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DuPont plans to cut more than 5,000 jobs

DuPont plans to cut more than 5,000 jobs

Added: 2 Jan 2016

Wilmington, Delaware.—The new year might not bring much cheer to DuPont Co.’s work force and resear…

GRTE 2016 offers free book on “Rubber Mixing”

Added: 1 Jan 2016

TechnoBiz and China United Rubber Corporation are jointly organizing the third edition of "GRTE 201…

Lanxess ups prices for chloroprene rubber, adhesives

Lanxess ups prices for chloroprene rubber, adhesives

Added: 21 Dec 2015

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess’ high performance elastomers business unit is to raise its prices for ch…

Automotive rubber mouldings market on a roll

Automotive rubber mouldings market on a roll

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Dublin – Demand for automotive rubber moulded components is set to grow at a CAGR of 5.20 percent f…

Updated - China buys 200kt of Thai rubber as talks continue

Updated - China buys 200kt of Thai rubber as talks continue

Added: 18 Dec 2015

London – Sinochem has signed an agreement with the Rubber Authority of Thailand to purchase 200 kil…

Henniges appoints interim CEO

Henniges appoints interim CEO

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Auburn Hills, Michigan – Larry Williams, chief financial officer of Henniges Automotive Inc., will …

Indian automotive news website ETAuto.com reported on 17 Dec that MRF’s was in “advance” talks with government officials regarding the plant construction.

MRF to set up greenfield tire plant in Gujarat

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Ahmedabad, India – Indian tire maker MRF is set to build a greenfield tire manufacturing plant in G…

Falken expands European CV product range

Falken expands European CV product range

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Offenbach/Main, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe will add two new tires to its European product range a…

This TST-brand giant tire-building machine is similar to that in use at BKT's Bhuj plant for building 49-inch radial OTR tires. Tianjin Siaxiang Technology Co. Ltd supplied BKT with its building equipment.

BKT adds 51-inch tire to OTR portfolio

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Bhuj, India – Balkrishna Industries Ltd.’s steady move into the giant radial off-the-road sector wi…

Feinberg, who oversaw the compensation programme for victims injured or killed by General Motors Co. vehicles with defective ignition switches, will develop and administer a program to address claims brought by owners of VW’s 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter diesel vehicles with the illegal software. Mr. Feinberg said he will accept input on the program from VW, vehicle owners and their attorneys, and other interested parties.

VW hires Feinberg to handle diesel emissions claims

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Washington – Volkswagen of America has hired attorney and compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg to h…

PanAridus earns first patent for guayule harvesting

PanAridus earns first patent for guayule harvesting

Added: 18 Dec 2015

Casa Grande, Arizona – Guayule agronomics firm PanAridus LLC has received its 10th patent from the …

Blackstone and Kirkbi to acquire Armacell

Blackstone and Kirkbi to acquire Armacell

Added: 18 Dec 2015

London – Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and Kirkbi AS are to acquire Armacell, a maker …

Sinopec takes over 10% share of Sibur

Sinopec takes over 10% share of Sibur

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Moscow – China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), has completed its 10 percent minority in…

UK awards 21 new shale gas licenses to Ineos

Added: 17 Dec 2015

London – A day after the parliament approved controversial plans to allow fracking beneath national…

Analysis: Merger brings industry giants together

Analysis: Merger brings industry giants together

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Dow Chemical Co. of Midland, Michigan, and DuPont, based in Wilmington, Delaware are coming togethe…

Rosneft, Sinopec mull polymer JV

Rosneft, Sinopec mull polymer JV

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Moscow - Rosneft and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed a memorandum of understanding…

Evonik finds enzymatic route to 1-alkenes

Evonik finds enzymatic route to 1-alkenes

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Essen, Germany – Evonik and researchers at the University of Graz have found a biological route to …

Press release: Trelleborg to showcase low friction seal material

Press release: Trelleborg to showcase low friction seal material

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Trelleborg, Sweden – An innovative seal material designed to accelerate performance in motorsport i…

Tire maker advances mind-reading technology

Tire maker advances mind-reading technology

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Among the eye-catching technologies to emerge this year was a futuristic tire concept developed by …

In October, Yokohama opened its €265m commercial tire plant in West Point, Mississippi, to produce one million truck and bus tires annually by year-end 2018.

Tire investments in the pipeline

Added: 17 Dec 2015

As the year 2015 draws to a close, ERJ looks at tire-plant investments and expansion projects annou…