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Wacker invests in Russian silicones test facility
Added: 21 May 2015
Munich, Germany – Wacker has expanded its technical centre in Moscow, Russia to serve as a test lab…

New steps to generate power by rubber tiles
Added: 21 May 2015
London – Pavegen Systems, a London-based technology firm, has developed rubber tiles that can conve…

Solvay FKM plant in China to open second half of 2015
Added: 21 May 2015
Brussels – Solvay will soon start up a new production unit for FKM fluoroelastomers at its Changshu…

Kumho Tire in talks to supply OEM products to Yokohama
Added: 21 May 2015
Tokyo – South Korea’s Kumho Tire plans to extend its partnership with Yokohama Rubber Co. with the …

Pirelli reports increase in operating, net income
Added: 21 May 2015
Milan, Italy — Pirelli & C. SpA reported increased operating and net income for the quarter that en…

Continental to build belts with Siemens, ThyssenKrupp
Added: 20 May 2015
Northeim, Germany – ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Siemens AG Process Industries and Drives Divisio…

Rubber granule producer among UK top SME exporters
Added: 20 May 2015
Lakenheath, UK – Murfitts Industries, a UK-based manufacturer of rubber granules, has been recognis…

Michelin OE fitment on Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Added: 20 May 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Porsche AG will fit all of its new 911 GT3 RS cars with MicheIin Pilot S…

EU car sales continue positive trend
Added: 20 May 2015
Brussels – Demand for new passenger cars in the EU increased by nearly 7 percent in April, marking …

Apollo responds to BSE question over Malaysian plan
Added: 19 May 2015
Mumbai, India – Apollo Tyres has replied to a request from the Mumbai-based BSE stock exchange seek…

Sales and profits growth supports Shin-Etsu silicones plan
Added: 19 May 2015
Tokyo – Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd is investing to strengthen the production and R&D systems of it…

Chinaplas exhibitor total surpasses K show
Added: 19 May 2015
Guangzhou, China — The annual Chinaplas show has grown bigger than the triennial K fair, when it co…

Teknor Apex mulls future of fire-hit plant
Added: 19 May 2015
Oldbury, UK - Teknor Apex is having ongoing discussions with staff over the future of its UK site a…

Belting maker to be acquired by investment fund
Added: 19 May 2015
Alkmaar, The Netherlands – Ammeraal Beltech, a manufacturer of process and conveyor belting will be…

Michelin in “eco-friendly” NR deals
Added: 19 May 2015
Paris – Michelin has inked an international deal to produce eco-friendly natural rubber in Indonesi…

Report: CEAT Kelani to build motorbike tire plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 19 May 2015
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka – CEAT Kelani Holdings has commissioned a new facility for the manufacture of m…

Pirelli P Zero wins Swedish magazine’s tire test
Added: 19 May 2015
Burton upon Trent, UK– Pirelli’s P Zero has won Sweden’s Auto, Motor & Sport magazine summer tire t…

Scientists identify dandelion rubber proteins
Added: 18 May 2015
Aachen, Germany – A research team headed by Münster University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mol…

Canadian retread plant moves closer to production
Added: 18 May 2015
St. Marys, Ontario – The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has issued Green Ar…

Monolith, power district to build carbon black plant
Added: 18 May 2015
Hallam, Nebraska – Monolith Materials is teaming up with the Nebraska Public Power District and the…