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Synthomer unwraps nitrile rubber for ultrathin gloves

Synthomer unwraps nitrile rubber for ultrathin gloves

Added: 15 Jun 2015

Kuala Lumpur – Synthomer has introduced a new grade of nitrile rubber for the manufacture of ultrat…

Freudenberg-NOK plans expansion in Indiana

Freudenberg-NOK plans expansion in Indiana

Added: 14 Jun 2015

Morristown, Indiana — Freudenberg-NOK said it will pursue a 20,000 sq.-ft. expansion to its 65,000-…

Ricoh advances energy-generating rubber

Ricoh advances energy-generating rubber

Added: 14 Jun 2015

Tokyo – Japanese group Ricoh has developed an energy-generating rubber that converts pressure and v…

ERJ Archives: "Use more rubber goods"

ERJ Archives: "Use more rubber goods"

Added: 12 Jun 2015

The picture above was published in our archives on 23 January 1932, along with an article on use of…

Growth trend expected to continue in Chinese rubber machinery industry

Growth trend expected to continue in Chinese rubber machinery industry

Added: 12 Jun 2015

London – China rubber machinery industry is expected to reach $4.07 billion (€3.6 billion) by 2017 …

Omnova consolidates business, rejigs latex production

Omnova consolidates business, rejigs latex production

Added: 12 Jun 2015

Beachwood, Ohio - Omnova Solutions, an Ohio-based speciality chemical company, has announced a plan…

New CEOs for Pelmar Engineering

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Ramat Hasharon, Israel – Pelmar Engineering Group has appointed Eldad Eilam and Dana Broder as co-C…

Michelin steps up online game, launches global website

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin Group has taken yet another step in the direction of online d…

Apollo targets Iranian tire market

Apollo targets Iranian tire market

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Tehran – Moves to lift trading sanctions against Iran has prompted Apollo Tyres to expand its suppl…

Prisma Colour sees demand spike in Europe

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Glossop, UK – Prisma Colour, a UK-based supplier of colouring solutions to the rubber and silicone …

Trelleborg begins seals production at new aerospace facility

Trelleborg begins seals production at new aerospace facility

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has started production of seals at a new facility…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up new halobutyl rubber unit

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Nizhnekamskneftekhim Group has recently started up new production units for h…

UK launches new online vehicle recall search tool

UK launches new online vehicle recall search tool

Added: 11 Jun 2015

London – The UK automotive sector, led by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and…

NHTSA grants Conti petition for mismarked car tires

NHTSA grants Conti petition for mismarked car tires

Added: 11 Jun 2015

Washington — The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted the petition…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up new halobutyl rubber unit

Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts up new halobutyl rubber unit

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Nizhnekamskneftekhim Group has recently started up new production units for h…

Sibur rubber sales up 35 percent

Sibur rubber sales up 35 percent

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Moscow, Russia – Integrated gas processing and petrochemicals company Sibur has reported a 35.1-per…

Of all the issues faced by the European tire industry over recent decades, the challenge of sustainably dealing with the millions of end-of-life tires (ELTs) generated each year is probably the most enduring and fractious.

Analysis: Keep calm and recycle

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Despite decades of debate, regulation and advances in technologies in areas such as pyrolysis, cryo…

Among the technologies being presented by Ternitz, Austria-based Maplan will be a new range of compact C-frame machines that closes from the top down. The 200 kN version – the MTTF100/20C machine – is the first machine of the Top-Top range, with 300 kN and 500 kN models to follow shortly.

DKT to unveil innovations in injection moulding

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Developments in the field of injection moulding will be a key feature of the DKT / IRC event in Nur…

US hearing held for Chinese tire duties

US hearing held for Chinese tire duties

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Washington – The US International Trade Commission (ITC) held a hearing on 9 June on antidumping an…

Cooper's rolling resistance technology part-accessible to public

Cooper's rolling resistance technology part-accessible to public

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Findlay, Ohio — Companies interested in learning more about the low rolling resistance technology, …