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Cooper to split top roles after Armes retires
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will have a new leader after nearly a decade.
Roy Armes has…
Asahi Kasei sets up EU base for automotive focus
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Dusseldorf, Germany – Asahi Kasei Corp. has established Asahi Kasei Europe GmbH in the German city …
Trelleborg buys Dutch anti-vibration engineering firm
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Dordrecht, The Netherlands – Trelleborg Industrial Solutions has signed an agreement and finalised …
Chinese clamp-down impacting rubber chemicals sector
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany – Moves by the Beijing government to tackle the country’s pollution crisis could …
Conti, Yokohama to end Asian JV after 14 years
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd and Continental AG have agreed to terminate their joint venture com…
US synthetic rubber plant thrives, two years after rebirth
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The revival of the oldest synthetic rubber plant in North America, if not …
Camso opens Vietnam tire plant
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Tan Uyen Town, Vietnam – Industrial tire specialist Camso Ltd. has inaugurated production of solid …
Orion adding oil-index surcharge for carbon black in Europe
Added: 8 Mar 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA will introduce a carbon black oil index surcharge for rubb…
Yokohama in talks to buy Indian tire-maker?
Added: 7 Mar 2016
London – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) is seeking to buy a majority stake in Indian OTR tire-manufactur…
BASF considering bid for DuPont - report
Added: 7 Mar 2016
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE is considering making a bid for DuPont Co., according to published …
Datwyler appoints new CEO, nominates new chairman
Added: 7 Mar 2016
Altdorf, Switzerland – The Datwyler Group has appointed Dirk Lambrecht to be its chief executive of…
NR price drop takes its toll in Liberia
Added: 7 Mar 2016
London – A Liberian natural rubber plantation in eastern Liberia is suspending its production and l…
Uzer Makina mulls investment proposal in Iran
Added: 7 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany –Uzer Makina is considering an investment proposal to establish a plant in Iran, a…
K 2016 and Industry 4.0: the Kountdown has begun
Added: 4 Mar 2016
Frankfurt, Germany – The VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association and its member firms have …
Survey: Securing connected-car tech will take up to 3 years
Added: 4 Mar 2016
Detroit, Michigan – Auto-makers and suppliers believe it will take one to three years to secure con…
Yokohama introduces upgraded HP tires
Added: 4 Mar 2016
Tokyo — Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced a number of tire launches, including the latest addition …
Kumho unveils all-terrain SUV tire for Hyundai Carlino
Added: 4 Mar 2016
London – Kumho unveiled futuristic all-terrain tires fitted to the Hyundai Carlino compact SUV unve…
Japan PU industry continues to underperform
Added: 4 Mar 2016
Tokyo – Figures from the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Japan continue to show that the country’…
Nokian starts profit-based incentives for all employees
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Helsinki – Nokian Tyres plc is to start using a profit-related bonus scheme for all employees, whic…
Chinese rubber machinery sales slump by over 30%
Added: 3 Mar 2016
London – China-based manufacturers of tire and rubber machinery have reported a sales-drop of almos…
