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Nexen Tire to build new R&D centre in Ohio

Nexen Tire to build new R&D centre in Ohio

Added: 20 Aug 2015

Diamond Bar, California – Nexen Tire Corp has confirmed that it plans to build a new R&D centre in …

Evonik opens medical lab in Shanghai, more planned for other markets

Evonik opens medical lab in Shanghai, more planned for other markets

Added: 20 Aug 2015

Shanghai, China – Evonik Industries opened its first application technology laboratory for medical …

Vietnam rubber industry urged to develop strategy

Vietnam rubber industry urged to develop strategy

Added: 20 Aug 2015

Hanoi – Vietnam Rubber Group has been urged to develop a strategy to boost the country’s rubber ind…

El Nino to hit NR production this year - report

El Nino to hit NR production this year - report

Added: 20 Aug 2015

Bangkok – Prolonged El Nino weather conditions are expected to decrease global natural rubber (NR) …

Viewpoint: Made in China

Viewpoint: Made in China

Added: 20 Aug 2015

Jacob Peled, executive chairman, Pelmar Engineering gives his own personal views on the current sta…

Toyoda Gosei invests in second plant in Brazil

Toyoda Gosei invests in second plant in Brazil

Added: 19 Aug 2015

Tokyo – Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is adding a second production plant in Brazil by taking a 30-percent s…

Synthetic rubber market to be worth €41bn by 2023

Synthetic rubber market to be worth €41bn by 2023

Added: 19 Aug 2015

Dublin – The global synthetic rubber market is expanding at a CAGR of 5.1 percent and on track to r…

Henniges breaks ground on expansion in Mexico

Henniges breaks ground on expansion in Mexico

Added: 19 Aug 2015

Auburn Hills, Michigan – Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. has broken ground on its new manufacturi…

Press release: Nynas celebrates 30 years in Germany - Now introducing new base oil portfolio

Press release: Nynas celebrates 30 years in Germany - Now introducing new base oil portfolio

Added: 19 Aug 2015

Since its formation in 1985, Nynas GmbH has grown to become a leading supplier of naphthenic oils i…

Kumho staff strike over new wage system

Added: 18 Aug 2015

Seoul – Union-member workers at Kumho Tire Co., went on a strike on 17 Aug after they failed to agr…

Ineos welcomes UK fracking initiative

Ineos welcomes UK fracking initiative

Added: 18 Aug 2015

London – Ineos has welcomed a decision by the UK government to fast-track shale gas planning applic…

Wacker sets up, expands Moscow tech centre

Wacker sets up, expands Moscow tech centre

Added: 18 Aug 2015

Moscow – Wacker has opened, and already expanded, a technical centre for silicones in the Russian c…

Hamaton opens UK unit to pursue European TPMS market

Hamaton opens UK unit to pursue European TPMS market

Added: 18 Aug 2015

Desford, UK –  Hamaton Automotive Technology Co. Ltd, which until recently traded as Huangzhou Hama…

Bayer announces Covestro executive lineup

Bayer announces Covestro executive lineup

Added: 18 Aug 2015

Leverkusen, Germany — Covestro’s board of management has been announced with Patrick Thomas and Fra…

Kordsa quarterly profit soars

Kordsa quarterly profit soars

Added: 17 Aug 2015

Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish industrial yarn and cord fabric producer Kordsa Global has reported a st…

The industry body and Malaysia’s public transport operator Prasarana Malaysia Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further research the Ekoprena retread tires.

Malaysia to commercialise eco-NR tires in two years

Added: 17 Aug 2015

Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Rubber Board plans to commercialise its eco-friendly Ekoprena retread …

Nokian third factory plans still on

Nokian third factory plans still on

Added: 17 Aug 2015

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is continuing with plans to build a third tire plant, despite major c…

Datwyler ready to spend more to reach €2bn sales target

Datwyler ready to spend more to reach €2bn sales target

Added: 17 Aug 2015

Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group is on track to achieve annual revenue of CHF2.0 billion (€1.9…

RIEG meeting to focus on rubber composites

RIEG meeting to focus on rubber composites

Added: 17 Aug 2015

London - The next Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) afternoon technical discussion meeting (ATDM) …

Urethane chemical majors unaffected by Tianjin blast

Urethane chemical majors unaffected by Tianjin blast

Added: 17 Aug 2015

Tianjin, China — Cosmo Polyurethane Co’s PU foam and polyester polyols plant is operating normally …