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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…

Apollo promotes Kumar to CFO
Added: 18 May 2015
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has promoted Gaurav Kumar from group head of corporate strategy an…

Michelin launches new farm tire
Added: 18 May 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has extended its range of BibLoad Hard Surface tires with a new size…

Trelleborg to provide London Underground springs
Added: 18 May 2015
London – London Underground has selected Trelleborg’s industrial anti-vibration solutions operation…

Podium for Falken tire at Nürburgring 24 hours
Added: 18 May 2015
Nürburg, Germany – Japanese tire manufacturer Falken Tyres achieved its first podium at the 2015 Nü…

TTIP “historic” for chemical industry
Added: 18 May 2015
Brussels – AmCham EU and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) have stressed the importanc…

Shareholders elect DuPont nominees as directors
Added: 18 May 2015
Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont announced on 15 May that its shareholders had elected all 12 DuPont d…

BKT develops new version of agricultural tire
Added: 18 May 2015
Seregno, Italy - BKT has recently developed a new size of Agrimax Teris, the tire for harvesters, a…

Continental and MAN extend partnership
Added: 18 May 2015
Hanover, Germany – MAN truck and bus manufacturer has adopted Conti Hybrid and Conti Scandinavia pr…

Toyo earmarks €100m for quake-proof rubber scandal
Added: 18 May 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has reported an extraordinary loss of Yen14 billion (€102…

Singapore unit to bolster Yokohama’s buying power
Added: 15 May 2015
Tokyo ‒ Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has established a subsidiary in Singapore to help improve its globa…

DKT : Robinson Brothers Limited
Added: 15 May 2015
Robac Technology will be exhibiting at DKT 2015, at Stand 329 (Hall 12). This year, members from th…

Asahi Kasei reports modest rise in profits
Added: 14 May 2015
Tokyo - Asahi Kasei has posted a net profit of ¥105.7 billion (€781.7 million) in the full fiscal y…

Mitsui posts 70% rise in income
Added: 14 May 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals has posted a 69-percent increase in operating income in its annual results…

German chemicals industry back on growth track
Added: 14 May 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – The German chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry has returned to a “moderate …

Brisa posts double-digit fiscal gains
Added: 14 May 2015
Izmit, Turkey — Turkish tire maker Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. reported…

Trelleborg develops equipment for West Africa gas project
Added: 14 May 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Engineered Products has supplied floatover equipment, including ela…

Report: 72 dead in Philippines slipper factory fire
Added: 14 May 2015
London – At least 72 have been reported dead in a fire that broke out at Kentex Manufacturing Corp …

Report: Plan to build tire recycling plant in NZ
Added: 14 May 2015
Auckland, New Zealand – Recycling company EcoVersion is planning to introduce a new tire-recycling …

Dynasol exec to replace IISRP chief McGraw
Added: 14 May 2015
Houston, Texas —The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has named Juan Ra…