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Faulty rubber cables spark Chinese supplier puzzle
Added: 26 Nov 2015
London – UK industry body the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is re-investigating the source of su…

Trinseo to hike prices in Latin America
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo has announced a price increase for all products sold into the carpet…

Press release: New plastic-rubber technology for automotive cooling parts
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Essen, Germany – Cooling circuit parts installed by renowned automotive manufacturers consist of a …

Doublestar’s Kazakhstan tire plant approved by local government
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Oskemen, Kazakhstan – Qingdao Doublestar’s plan to set up a new tire plant in Kazakhstan’s Oskemen …

Tronchetti Provera to run Pirelli industrial tires business
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Milan, Italy – Lorenzo Sistinio, general manager of Pirelli Tyre SpA’s industrial business, is leav…

Interview: Chem Tech embarks on second phase of expansion
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Middlefield, Ohio – Chem Technologies Ltd. is preparing another expansion.
The custom mixer just ope…

Dutch centre to back Zochem's global goals
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Brampton, Canada – Zochem Inc., part of Horsehead Holding Corp., is embarking on a series of initi…

Rubber industry reaching a crossroads in India
Added: 25 Nov 2015
London - The Indian rubber manufacturing sector has an annual turnover of close to $5 billion (E5.6…

Analysis: More from less in medical world
Added: 25 Nov 2015
Based on article appeared in November/December issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
Less is mo…

Magna, Falken makes new VW Passat leaner
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Wolfsburg, Germany – Magna International shaved weight off of the body stampings it provides to the…

India slaps duties on carbon black from China, Russia
Added: 24 Nov 2015
New Delhi – India has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of carbon black for rubber ap…

Bridgestone takes control of Slovak tire dealer
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia – Bridgestone Corp. has become the majority shareholder of A.R.S, one of …

Cooper, Fate to co-operate in Latin America
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Argentina’s Fate S.a.i.c. have agreed to work together…

Global chemical giants agree emissions reduction plan
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Geneva, Switzerland - Five of the world's largest chemical companies have agreed on a set of ambiti…

Opinion: What is EU doing for industry?
Added: 24 Nov 2015
London - Within the next couple of years the UK will hold a referendum on whether or not the countr…

Terror threat to bolster Avon Rubber shares
Added: 24 Nov 2015
London – Avon Rubber is tipped to find increased global demand for its products due to heightened c…

DRAFT Smooth-On Inc. finds new home in Pennsylvania
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Macungie, Pennsylvania - Smooth-On, Inc., a manufacturer of silicone rubbers, polyurethane rubbers …

ContiTech receives Honda supplier
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Columbus, Ohio – Honda Canada Inc. has recognised ContiTech’s air conditioning hose segment with a …

ContiTech to close Canada plant due to mining downturn
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Bowmanville, Canada – ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group is closing its plant in Bowmanville, Ontario by…

Silcotech to further invest €2.3 million in US plant
Added: 24 Nov 2015
Columbia, South Carolina – Silcotech Group is to invest $2.5 million (€2.3 million) in its recently…