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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, …

Goodyear to roll out rice-silica tire in China

Goodyear to roll out rice-silica tire in China

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with a Chinese company for the su…

Spanish silicone hose producer in expansion mode

Spanish silicone hose producer in expansion mode

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Barcelona, Spain – Venair Group, a Barcelona-based producer of silicone hose, has established a new…

JLR develops potholes detection technology

JLR develops potholes detection technology

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Whitley, UK – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is researching a new ‘connected car’ technology that will all…

A particular target is port operations, “where fast loading times and short downtimes times are vital, [and] the new telematics system [can minimise] costly tire and vehicle damage,” the company said.

Continental CST unveils new telematics system for TMPS

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), part of Continental AG, …

German tire market to grow at 7% for next 5 years

Added: 9 Jun 2015

Burnaby, Canada - Germany’s tire market is set to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over…

Shanghai retreat dents rubber price recovery

Shanghai retreat dents rubber price recovery

Added: 9 Jun 2015

London – A decline in forward market sentiment among Chinese buyers seems to have stymied hopes of …

Bridgestone Americas promotes three

Bridgestone Americas promotes three

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. has promoted Erik Seidel to vice president of sale…

Dow dismisses allegations against CEO

Dow dismisses allegations against CEO

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Midland, Michigan – Dow has dismissed reports by the Reuters news agency regarding investigations i…

IoM3 set to exit Carton House Terrace

IoM3 set to exit Carton House Terrace

Added: 8 Jun 2015

London - The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) is set to vacate its prestigious 1 …

China's Linglong starts TBR tire production at Thai plant

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Rayong, Thailand - Chinese tire maker Linglong's factory in Rayong, Thailand has started full opera…