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Cooper Tire invests in dealership centres in China
Added: 17 Jul 2015
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is aiming to expand its presence in China by teaming up wi…
Conti recalls ContiProContact tires for second time in July
Added: 17 Jul 2015
San Luis Potosi, Mexico – Continental Tires the Americas LLC is recalling 8,467 ContiProContact rep…
Hankook advances non-pneumatic, urethane tire
Added: 16 Jul 2015
Seoul, South Korea — Hankook Tire Co. Ltd has completed ride and handling tests for its latest non-…
Carlstar acquires flat-free PU tire maker
Added: 16 Jul 2015
Franklin, Tennessee – Speciality tire and wheel producer Carlstar Group LLC has acquired Marathon I…
Uptrend continues in EU car demand
Added: 16 Jul 2015
Brussels – Demand for new passenger cars continued its uptrend in the month of June in the EU, regi…
Blasts at LyondellBasell treated as “criminal acts”
Added: 16 Jul 2015
London – Two explosions on 13 July, which caused a major fire at a petrochemical plant operated by …
US affirms duties on Chinese tires
Added: 15 Jul 2015
Washington — The US tire manufacturing industry is suffering material injury because of passenger a…
Polymer-Technik compounding plant for Mexico
Added: 14 Jul 2015
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany – Polymer -Technik Elbe GmbH is to construct a new compounding faci…
Former Delphi exec to head auto interiors supplier IAC
Added: 14 Jul 2015
Maumee, Ohio – Jim Kamsickas, the CEO of International Automotive Components Group, is leaving his …
Nuclear deal can boost Iran tire industry
Added: 14 Jul 2015
London – A nuclear agreement between Iran and the West has been welcomed by industry leaders in the…
Kraiburg sets up Mexican company
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Duluth, Georgia — Kraiburg TPE Corp. has formed a new entity in Mexico under the legal name Kraibur…
Natural rubber prices head south
Added: 13 Jul 2015
London - Any lingering hopes of a near-term recovery in natural rubber (NR) prices all but evaporat…
Hutchinson to open aerospace centre in US
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Paris – Huchinson will open an aerospace manufacturing centre of excellence (COE) in Mobile, Alabam…
Camoplast Solideal becomes Camso
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Magog, Quebec– Magog-based company Camoplast Solideal has changed its name to Camso effective on 3 …
Arburg unveils new Spanish facility
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Barcelona, Spain - Arburg, the German plastics machinery manufacturer, has opened new premises in t…
Chinese car sales, production growth slows down
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Beijing – Chinese passenger car production and sales growth rates have slowed down by over 6 percen…
Tire registration, performance bill introduced in US Senate
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Washington – A bill requiring independent tire dealers to submit tire registration information elec…
Maplan to start building new plant this year
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Vienna – Rubber injection moulding machinery manufacturer Maplan GmbH will start construction work …
Opinion: Is the polymer industry still fit for heroes?
Added: 13 Jul 2015
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Stephanie Kwolek, who died last week at the age of 90, is credited wi…
Stagnant growth for the EU chemicals sector - report
Added: 10 Jul 2015
Brussels – European chemical output grew just 0.3 percent during the first four months of 2015 comp…
