The demand for synthetic rubbers continues to witness an upsurge as companies fail to find competent natural substitutes. In the view of changing industrial applications, styrene butadiene rubber has emerged as one of the greatest synthetic rubbers used in the…
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Cooper Standard reports record 2017 results
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2017. Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights Sales increased 7.1 % to a record US$937.9 million Net income totalled US$28.5 million or US$1.53 per fully diluted share Adjusted net income totalled US$63.6 million or US$3.42 per fully…
Bridgestone launches winter tyre for heavy-duty pickup trucks and SUVs
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) has announced the expansion of its premium winter tyre line with the release of the Bridgestone Blizzak LT tyre for heavy-duty pickup trucks and SUVs. The new Blizzak LT tyre is engineered to provide hardworking drivers improved…
Global rubber market 2017-2021: Growing demand for rubber in APAC is driving the market
The global rubber market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.66% during the period 2017-2021. The latest trend gaining momentum in the market is bio-based tyres helping market growth. The tyres used in automotive vehicles are going to…
Continental plans new Hungarian plant in Debrecen; commits with GIZ to provide sustainability in the natural rubber supply chain
The technology company Continental announced the construction of a new manufacturing plant in Hungary to expand its automotive electronics production footprint. Continental currently has six plants and a tyre sales and logistic center in Hungary. By choosing Debrecen as the…
Versalis: new di-block polymers awarded Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year 2018
Versalis’ breakthrough technology for new butadiene-based di-block stere regular polymers for the development of innovative compounds (BDSP), has been awarded “Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year” at the Tire Technology International Awards 2018, the independent European award program for the…
Ford realigns mobility group; acquiring Autonomic, TransLoc to accelerate growth
As 2018 begins, Ford Motor Company’s mobility organization is making the move to accelerate delivery of mobility products and services to customers and deliver shareholder value. As outlined at the 2018 CES show in Las Vegas, Ford’s mobility strategy is…
Bridgestone collaborating with NRGene on guayule research
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) and NRGene, a genomic big data solutions company, are collaborating on research efforts to enhance the company’s U.S. alternative domestic natural rubber breeding program. They will be working in tandem to sequence and assemble multiple genomes of…
Hexion introduces a new line of aromatic tackifiers for tyre, rubber and adhesive applications
Hexion Inc. is introducing a new line of aromatic resin tackifiers with improved performance and a better environmental profile compared with current market options. Tackifiers are chemicals used to increase surface stickiness in adhesive formulations. In independent, ISO 17025 certified…
Cabot Corporation launches Propel X carbon black series
Cabot Corporation recently announced the launch of expanded range of premium carbon black products for racing and ultra-high-performance tyres with the launch of the new Propel X carbon black series. Cabot will showcase these new products at Tyre Technology Expo 2018, February 20-22, 2018,…