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Bright spots buoy tire-machinery makers

Bright spots buoy tire-machinery makers

Added: 9 Oct 2015

Suppliers note increasing demand for more automated, high-tech equipment amid mixed signals from th…

Versalis to present paper at International Elastomer Conference

Versalis to present paper at International Elastomer Conference

Added: 9 Oct 2015

Cleveland, Ohio — Italian firm Versalis SpA is presenting a paper on elastomer behavior during the …

Opinion: May I.4 be with you

Opinion: May I.4 be with you

Added: 9 Oct 2015

A move to change attitudes to Industry 4.0 in the rubber industry was the focus of the Postscript a…

London -  Generally speaking, the demand of tire equipment and service from Europe has been at low level over the past 12 months.

Viewpoint: Mesnac VP reviews tire machinery market in Europe

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Trevor Xu, EU region vice president at Mesnac, gave his views on the current state of the European …

DRAFT Tire sector to drive US carbon black market

DRAFT Tire sector to drive US carbon black market

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Burnaby, Canada – The carbon black market in the US is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.5 percent du…

Interview: Lehigh on global mission

Interview: Lehigh on global mission

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Lehigh Technologies is expanding its crumb rubber business outside the US with a plant currently be…

Michelin tires hit record mileage

Michelin tires hit record mileage

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Eccles, Manchester-based haulier Olivers Transport has hit a new record-high m…

Hankook launches new winter tire

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire Europe has introduced its new winter tire – Winter i*cept RS2

URP opens machinery plant in China

URP opens machinery plant in China

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Altdorf, Germany/Corbas, FranceThe United Rubber & Plastic Machinery (URP) has officially opened…

Rubber industry “uncool” for young talent

Rubber industry “uncool” for young talent

Added: 8 Oct 2015

Brussels – The European tire and rubber manufacturing sector is facing an increasing challenge in m…

Dutch reclaim company expands

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Maastricht, The Netherlands – Rubber reclaim producer Rubber Resources BV, based in Maastricht, has…

Cooper launches three new tires

Cooper launches three new tires

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire Europe has launched three new tires, including SUV and off-the-road tire…

Kenda to build second Vietnam plant

Kenda to build second Vietnam plant

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Dong Nai Province, Vietnam – Taiwan’s Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. is expanding again, with pla…

US industrial rubber product demand to exceed €22bn

US industrial rubber product demand to exceed €22bn

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Cleveland, Ohio -  Demand for industrial rubber products in the US is to set expand 3.4 percent a y…

Orgkhim confirms location for Malaysia plant

Orgkhim confirms location for Malaysia plant

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Tanjung Langsat, Malaysia – Orgkhim subsidiary – Norman Process Oils Malaysia Plant Sdn. Bhd. – has…

The Russian carbon black producer told ERJ that it expected full operation by early 2016. However, the location of the base is yet to be finalised.

Omsk Carbon set to open US base

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Omsk, Russia – Just over a year after setting up an officein Ontario,Canada Omsk Carbon is planning…

 Frankfurt Stock Exchange decorated with coloured plastic cups made to mark the Covestro shares' trading

Covestro shares get off to a good start

Added: 7 Oct 2015

Frankfurt, Germany – The share price of Covestro rose by 10 percent soon after listing on the Frank…

Yokohama opens US tire plant

Yokohama opens US tire plant

Added: 6 Oct 2015

West Point, Mississippi – Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM) opened its $300 million (€…

DuPont chief executive retiring

DuPont chief executive retiring

Added: 6 Oct 2015

Wilmington, Delaware – Ellen Kullman is stepping down as CEO and chairman of DuPont Co. on 16 Oct, …

Conti launches construction tire range

Conti launches construction tire range

Added: 6 Oct 2015

Hanover, Germany – Making good on a strategic initiative announced three years ago, Continental A.G…