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Viewpoint: HF executive comments on the EU tire machinery market

Viewpoint: HF executive comments on the EU tire machinery market

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Q&A with Dr. Andreas Limper, a senior manager at HF Mixing Group, for an article on the current sta…

ERJ Survey: European tire sector maintains competitive edge

ERJ Survey: European tire sector maintains competitive edge

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Article from the European Tire Report 2015, published as a supplement to the Sept/Oct edition of Eu…

Falken technology can cut tire drive-by and cabin noise

Falken technology can cut tire drive-by and cabin noise

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Offenbach/Main – Falken Tyre, part of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI), has developed a tire te…

Interview: Titan gains momentum, targets Turkey

Interview: Titan gains momentum, targets Turkey

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Quincy, Illinois — Titan International Inc. gained positive momentum in the second quarter and is b…

Sibur in partnership to develop TPE-based road materials

Sibur in partnership to develop TPE-based road materials

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Moscow, Russion - Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur Holding has recently reached a cooperation agr…

Kraton buying Arizona Chemical for $1.4bn

Kraton buying Arizona Chemical for $1.4bn

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Houston, Texas – Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. is to acquire Arizona Chemical Holdings Corp. fr…

Zeon India to target automotive elastomers market on start-up

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Tokyo – Zeon Corp. and group company Zeon Asia Pte. Ltd have jointly established Zeon India Private…

Sibur rubber business makes strong H1 gains

Sibur rubber business makes strong H1 gains

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Moscow, Russia – Sibur’s synthetic rubber (SR) business has turned in a strong performance for the …

Dates set for ITEC conference in US

Dates set for ITEC conference in US

Added: 25 Sep 2015

Akron, Ohio – The dates have been set for the 2016 International Tire Exhibition & Conference for T…

We are used to cases of corporate corruption in the areas of finance and sales, but to engage engineers and scientists in actively deceiving the entire emissions-testing regime in the US, and probably elsewhere, takes corporate corruption to a new low.

Editor’s blog: V(ery) W(rong) … but maybe a silver lining

Added: 24 Sep 2015

Engineering failures do lead to serious industrial accidents, but investigations usually end up lin…

Moodys nod for Lanxess-Aramco rubber deal

Added: 24 Sep 2015

London – Credit rating agency Moodys is backing this week’s move by German polymers and chemicals p…

Michelin to halt OTR tire production at US plant

Michelin to halt OTR tire production at US plant

Added: 24 Sep 2015

Starr, South Carolina — Michelin North America Inc. will suspend operations at its Starr giant eart…

Dow Corning says committed to China

Dow Corning says committed to China

Added: 24 Sep 2015

Zhangjiagang, China – Dow Corning has emphasised its “long-term commitment” to China, while celebra…

ContiTech appoints new automotive aftermarket head

ContiTech appoints new automotive aftermarket head

Added: 24 Sep 2015

Hanover, Germany – Rolf Sudmann has taken charge of the automotive aftermarket segment at the Conti…

Tire-makers should gear up as online sales grow – report

Tire-makers should gear up as online sales grow – report

Added: 23 Sep 2015

London – Passenger car tire manufacturers in Europe are focussing on electronic retailing to serve …

Cheng Shin stock prices rebound following executive departure

Cheng Shin stock prices rebound following executive departure

Added: 23 Sep 2015

Yuanlin, Taiwan – Cheng Shin Rubber stock prices are bouncing back from a low of TWD51.3 (€1.39) on…

Wacker opens new logistics site in China

Wacker opens new logistics site in China

Added: 23 Sep 2015

Munich, Germany – Chemical group Wacker started operating its new logistics centre in China on 15 S…

Michelin wins SUV tire test

Michelin wins SUV tire test

Added: 23 Sep 2015

South Bend, Indiana – Michelin Premier LTX has outperformed its two other rivals in an independent …

Versalis to showcase new rubber grades

Versalis to showcase new rubber grades

Added: 23 Sep 2015

A number of new grades and products to broaden and revitalise the rubber portfolio are presented by…

Conductive carbon black market on the up

Conductive carbon black market on the up

Added: 22 Sep 2015

New York – The global conductive carbon black market is set to grow at a CAGR of 6.8 percent and 6.…