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Cheng Shin to build plant in India
Added: 27 Oct 2015
Gujarat, India — Taiwan’s Cheng Shin Rubber Co. Ltd. is planning to build a plant in India to make …
Chinese company building new carbon black plant
Added: 27 Oct 2015
Hami, China – Hami Dolphin Technology has started construction of its 10kT/year specialty carbon bl…
Industry leaders connect at “historic” recycling meeting
Added: 27 Oct 2015
Prague – Leaders of the main industry associations representing tire recyclers and tire manufacture…
Kumho nears completion of first US tire plant
Added: 27 Oct 2015
Offenbach, Germany – Kumho is on track to complete construction of its first tire plant in North A…
US probe into safety of synthetic rubber turf
Added: 26 Oct 2015
Washington – The leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has sent a letter to the Env…
ETRA, ASTM to advance recycled rubber standard
Added: 26 Oct 2015
Brussels – The European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) has linked up with ASTM International to …
Semperit offers new range of protective gloves
Added: 26 Oct 2015
Vienna – Sempermed, one of the world’s leading glove manufacturers, is celebrating their 190thanniv…
IISRP publishes Synthetic Rubber Manual
Added: 26 Oct 2015
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has published th…
Dow, Corning discussing joint venture ownership
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. and Corning Inc. are in ongoing discussions regarding the owne…
Mitas to launch PneuTrac in two years
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech tire maker Mitas AS has begun field testing its PneuTrac hybrid agri…
IoM3 to launch Café Nano
Added: 23 Oct 2015
London - The Nano Committee (formerly the Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Committee) of the Instit…
Trinseo launches major leadership changes
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo has announced a number of leadership changes, including the establis…
China synthetic rubber market set to grow
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Burnaby, Canada – The synthetic rubber (SR) market in China is expected to cross US$ 12 billion (€1…
Rosneft, Synthos mull rubber JV
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Moscow – Rosneft, Pirelli SpA and Synthos SA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to stu…
KraussMaffei's new CEO dives deep into the firm
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Friedrichshafen, Germany — Fakuma 2015 was the first opportunity for Frank Stieler to take to a pub…
Apollo to expand business to US – report
Added: 22 Oct 2015
New Delhi – Apollo Tyres is considering an expansion into the US with the setting up of a sales tea…
Kordsa wins R&D award in Turkey
Added: 22 Oct 2015
Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey’s science, industry and technology ministry has given its best research a…
NR price decline takes toll on Vietnam exports
Added: 22 Oct 2015
Ho Chi Minh City – While exports of rubber from Vietnam increased over the first nine months of 201…
Maxxis to set up plant in India – report
Added: 22 Oct 2015
Ahmedabad, India – Taiwanese tire-maker Maxxis has signed the lease for a 35-acre piece of land in …
Conti expanding German, US testing facilities
Added: 22 Oct 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s tire division is awaiting final approvals and planning permissi…
