Latest News


Cefic names new director general

Cefic names new director general

Added: 11 Jan 2016

Brussels – Marco Mensink will take over as the new director general of the European Chemical Indust…

Trelleborg opens oilfield seal inspection facility

Trelleborg opens oilfield seal inspection facility

Added: 11 Jan 2016

Barendrecht, The Netherlands – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened a climate-controlled swivel …

ZC Rubber adds TBR to Thai plant

ZC Rubber adds TBR to Thai plant

Added: 11 Jan 2016

Rayong, Thailand – China’s Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. has launched radial truck/bus tire product…

Iran set to break ground on €200m tire plant

Iran set to break ground on €200m tire plant

Added: 11 Jan 2016

London – Iran’s Sabalan Tire Co. plans to break ground soon on a €200-million radial tire plant in …

Hankook recalls 47,000 tires in US

Hankook recalls 47,000 tires in US

Added: 11 Jan 2016

Washington – Hankook Tire America Corp. is recalling 46,988 Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2 tires for pos…

Kraiburg gears up to meet new TPE demands

Kraiburg gears up to meet new TPE demands

Added: 10 Jan 2016

Waldkraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg TPE has started full-scale production of advanced compounds from i…

PPG to increase US precipitated silica capacity

PPG to increase US precipitated silica capacity

Added: 8 Jan 2016

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – PPG Industries is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at …

Triangle Tyre passes Chinese IPO review

Triangle Tyre passes Chinese IPO review

Added: 8 Jan 2016

Beijing – Triangle Tyre, one of China’s largest tire makers, passed China Securities Regulatory Com…

Lanxess says rubber JV approvals on track

Lanxess says rubber JV approvals on track

Added: 7 Jan 2016

London – German speciality chemicals company Lanxess is expecting to complete the approvals process…

Versalis to distribute Eni rubber process oils in Asia

Versalis to distribute Eni rubber process oils in Asia

Added: 7 Jan 2016

Milan, Italy – Versalis Pacific Trading (Shanghai), a Versalis subsidiary in Asia, has started dist…

Fenner CEO takes leave of absence

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

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

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

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

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

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"

Aeolus planning "major asset reorganisation"

Added: 5 Jan 2016

Shanghai, China – Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd is planning "major assets reorganisation" and will continue …

Brussels – The European Commission has put on hold a decision on whether or not to ban the use of rubber from end-of-life tires in synthetic turf and shock-absorbing play surfaces.

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

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…