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Lanxess, Aramco to form €2.75bn synthetic rubber JV
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess and Saudi Aramco plan to establish a joint venture for synthetic rubber …
Aeolus rejigs global tire market strategy
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Jiaozuo, China –Aeolus Tyres is refocusing its global and domestic tire strategy in response to pre…
Bridgestone recruitment drive for European R&D Centre
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has announced plans to hire engineers at its European Technical Centr…
Trelleborg wins framework deal with Statoil
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Statoil has awarded a framework agreement to Trelleborg’s offshore operation f…
Repsol firm wins Michelin supplier award
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Spanish rubber producer General Química has been recognised by the Miche…
Automotive MEMS market to grow 6 percent by 2020 - report
Added: 21 Sep 2015
New York – The global automotive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor market has been value…
Trinseo to close US latex plant, upgrade another
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo plans to close its styrene butadiene latex plant in Gales Ferry, Con…
Covestro IPO to raise €2.5bn
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Leverkusen, Germany – More details have emerged of the price and process of the float of Bayer’s Ma…
Kumho workers suspend month-long strike
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Seoul – Union members at Kumho Tire Co. in South Korea have ended their month-long strike to elect …
Nynas boss upbeat despite Q2 declines
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Stockholm – Nynas has reported a drop in its net sales in the second quarter of 2015 as a results o…
Cabot, Evonik among Michelin supplier award winners
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has awarded six suppliers for their “outstanding” goods and ser…
Global elastomers output to near 10m tonnes by 2020 - report
Added: 21 Sep 2015
New York – Global synthetic rubber output is to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 5 p…
Fakuma – Momentive LSR for valve and fluid-flow applications
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. will introduce Silopren LSR RSH (Reduced…
Future Tire Conference 2016: Call for papers
Added: 20 Sep 2015
Deadline 28th September, 2015
We are now inviting technical papers from individual market/technology…
Nexen set to break ground on Czech plant
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Seoul – South Korea’s Nexen Tire has announced that it will break ground on its €829-million tire p…
JK buying Birla Tyres plant in India
Added: 18 Sep 2015
New Delhi - JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. is buying a tire and tube plant in Haridwar, India, from Keso…
UK group buying Finnish winter test site
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Millbrook, England – Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd is buying Test World Oy, a winter vehicle and tir…
Michelin looks to expand online access
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Breukelen, Netherlands – Group Michelin has engaged TIE Kinetix NV, a Dutch developer of integrated…
Hankook partners with shoe-sole maker for new products
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. and shoe outsole company Vibram SpA are partnering to de…
Nexen to invest €6 million in new R&D centre
Added: 17 Sep 2015
Richfield, Ohio – Nexen Tire Corp will invest $7 million (€6.2 million) in an expanded research and…
