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KraussMaffei Berstorff advances centring system for rubber hose production
Added: 13 May 2015
Hannover, Germany – KraussMaffei Berstorff will showcase a new tool centring system device for rubb…
Dutch firm to supply coal-based carbon black in Europe
Added: 13 May 2015
Tampa, Florida - Reijnders BV has signed a strategic agreement for the exclusive sale and distribut…
Lanxess progresses SR capacity rejig
Added: 12 May 2015
London – German speciality chemical producer Lanxess is in talks with both customers and employees …
Lanxess appoints Arkema exec to top NAFTA role
Added: 12 May 2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Lanxess has appointed Antonis Papadourakis as president and chief execut…
Yokohama results flat as Japanese automotive market slows down
Added: 12 May 2015
Tokyo — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has achieved its best first quarter results in terms of operating …
Cooper Standard appoints new North America VP
Added: 12 May 2015
Novi, Michigan– Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has appointed Ronald Frisbie as vice president of Nor…
Pirelli wins Russian magazine’s summer tire test
Added: 11 May 2015
Burton upon Trent, UK – Pirelli’s Cinturato P7 Blue has won the summer tire test conducted by Russi…
Asian EPDM market to grow 8 percent a year
Added: 11 May 2015
Dublin – The EPDM market in Asia-Pacific was estimated at $2,238 million (€2,005m) in 2013 and is p…
NR producers discuss weak market, to meet in October
Added: 11 May 2015
Kuala Lumpur – The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) held a special ministe…
Nokian to set up third plant, expand Russian facilities
Added: 11 May 2015
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is planning to increase its capacity in Russia as well as setting up …
Tosoh reports sharp rise in annual profit
Added: 11 May 2015
Tokyo — Tosoh Corp. has posted a 23-6-percent rise operating income to ¥51.4 billion (€383.9 milli…
Bridgestone unveils new bike tires in Portugal
Added: 11 May 2015
Cape St. Vincent, Portugal – Bridgestone unveiled its latest motorcycle tires for trail and touring…
Sibur CEO: Costs stall US shale gas boom
Added: 8 May 2015
London – The anticipated wave of new petrochemicals investments on the back of the US shale gas has…
Parker earnings increase amid sales decline
Added: 8 May 2015
Mayfield Heights, Ohio—Parker Hannifin Corp. has reported a 6-percent decrease in sales, but an 18-…
US roofing group selects first female chair
Added: 8 May 2015
Bethesda, Maryland — Jennifer Ford-Smith was named chairman of the EPDM Roofing Association in Febr…
Solvay posts profit, sales growth
Added: 8 May 2015
Belgium – Belgian speciality chemical company Solvay has posted a positive first quarter with a 6-p…
Ineos set to become UK’s third largest shale gas company
Added: 8 May 2015
Chemicals giant Ineos has today announced it has completed the deal with IGas to make it the UK’s t…
ERJ Archives: Michelin to make tires in England?
Added: 8 May 2015
Michelin’s plans to start manufacturing tire in England were first reported in this a short item pu…
Cooper Standard's income rise despite sales decline
Added: 8 May 2015
Novi, Michigan — Cooper Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc., …
Michelin bags Blackcircles for €67 million
Added: 7 May 2015
Paris – Michelin Group has acquired UK online tire sales company Blackcircles.com for £50 million (…
