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HB Fuller to take over African adhesive producer
Added: 29 Dec 2014
St. Paul, Minnesota — HB Fuller Co. has signed an agreement to purchase Continental Products Ltd., …
US lowers China tire countervailing duty rates
Added: 29 Dec 2014
Washington DC — The US Department of Commerce has lowered the duty on passenger and light truck tir…
Sika directors, managers oppose sale to Saint-Gobain
Added: 29 Dec 2014
Baar, Switzerland – Sika specialty chemical production company has voiced its opposition to an indi…
IMechE: Do more to get teenagers into engineering
Added: 22 Dec 2014
London – Wholesale change is needed in the way engineering is promoted in schools to reach out to d…
Kraiburg opens unit in Mexico
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Mexico City – German thermoplastic elastomer compound maker Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. KG will open a …
Michelin in partnership for UAE’s first solar racing car
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Abu Dhabi - Michelin has entered into a technical partnership with the Petroleum Institute (PI) in…
Dunlop Oil & Marine set to start hose plant in Brazil
Added: 22 Dec 2014
London – Dunlop Oil & Marine has invested €22 million in the construction of a soon-to-open new hos…
ExxonMobil confirms French butyl rubber closure plan
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Houston, Texas –ExxonMobil has confirmed that it plans to close the 'regular butyl rubber' unit at …
Report: Korean refiner to build carbon black plant
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Soeul – Hyundai Oilbank, part of Hyundai Heavy Industries, is establishing a carbon black business,…
Hankook extends light truck tire portfolio
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook is extending its line-up of tires for the minivan and light truck s…
Bekaert completes acquisition of Pirelli tire cord plants
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Brussels – Bekaert Group and Pirelli SPA have closed the acquisition by Bekaert of the Pirelli stee…
Apollo Tyres appoints London-based HR leader
Added: 22 Dec 2014
London - Martha Desmond has been appointed as the chief human resources officer at Apollo Tyres Lt…
Finixx to build 20m/year self-sealing tire plant in China
Added: 19 Dec 2014
Shaanxi, China - The local government of Baoji, Shaanxi province signed a contract for a 4 billion …
US olefins supplier joins IISRP
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Houston, Texas — The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has electe…
Hankook invests in Korean climate control auto supplier
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Van Buren Township, Michigan — Automotive supplier Visteon Corp. has agreed to sell its ownership s…
Toyo Tires moving to new HQ on 70th anniversary
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. is celebrating its 70th anniversary on 1 Aug 2015, an…
BKT Tires rolls out plans to grow in US
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Seregno, Italy – BKT Tires Inc. has announced that it is extending its presence on the North and Ce…
Malaysian Rubber Board uncertain about rubber market
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Rubber Board has issued its November review of the Kuala Lumpur rubber…
Toyo to supply OE tires to Nissan NP300 in Thailand
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd announced on 18 Dec that it Open Country A25 tire, produc…
Mitas targets first dandelion rubber farm tire
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Prague - Mitas is planning to test “the first agriculture tire made from agricultural cultivated cr…
