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Clwyd Compounders rolls out rubber-mill safety device
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Wrexham, UK – Rubber compounding company Clwyd Compounders Ltd. has engineered a safety mechanism t…
World rubber demand set to grow 4% annually
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Cleveland, Ohio – World demand for rubber is to rise 3.9 percent per year to 31.7 million tonnes by…
German machinery sector posts 5% growth
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Frankfurt, Germany – German plastics and rubber machinery sales grew by 5 percent, one percent more…
FTC 2016: Francesco Gori, strategy advisor, Apollo Tires
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Francesco Gori, strategy advisor, Apollo Tires, will be among the high-ranking tire industry offici…
FTC 2016: Ruud Burlet, chairman – BIR Tire & Rubber Committee
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Ruud Burlet, chairman, Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Tire & Rubber Committee, will draw a…
Goodyear unveils concept tires for autonomous cars
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Geneva, Switzerland – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has unveiled two innovative new concept tires at t…
Conti posts strong tire, rubber growth
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has posted a strong financial 2015, with sales climbing by around…
Hankook displays roller-skate concept tire in Geneva
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook will unveil its new concept tire on the new Opel GT Concept at the …
BMW warns workers of Brexit impact
Added: 3 Mar 2016
London - UK car workers at Rolls-Royce and Mini have had an email from German parent firm BMW, high…
Michelin ‘auto inflate’ hits road for commercial trucks
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin Americas Truck Tires has introduced Michelin auto inflate, a …
Pirelli boasts OE achievements in Geneva
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Geneva, Switzerland – Pirelli has set a new record with one OE fitment homologation per day, every …
Bridgestone launching DriveGuard winter tire in Geneva
Added: 2 Mar 2016
Geneva, Switzerland – Following its recent launch of DriveGuard summer tire in Europe, Bridgestone …
China to lobby in the US against truck, bus tire tariffs
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Beijing – The China Rubber Industry Association plans to hire lobbying firms to counter the US truc…
Fraunhofer halves energy costs for synthetic rubber process
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Schkopau , Germany – The Fraunhofer Institute and Swiss company List AG has developed a low-pressur…
Cooper maintains net income in 2015
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s net income of $212.8 million (€195 million) for 2015 was…
Sales, income increase for Hexpol
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol Compounding saw its sales rise 27 percent to $1.23 billion (€1.13 million) f…
Falken launches new winter tire
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Offenbach/Main, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe has launched the Espia Ice winter tire with “unique st…
Dow settles price-fixing case for €767m
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical has reached a settlement in the Urethanes Class Action litigation …
Rhein Chemie Additives ‘unaffected’ by new Arlanxeo JV
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany – The formal establishment of the Arlanxeo synthetic rubber JV between Lanxess and…
Die-hard Mesnac bug helps Chinese clean-up
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Hanover, Germany – Moves by the Chinese government to tackle pollution in the country is driving de…
