess looks to growth regions
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Cologne, Germany - Materials major Lanxess AG intends to invest in mid-sized markets and the growt…
Rubber expert Maschke to lead Dätwyler sealing division
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Altdorf, Switzerland – Dätwyler Holding Inc. has appointed Torsten Maschke as the new head of its S…
FTC 2016: Jose Maria Bermejo, Signus director
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Jose Maria Bermejo, recovery markets development director of Signus, will give his views on the mos…
Bridgestone wins GM supplier award
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Brussels – General Motors has named Bridgestone among its 2015 ‘supplier of the year’ award-winners…
California zinc bill could hit tire availability
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Sacramento, California — A California state senator has introduced a bill that would create severe …
Tire recyclers losing out to “bad science”
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Brussels – Industry is failing to address public concerns over the safety of end-of-life tire mater…
Mitas extends crane-tire range
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Švehlova, Czech Republic – Mitas will unveil a new tire designed specifically for mobile cranes, at…
Kraiburg adds perfluorelastomer products to portfolio
Added: 18 Mar 2016
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg has expanded its materials product portfolio to include perfluorel…
Lanxess profits up 10 % in 2015, but rubber challenges persist
Added: 18 Mar 2016
Cologne, Germany – Speciality chemicals maker Lanxess has posted a 9.5-percent, year-on-year rise i…
DuPont selects president for Performance Materials unit
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont Co. has named Randy Stone as president of its Performance Materials b…
Pirelli sales, earnings up in 2015
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA’s pre-tax operating income rose 6.4 percent in fiscal 2015 on 4.8-p…
