Latest News

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
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Shanghai, China – Evonik Industries opened its first application technology laboratory for medical …

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
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Bangkok – Prolonged El Nino weather conditions are expected to decrease global natural rubber (NR) …

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 18 Aug 2015
Desford, UK – Hamaton Automotive Technology Co. Ltd, which until recently traded as Huangzhou Hama…

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
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish industrial yarn and cord fabric producer Kordsa Global has reported a st…

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
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
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
Added: 17 Aug 2015
London - The next Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) afternoon technical discussion meeting (ATDM) …

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 …