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Trelleborg appoints new head for anti-vibration operation
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg has appointed Max Billinger as managing director of its industrial …
Sibur changes management team
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Moscow – Sibur’s board of director elected new members to the management board in a meeting on 5 Fe…
Lanxess says Marl closure on schedule
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Cologne, Germany – The closure of Lanxess’ EPDM production plat in Marl, Germany is progressing as …
Dow Corning reports 10% rise in net income
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Midland, Michigan —Dow Corning Corp. has posted a 10-percent year-on-year increase in net income in…
Demand for truck, bus tires prompts Conti’s €1.2bn US expansion
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Jackson, Mississippi – Continental AG’s decision to commit $1.4 billion (€1.25 billion) for a truck…
Bridgestone UK unveils major golf sponsorship package
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Heythorp, UK – Bridgestone UK’s tire division has eschewed “more commonplace” sports, such as footb…
Michelin NZG tires for Boeing long-haul aircraft
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin will be the sole source tire supplier for the main landing gear…
Nokian scrubs China from third-plant location list
Added: 9 Feb 2016
London – The construction of a third tire plant is still on the table for Nokian Tyre and a decisio…
Safic-Alcan to supply Evonik silanes in Italy
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Paris – Safic-Alcan has extended its exclusive agreement with Evonik for Dynasylan functional silan…
VMI acts against patent infringements in China
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Epe, The Netherlands – Dutch tire machinery company VMI has said that it has taken “enforcement act…
ERJ to update Asian, Chinese Tire Maps in 2016
Added: 9 Feb 2016
London – European Rubber Journal will be updating two of the most important products in the popular…
Apollo posts 27% net profit rise in 9 months
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Gurgaon, India – India’s Apollo Tyres has posted a 27-percent growth in net profit for the first ni…
Profits surge at PolyOne
Added: 8 Feb 2016
Avon Lake, Ohio – PolyOne’s has posted an 85-percent year-on-year rise in profits to almost $145 mi…
Iran breaks ground on €200m tire plant
Added: 8 Feb 2016
Sanandaj, Iran – Iran has broken ground on Razi Tire greenfield tire plant in the western city of S…
Major producers to withdraw natural rubber supply
Added: 8 Feb 2016
Bangkok – Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and Indonesia are to jointly withdraw 615,000 tonnes of …
B&W nets first carbon-black plant contract
Added: 8 Feb 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina – Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W) has won a contract to supply equipment to co…
Factory safety: Target ‘residual risks’ on the shopfloor
Added: 8 Feb 2016
From article originally published in ERJ's January/February issue:
Factory safety is an issue that …
Future Tire Conference 2016
Added: 7 Feb 2016
The programme features leading high-profile speakers and presentations including:
Apollo's tire inve…
Conti confirms plan to build commercial tire plant in US
Added: 5 Feb 2016
Jackson, Mississippi – Continental AG has confirmed that it intends to build a commercial vehicle t…
PolyOne buys Kraton TPE compounding business for €65m
Added: 4 Feb 2016
Avon Lake, Ohio – PolyOne Corp has acquired "certain assets" of Kraton Performance Polymers's compo…
