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US schedules 9 June hearing on Chinese tire investigation
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Washington—The US International Trade Commission will hold a meeting at its headquarters 9 June on …
Automated Tigar on track for 50% higher output
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Pirot, Serbia – Tigar Tyres is employing Cimcorp’s Dream Factory concept for automated material han…
NHTSA grants Conti tires non-compliance petition
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted the petition of…
US bill to ban rubber turf in CA rejected
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Sacramento, California — A bill that would place a temporary ban on the installation of athletic tu…
Dow confirms CPE plant closure at Stade
Added: 1 Jun 2015
London – Dow Chemical Co. has confirmed that it is to close its unit for the production of Tyrin ch…
Lanxess hikes prices for synthetic elastomers
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess has announced prices increases for several synthetic rubbers in Europe, …
Sumitomo plays down Goodyear break-up reports
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has dismissed as “speculative” news reports that it is abo…
Tires under the microscope
Added: 1 Jun 2015
A key challenge facing the tire industry is how to develop tread compounds which are able to improv…
Feature: Pressure on seals accelerates materials R&D
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Growing demand for high performance seals is driving investment both in new production facilities a…
Smithers Group adds capabilities to Chinese lab
Added: 31 May 2015
Akron, Ohio —Smithers Group has announced a series of expanded capabilities at its Smithers Rapra S…
US latest data show rise in rubber product deficit
Added: 31 May 2015
Washington —The US rubber product trade deficit grew 5.2 percent in November, though the total shor…
Sipchem starts cable insulation production plant
Added: 31 May 2015
Riyadh – Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) has filed an announcement at the Saudi…
Yokohama opens automotive hose assembly plant in Mexico
Added: 31 May 2015
Tokyo ‒ The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd opened its automotive hose assembly plant at the San Francisco …
Dunlop appoints general manager for China facility
Added: 31 May 2015
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Taikoo (Jinjiang) Aircraft Tyres has appointed David Shen as general manage…
Feature: Just-in-time approach to final mixing & blending
Added: 29 May 2015
VMI reports on a project, also involving Rhein Chemie and Bekina, that offers a promising new appr…
Dow to 'pull the plug' on Tyrin production
Added: 29 May 2015
London – Dow Chemical Co. is to stop producing chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) from 2016 and discont…
Brakes on UK car production
Added: 29 May 2015
London - UK car production slowed slightly in the first four months of 2015, according to the lates…
BMS to make CO2 polyols from early 2016
Added: 29 May 2015
Dormagen, Germany – Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has installed a chemical reactor at the facility i…
Cefic: EU chemical output stagnates as prices fall
Added: 29 May 2015
Brussels - The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has reported that European chemical outpu…
Innovative TPEs driving growth towards €32bn elastomers market
Added: 28 May 2015
London - The global market for elastomers was worth $21.52 billion (€19.67bn) in 2014 and is expect…
