Latest News
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…
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…
