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Semperit expands European conveyor belt production site
Added: 30 Sep 2015
Vienna – The Semperit group has opened a new €40-million production capacity at its conveyor beltin…
Chinese firm to build tire equipment with HF tech
Added: 30 Sep 2015
Hamburg, Germany – HF TireTech Groupand Qingdao Doublestart have agreed to extend their co-operatio…
Marangoni to upgrade plant for South African company
Added: 30 Sep 2015
Roverto, Italy – Marangoni has been awarded a contract to upgrade a tire retreading plant in South …
Mitsui Chemicals establishes branch in Beijing
Added: 30 Sep 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that its Chinese subsidiary Mitsui Chemicals (China) Co…
Viewpoint: VMI director on European tire market
Added: 29 Sep 2015
ERJ quizzed Gerry Pol, VMI sales director, Tire Europe on the current state of the EU tire sector, …
Toyo names new leadership team
Added: 29 Sep 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.’s board of directors, at a meeting on 29 Sept, nominated cand…
Nokian to cut 122 jobs in Finland
Added: 29 Sep 2015
Nokia, Finland – Finnish tire-maker Nokian will cut 122 jobs and capacity to cut costs, the company…
Sumitomo to expand Thai capacity - report
Added: 29 Sep 2015
Bangkok – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) is set to increase its car tire production capacity at i…
Unvulcanised tire rubber can 'heal' self - study
Added: 29 Sep 2015
Dresden, Germany — Unvulcanised, tire-grade bromobutyl rubber can be made to heal cuts or tears thr…
Michelin tops Dow Jones’ sustainability ranking
Added: 28 Sep 2015
London – The Michelin group has been recognised for its commitment to sustainable development, havi…
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
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
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
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
Added: 28 Sep 2015
Moscow, Russion - Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur Holding has recently reached a cooperation agr…
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
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
Added: 25 Sep 2015
Akron, Ohio – The dates have been set for the 2016 International Tire Exhibition & Conference for T…
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…
