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Press release: New Lanxess EVM rubber for reduced mixing times

Press release: New Lanxess EVM rubber for reduced mixing times

Added: 29 Jun 2015

Cologne, Germany – Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is launching a new family of pre-crosslinked…

Goodyear closes UK plant under EMEA consolidation plan

Goodyear closes UK plant under EMEA consolidation plan

Added: 26 Jun 2015

Wolverhampton, UK – Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has launched a “rationalisation” plan in Europe, M…

Evonik terminates COO’s contract

Evonik terminates COO’s contract

Added: 26 Jun 2015

Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries AG has announced that its supervisory board has resolved unanimo…

EU commercial vehicle demand rises for fifth month

EU commercial vehicle demand rises for fifth month

Added: 26 Jun 2015

Brussels – Demand for new commercial vehicles in the EU increased 6 percent in May, marking the fif…

Rubber price recovery in start-stop mode

Rubber price recovery in start-stop mode

Added: 26 Jun 2015

London - Prior-week signs of stability in Asia’s natural rubber markets were mostly erased by data …

Smithers expands US tire testing lab

Smithers expands US tire testing lab

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Akron, Ohio – Testing firm Smithers Rapra has completed a realignment of its tire and wheel testing…

Major reshuffle at Wacker

Major reshuffle at Wacker

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Munich, Germany – German chemical company Wacker has announced a number of changes to its top level…

Drive to get tire-labelling rules to stick in UK, Europe

Drive to get tire-labelling rules to stick in UK, Europe

Added: 25 Jun 2015

London – Tire retailers in the UK are being urged to provide better guidance on tire labelling at t…

Goodyear Dunlop to close down UK retread plant

Goodyear Dunlop to close down UK retread plant

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Wolverhampton, UK – Goodyear Dunlop is in talks with unions and workforce over a proposal to close …

Goodyear Dunlop to 'relocate' EMEA mixing operations

Goodyear Dunlop to 'relocate' EMEA mixing operations

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Goodyear Dunlop is  planning to relocate mixing operations at its tire production plants across the…

ZC Rubber, which goes to market with the Chaoyang, Goodride, Trazano and Westlake brands, did not disclose investment or employment details of the plant, which covers 570,000 square meters and operates as ZC Rubber Thailand.

Zhongce Rubber to open Thai plant soon

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Pattaya, Thailand — China’s Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. will hold a ceremonial opening on June 29 of it…

Bluestar Silicones investing €15m in elastomer units

Bluestar Silicones investing €15m in elastomer units

Added: 25 Jun 2015

 Lyon, France – Bluestar Silicones International is investing €15m to develop and modernise its ela…

DRAFT Assocomaplast announces new president

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Milan, Italy – Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association for plastic and rubber processing equip…

Toyo chairman, president to resign over seismic scandal

Toyo chairman, president to resign over seismic scandal

Added: 25 Jun 2015

Osaka, Japan – Nine of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd’s top executives have resigned, retired or been d…

According to Cimcorp, the new deal is on the back of its recent supply of automated handling systems for Sentury’s Qingdao plant in China.

Cimcorp to automate Sentury Tire plant in Thailand

Added: 24 Jun 2015

Ulvila, Finland – Cimcorp has secured an order worth nearly €30 million to supply a turnkey materia…

In its factory in Thuringia, Knapheide produces braided and spiral extreme pressure hoses in different versions from one to four layers and sizes from DN 5.

ContiTech acquiring hydraulic hose manufacturer

Added: 24 Jun 2015

Waltershausen, Germany – ContiTech AG is to take overWaltershausen-based hydraulic hose manufacture…

Shell advances project to build US petchem complex

Shell advances project to build US petchem complex

Added: 24 Jun 2015

Houston, Texas – After more than a year of little movement, Shell Chemical LP again is taking steps…

Pirelli F1 simulator brings racing feel to audience

Pirelli F1 simulator brings racing feel to audience

Added: 23 Jun 2015

Pirelli has launched a new Formula 1 simulator that will beused to support its marketing and promot…

DRAFT European firms cut back in China

Added: 23 Jun 2015

European firms with operations in China are likely to cut back on costs of doing business there, wh…

Goodyear, LSE conduct road safety research

Goodyear, LSE conduct road safety research

Added: 23 Jun 2015

Brussels/London – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the London School of Economics and Political Scien…