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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…
Rubber technology could decide Rugby World Cup winner
Added: 22 Oct 2015
Robertsbridge, UK – Rubber technology could have a part to play in deciding the winner of the Rugby…
India keeps tariffs on China injection moulding machines
Added: 22 Oct 2015
Shanghai , China – India plans to continue its anti-dumping duties against Chinese-made injection m…
Pyrolyx patents new technology in Germany
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG, a manufacturer of recovered carbon black (rCB) from scrap tires, has …
DuPont unveils new TPE grades
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Friedrichshafen , Germany – DuPont unveiled new grades of thermoplastic elastomer among its latest …
Middle East order pushes Avon results up
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber PLC has closed the financial year ending 30 Sept “strongly”, according t…
ChemChina’s Ren named Pirelli chairman
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C SpA’s board of directors has nominated China National Chemical Corp. cha…
Cabot to cut 300 jobs worldwide
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Carbon black manufacturer, Cabot Corporation, will cut approximately 300 po…
Turkish president inaugurates Sumitomo tire plant
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Cankiri, Turkey – Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has officially inaugurated Sumitomo Rubbe…
Bio-chemicals maker DRT to expand in US
Added: 20 Oct 2015
Landes, France – French bio-chemical company DRT is planning to expand its operations to the US aft…
Tire sector leads Italy machinery sales surge
Added: 20 Oct 2015
Milan, Italy – Italian exports and imports of plastics and rubber machinery grew strongly in the si…
Latex duties hurting India's rubber manufacturers
Added: 20 Oct 2015
New Delhi, India – The imposition of duties on natural rubber latex is undermining the competitiven…
UK tire recycling group calls for protection of regulated sites
Added: 20 Oct 2015
London - The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) is urging the UK Environment Agency (EA) to “listen to…
Butadiene market set to grow in Asia Pacific, Middle East
Added: 20 Oct 2015
Albany, New York – The global market for synthetic and bio-based butadiene is set to reach $23.45 b…
Car tire break-up in Nokian reshuffle
Added: 20 Oct 2015
Helsinki – Following job and production cuts at its Nokia, Finland plant in late September, Nokian …
