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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…
US rubber moulder expands after urethanes acquisition
Added: 28 May 2015
Charlotte, North Carolina — When Philpott Rubber Co. purchased Urethane Products Industries Inc. in…
Why are tires black?
Added: 28 May 2015
A chance conversation over dinner with the Society of Automotive Historians in Britain has led me t…
REACH for polymers 'on the back burner'
Added: 27 May 2015
London – The European Commission (EC) is unlikely to push forward with proposals to require polymer…
Sumitomo Rubber suffers double-digit declines
Added: 27 May 2015
Kobe, Japan—Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. suffered double-digit declines in operating and net inc…
Semperit completes acquisition of seal maker
Added: 27 May 2015
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding has completed its acquisition of rubber seal manufacturer Lesser GmbH …
Feature: Cable makers ‘should do more’ as technology advances
Added: 27 May 2015
Customers want advanced solutions but some shy away from new product development work, Patrick Rale…
Evonik plans new silica production facility in US
Added: 26 May 2015
Wesseling, Germany - Evonik Industries is to build a world-scale facility for the production of pre…
TPE compounder expanding in US
Added: 26 May 2015
Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Riken Elastomers Corp. will send $22 million on an expansion that will cre…
Dow Corning unveils "significant" silicone advance
Added: 25 May 2015
Dow Corning unveiled “a significant new enhancement” to its Silastic fluorosilicone rubber (FSR) po…
ContiTech to put Phoenix brand on Veyance belts
Added: 25 May 2015
Hanover, Germany – Conveyor belts for the mining industry produced by Veyance Technologies are to b…
Press release: New Nynas range of naphthenic oils minimises reformulation need
Added: 25 May 2015
The ongoing rationalization of Group I production across Europe has caused concern about shortages …
Helix Medical purchases silicone tubing line from Gore
Added: 25 May 2015
Carpinteria, California – Helix Medical LLC, part of Freudenberg, has acquired the silicone tubing …
Feature: Evonik tracks silica trends in tire sector
Added: 23 May 2015
For the Tires in the Lab feature in the May/June issue of ERJ, Dr Hans-Detlef Luginsland of Evonik …
Chinese maker recalls tires for possible belt separation
Added: 22 May 2015
Washington — China’s Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co. Ltd is recalling 5,068 Jinyu- and Evergreen-bran…
Spotlight on IISRP award winners
Added: 21 May 2015
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has issued photo…
Tire industry growth ‘threatens biodiversity’ in SE Asia
Added: 21 May 2015
Norwich, UK - Demand for natural rubber, fuelled by the tire industry, is threateningbiodiversity i…
Free business review for UK rubber companies
Added: 21 May 2015
Manchester, UK – The Manufacturing Institute is providing a profit programme, including a free busi…
NOK posts sales and profits gains
Added: 21 May 2015
Tokyo – NOK Corp. has posted a 17-percent year-on-year increase in net sales to Yen693,689 million…
Avon Rubber seeking new CEO as business grows
Added: 21 May 2015
Melksham, UK - Peter Slabbert is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of Avon…
