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Pelmar appoints former Goodyear executive
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Ramat-Hasharon, Israel - Alex Coggi, former general manager of Goodyear Agricultural and Industria…
DRT commissions biomass power plant in France
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Vielle-Saint-Girons, France – DRT, a supplier of rosin and turpentine-based products to the rubber …
ChemChina lays groundwork to control Pirelli
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Milan, Italy— ChemChina's wholly owned subsidiary China National Tire & Rubber Co. (CNRC) has enter…
Pirelli CEO addresses ChemChina deal
Added: 7 Apr 2015
New York – China National Chemical Corp.’s bid to take control of Pirelli & C. SpA is first and for…
TPU elastomers market to grow 6% to 2018
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Albany, New York – The global market for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers is set to be w…
Momentive unveils new silicone elastomer products
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Orlando, Florida – US-based Momentive Performance Materials (MPM) showcased its new silicone elasto…
Trinseo introduces supplier code of conduct
Added: 6 Apr 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo, the manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber formerly known as S…
Siemens highlights motion control and plant communications technologies
Added: 6 Apr 2015
Atlanta, Georgia — At this year’s National Plastics Exposition (NPE), Siemens presented various aut…
Q&A: Rockwell expert on tire plant automation
Added: 6 Apr 2015
European Rubber Journal gets the inside track on automation of the tire industry from Paolo Butti,…
Dyneon starts 'up-cycling' perfluorinated polymers
Added: 2 Apr 2015
Burgkirchen, Germany – Dyneon GmbH, a subsidiary of 3M Company, is claiming a breakthrough in the f…
Zeon set to close UK rubber plant
Added: 2 Apr 2015
London – Zeon Chemicals Europe is in the process of shutting down its synthetic rubber plant in Sul…
Report says customers not satisfied with run-flat tires
Added: 2 Apr 2015
Westlake Village, California — Customers with run-flat tires are less satisfied overall and replace…
US moves back countervailing duty decision
Added: 1 Apr 2015
Washington — The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has pushed back its original date of 6 April for a…
Goodyear returns to bicycle tire market
Added: 1 Apr 2015
Parsippany, New Jersey — The Goodyear brand bicycle tire is back.
Kent International Inc., which bil…
Federal-Mogul to build plant in China
Added: 1 Apr 2015
Nanchang, China — Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.’s powertrain division will build a new sealing and g…
Producers win polymer price hikes in March
Added: 31 Mar 2015
London - After falling since the middle of last year, European standard thermoplastic prices reboun…
NR prices flat as producers prepare to set up exchange market
Added: 31 Mar 2015
Bangkok – Natural rubber (NR) futures and physical rubber markets in Asia remained in a narrow rang…
HF tracks energy-saving tire trends
Added: 31 Mar 2015
London - Automotive sector demand for energy-saving tires is likely to have a significant impact on…
Mesnac targets 50% overseas sales by 2016
Added: 30 Mar 2015
Cologne, Germany - Mesnac vice president Karol Vanko says the rubber machinery maker is seeking a r…
ERJ Machinery Survey: Change, growth and emerging challenges
Added: 30 Mar 2015
London - The international rubber machinery market has grown by around 10 percent – based on data f…
