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Covestro emerges from Bayer's shadow

Covestro emerges from Bayer's shadow

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Friedrichshafen, Germany — It’s all systems go for Covestro – the former Bayer MaterialScience unit…

The MOOC will be available in French from February 2016, though Caleca said SNCP/IFOCA would develop versions in other European languages – working in co-operation with German, Spanish and Italian rubber associations.

On-line training ‘first’ for rubber industry

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Brussels – French rubber-industry training body the IFOCA is launching a series of on-line training…

US reviews OTR anti-dumping duties

US reviews OTR anti-dumping duties

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Washington – Chinese off-the-road tire manufacturers face anti-dumping duty rates of between 86.78 …

Pirelli UK’s industrial director Luca Negri signs the charter, watched by Kenny Barron, head of life-long learning for Unite.

Pirelli backs UK apprenticeship charter

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Carlisle, UK  –  Pirelli UK is supporting the Apprenticeship Charter, a skills and training initiat…

Triangle eyes globalisation, R&D advances

Triangle eyes globalisation, R&D advances

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Weihai, China – Triangle Tyre is to invest further in global brand-building as well as R&D, accordi…

Bridgestone tires on all-electrical bike

Bridgestone tires on all-electrical bike

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Isle of Man, UK – Zero-emission all-electrical Sarolea Manx 7 superbike, equipped with Bridgestone …

Toyoda Gosei to close plant in Australia

Toyoda Gosei to close plant in Australia

Added: 13 Oct 2015

Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Co has decided to end production at its Australian subsidiary Toyoda G…

Wasung Cable takes action following misleading UK report

Wasung Cable takes action following misleading UK report

Added: 13 Oct 2015

London – UK industry body the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is re-investigating the source of su…

EU chemicals body secures protection for sensitive REACH data

EU chemicals body secures protection for sensitive REACH data

Added: 12 Oct 2015

Brussels – Cefic has welcomed a recent European Court of Justice ruling on transparency and protect…

Viewpoint: New 'mobility trends' to impact EU tire market

Viewpoint: New 'mobility trends' to impact EU tire market

Added: 9 Oct 2015

Antal Takacs, director marketing at Hankook Tire Europe comments on the current state of the Europe…

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…