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Dätwyler buying Italian seals manufacturer
Added: 3 Aug 2015
Altdorf, Switzerland - Datwyler on 31 July signed a contract to acquire Italian-based company Origo…

Safic-Alcan acquires control of ChemSpec Ltd
Added: 3 Aug 2015
Paris – Speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has acquired a majority holding in ChemSpec Lt…
![“We announced in a previous trading statements, that we had begun consultation with the workforce in Marfleet [UK] to significantly restructure the business,” Fenner chief executive Nicholas Hobson told ERJ.](/files/img_cache/2177363/160_120_1Fenner-nichlos-hobson.jpg?1645986252)
Fenner belting downsizes in UK, China
Added: 31 Jul 2015
London – Fenner PLC has “significantly restructured” its UK and Chinese conveyor belt manufacturing…

US approves new tire registration bill
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Washington — The US Senate passed a long-term federal highway bill 30 July, by a 65-34 bipartisan v…

Solvay posts strong half year
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Brussels – Solvay has reported a 5.3-percent rise in net sales for the first half of 2015 at €5.3 b…

Michelin to increase tire production in Chennai
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Chennai, India – French tire-maker Michelin is set to increase its radial tire production by 45 per…

ContiTech eyes growth from NAFTA base
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Fairlawn, Ohio – ContiTech AG officially unveiled its new-look North American headquarters in Fairl…

Court orders Goodyear to pay family €2.4 million
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Phoenix, Arizona – Goodyear must pay an Arizona family more than $2.7 million (€2.46 million) in da…

Malaysian firm to set up €17m rubber recycling plant in UK
Added: 31 Jul 2015
London – Malaysian investor Petra Group will invest £12 million (€17 million) to create a rubber re…

Malaysian Rubber Board appoints new boss
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has appointed Dr Mohd Akbar bin Md Said, as the directo…

Vietnam urged to join ITRC
Added: 31 Jul 2015
Bangkok – Vietnam has been urged to join the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) – curre…

Goodyear posts record Q2
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s net income fell 9.9 percent to $192 million (€175 million) for the second …

Analysis: Robust showing by Chinese machinery sector
Added: 30 Jul 2015
London – Chinese machinery makers performed better than expected in 2014, ERJ annual survey of mach…

Kraiburg TPE wins customer value award
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has awarded Kraiburg T…

Titan announces expansion plans in Brazil, Turkey
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. is exploring plans to expand its wheel plant in Turkey …

Michelin launches year-long training course for dealers
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK –Michelin certified centres can send high-potential junior tire technicians and …

Interview: Quick test-kit developed for latex allergy
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Nuremberg, Germany – Natural rubber latex, due to its several hundreds of proteins, has been identi…

Michelin UHP tire fitted on 2016 Cadillac CTS-V
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Greenville, South Carolina - Michelin will provide specifically tuned Michelin Pilot Super Sport ti…

Delphi buys electrical system specialist HellermannTyton
Added: 30 Jul 2015
Troy, Michigan - Amidst the growing complexity of automobile electrical and electronic systems, De…

‘Nanogenerator’ harvests power from rolling tires
Added: 29 Jul 2015
Madison, Wisconsin – A team of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) have d…