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Marangoni expands retreading in Canary Islands
Added: 2 Nov 2015
El Goro, Spain – Marangoni Retreading Systems has entered into a partnership agreement with Spanish…
Apollo Tyres boss warns over cheap imports as sales wane
Added: 30 Oct 2015
Gurgaon, India - Apollo chairman Onkar Kanwar has called for action by the Indian government to ste…
Feedstock prices hobble Orion carbon black business
Added: 29 Oct 2015
Senningerberg, Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbons SA saw a significant decline in sales and earn…
Phosphate market prompts expansion for ContiTech belt unit
Added: 29 Oct 2015
Jorf Lasfar, Morocco—ContiTech AG is expanding its conveyor belt operation in Morocco to handle a g…
Forests council cuts off Vietnam Rubber Group
Added: 29 Oct 2015
Bonn, Germany – The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which promotes responsible forest management …
ETRMA wants clarity from EU Circular Economy Package
Added: 29 Oct 2015
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) wants to see stronger an…
Ex-Pirelli CEO Gori joins Apollo Tyres
Added: 28 Oct 2015
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has hired former Pirelli CEO Francesco Gori as an adviser for strateg…
Hexpol continues on growth track
Added: 28 Oct 2015
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol has registered a 20-percent rise in its third quarter sales, up to SEK2,772 …
Bridgestone to buy TireConnect
Added: 28 Oct 2015
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas has struck a deal to buy TireConnect Systems, a Canadia…
Petlas to open US sales office
Added: 28 Oct 2015
Kirsehir, Turkey – Turkey’s Petlas Tire Industry and Trade Co. is planning to establish a US sales …
Shale gas environmental benefits ‘underestimated’
Added: 28 Oct 2015
London - A report published by the London-based Centre for Policy Studies has claimed that previous…
Apollo Tyres opens new outlets in Jordan
Added: 27 Oct 2015
Amman, Jordan – Apollo Tyres has inaugurated two new Apollo Zone branded retail outlets in Amman, t…
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…
