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Pirelli, ChemChina merger plan approved

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

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

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

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…

At the conference, Reifenhäuser said 'that the time is ripe to re-start German-Iranian relations in the field of plastics and rubber.'

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

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

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

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…

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…