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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…

Trelleborg prepares to weather fluctuating demand
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Stockholm, Sweden—With rocky economies in place or expected in some global regions as a backdrop, T…

Volkswagen faces multi-billion euro 'emissions' lawsuit
Added: 17 Mar 2016
London - Volkswagen (VW) has been hit with a multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed by a number of inst…

Arlanxeo executives, location announced
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG and Saudi Aramco have announced the members of the executive board of…

Interview: Innovator helps Goodyear streamline operation
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Akron, Ohio – Lean methods long have been applied to manufacturing processes in the rubber industry…

EU new car demand continues growth
Added: 16 Mar 2016
Brussels – The EU passenger car market posted a 14-percent growth in sales for February, marking th…

IRP Medical acquires injection moulding firm
Added: 16 Mar 2016
San Clemente, California – International Rubber Products and its IRP Medical unit continue to grow …

Pirelli deconsolidates in Venezuela as economy falters
Added: 16 Mar 2016
Milan – Pirelli has “deconsolidated” its operations in Venezuela due to a “deterioration of the mac…

Cabot names new CEO as Prevost resigns
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Patrick Prevost has stepped down as president and chief executive officer o…

Asahi Kasei to boost R&D
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Okayama, Japan — Asahi Kasei has announced plans to consolidate its R&D operations in a new complex…

Asia-Pacific supplants China in US tire market
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Washington – The impact of the US’s elevated import duties on passenger and light truck tires from …

US to continue investigating Chinese truck, bus tires
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Washington — The International Trade Commission has voted to continue its investigation of truck an…

Iran breaks ground on third tire plant
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Zabol, Iran – The Iranian minister of mining, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, officially broke ground on …

Apollo enters two-wheeler market
Added: 15 Mar 2016
New Delhi – Apollo Tyres Ltd has announced its entry into the two-wheeler tire segment in India, wi…

Pirelli tops US tire satisfaction study
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Tustin, California – The Pirelli brand earned the top spot in AutoPacific Inc.'s latest replacement…

Trelleborg develops extreme-cold sealing material
Added: 15 Mar 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has introduced two new advanced elastomers engine…