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Analysis: Scrap-tire management a location lottery

Analysis: Scrap-tire management a location lottery

Added: 26 Jan 2015

Montreal, Canada — If one common denominator exists for end-of-life tire management across the glob…

Growing competition means testing time for tire makers

Added: 25 Jan 2015

Tire makers should not overlook the importance of testing to making product development more effici…

ERJ Archives - Rubber Show no-show

Added: 25 Jan 2015

Just over a century ago all roads led to London for the 4th International Rubber Exhibition, held 2…

ContiTech expands oil & gas hose operation

ContiTech expands oil & gas hose operation

Added: 23 Jan 2015

Budapest - Increased demand from the oil & gas industry has prompted ContiTech to increase high-pre…

Datwyler “steady” in difficult markets

Datwyler “steady” in difficult markets

Added: 23 Jan 2015

Altdorf, Switzerland – Amid “challenging conditions”, Datwyler Group maintained organic net revenue…

Parker Hannifin elects new CEO, president

Parker Hannifin elects new CEO, president

Added: 23 Jan 2015

Cleveland, Ohio - Parker Hannifin Corp. has announced that its board of directors has elected compa…

Energy Q&A:  Jeroen Wilbers, Apollo Vredestein

Energy Q&A:  Jeroen Wilbers, Apollo Vredestein

Added: 23 Jan 2015

As part of our current focus on the drive to improve energy efficiency at tire plants, ERJ asked Je…

Conti opens new R&D facility in Bangalore

Conti opens new R&D facility in Bangalore

Added: 23 Jan 2015

Bangalore, India – Continental AG inaugurated a new 13,000-square-meter facility to expand its R&D …

GM issues stop-sale on crossovers due to faulty Goodyear tires

GM issues stop-sale on crossovers due to faulty Goodyear tires

Added: 23 Jan 2015

Detroit, Michigan – General Motors has told dealers in the US to stop delivery of nearly 6,300 of i…

Biesterfeld appoints new CEO

Biesterfeld appoints new CEO

Added: 23 Jan 2015

Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld AG has appointed Thomas Arnold as its CEO, announced the company ear…

Update: UK centre sheds light on oil & gas elastomers

Added: 22 Jan 2015

London – New insights into the performance of seals, hoses, joints, and other elastomer components …

US imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese tires

US imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese tires

Added: 22 Jan 2015

Washington — The US Commerce Department’s international trade administration has determined prelimi…

Chinese tire levies claim early US casualty

Chinese tire levies claim early US casualty

Added: 22 Jan 2015

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida —TBC Corp. has confirmed it plans to acquire the tire inventory from Me…

Dim forecast for BD prices as oil decline, low demand continue

Added: 22 Jan 2015

London – Falling crude and naphtha prices, low demand and weak macroeconomic conditions are contrib…

Chinese aerospace firm bids for Henniges - report

Added: 22 Jan 2015

Detroit, Michigan – China’s biggest aerospace company Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC), is a…

EnPro sells Garlock Rubber to newly formed firm

EnPro sells Garlock Rubber to newly formed firm

Added: 22 Jan 2015

Paragould, Arkansas — GRT Rubber Technologies LLC, a newly formed business funded by an investment …

AirBoss appoints new president in major reshuffle

AirBoss appoints new president in major reshuffle

Added: 22 Jan 2015

Newmarket, Ontario — AirBoss of America Corp. has made some significant management changes, Gren Sc…

US set to announce China anti-dumping decision

US set to announce China anti-dumping decision

Added: 21 Jan 2015

Washington — The US Commerce Department’s international trade administration is expected to issue i…

Report: Better days ahead for Zeon elastomers business  

Report: Better days ahead for Zeon elastomers business  

Added: 21 Jan 2015

Tokyo – Weakness in elastomer materials markets are set to have a negative impact on earnings at Ze…

BASF to increase BDO production in US

BASF to increase BDO production in US

Added: 21 Jan 2015

Geismar, Lousiana - BASF has announced that it would increase its production capacities for the che…