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Fenner CEO takes leave of absence
Added: 7 Jan 2016
London – Fenner PLC’s chief executive officer Nick Hobsonhas taken a temporary leave of absence due…
Italian rubber equipment exports up in 2015
Added: 6 Jan 2016
Milan, Italy – Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association for plastic and rubber processing equip…
EnPro, Goodyear reach licensing agreement
Added: 6 Jan 2016
Longview, Texas – EnPro Industries’ Stemco Division has reached a trademark licensing agreement reg…
Bridgestone to expand US car tire plant
Added: 6 Jan 2016
Wilson, North Carolina – Bridgestone Americas plans to expand capacity at its Wilson passenger tire…
Cooper buying into China TBR plant
Added: 6 Jan 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is buying a 65-percent stake in China’s Qingdao Ge Rui Da …
UK firm to expand rubber band product range
Added: 6 Jan 2016
Heanor, UK - Four D Rubber Ltd, a manufacturer of latex rubber used for the medical, retail and lei…
Aeolus planning "major asset reorganisation"
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Shanghai, China – Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd is planning "major assets reorganisation" and will continue …
EC kicks synthetic turf 'ban' into touch
Added: 5 Jan 2016
EC-PAH Restriction on Consumer Products Regulation 1272/2013, which came into force at the end of 2…
BKT inaugurates "remote" tire plant in India
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Seregno, Italy- BKT has officially inaugurated its new $500-million tire plant at Bhui in Gujarat, …
Bridgestone loses Pep Boys to Icahn
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The boards of directors of Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack and Icahn Ent…
Pirelli, ChemChina merger plan approved
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Milan, Italy – The boards of directors of Pirelli & C SpA and Marco Polo Industrial Holding SpA hav…
Sentury mulls building tire plant in US
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Qingdao, China – Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. is budgeting “several hundred” million dollars for a…
Tocom first for Chinese rubber trader
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Tokyo – HGNH International Futures Co. Ltd has become the first ‘remote broker member’ (RBM) of the…
Nynas takes over Harburg refinery
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Stockholm – Nynas has completed the takeover of the former Shell refinery in Hamburg , Germany, the…
TPU shoe sole maker Youdeng assesses €3m project
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Liuyang, Hunan — Youdeng Technology started the final environmental assessment in November for its …
Giti closes TBR plant in Chongqing
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Chongqing, China – Tire maker Giti closed its TBR plant in Chongqing, China in November 2015. It is…
German plastics and rubber machinery sector connects with Iran
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Frankfurt, Germany – German plastics and rubber machinery association the VDMA staged its first-eve…
China’s Capital Tire declares bankruptcy
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Beijing – Beijing Capital Tire Co. Ltd, an affiliate of state-owned conglomerate Capital Group in …
Pirelli, Versalis advance guayule-rubber tire technology
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Milan, Italy – Pirelli SpA has produced its first ultra high performance tire containing natural ru…
Yokohama heats up conveyor belt technology
Added: 2 Jan 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has introduced a new fabric belt that can significantly enhance the…
