DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company announced that they will combine to form a company to be named DowDuPont. The parties intend to subsequently pursue a separation of DowDuPont into three independent, publicly traded companies. The companies will include an…
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ContiTech plant manufactures 150,000th rubber track
ContiTech’s plant in St. Marys, Ohio manufactured its 150,000th rubber track. The product is used in a variety of construction and agriculture applications to drive high horsepower tractors, harvesters, grain carts, asphalt pavers and other miscellaneous applications. “This is an…
Falken Tire changes North America business units
As a result of the dissolution of the alliance between Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Falken Tire Corporation announced that SRI’s North America business units will be realigned as a part of a long…
Goodyear wins Boeing supply deal
The Boeing Company chose Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to provide main nose and landing gear tires for its new 777X aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery in 2019. Building on the success of the Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliner,…
Pirelli announces tyres for Australian Grand Prix
Pirelli will bring the following three compounds to the opening round of the 2016 Formula One season in Australia: P Zero White medium P Zero Yellow soft P Zero Red supersoft These are the tyres that Pirelli has said must…
Double Coin appoints new Southwest Regional Sales Manager
Double Coin and China Manufacturers Alliance (CMA) announced that Donald Streiff joined the Double Coin team as the U.S. Southwest Regional Sales Manager. Streiff has over ten years of experience in the tire industry, ranging from Retail Sales Representative to…
Lanxess business unit celebrates 5th year in India
The Liquid Purification Technologies (LPT) business unit of specialty chemicals company Lanxess celebrates the 5th anniversary of its production facility in Jhagadia, Gujarat, Asia’s most state-of-the-art plant for ion exchange resins. A celebratation was organized at the site, where 300…
Sime Darby Plantation to trial High Carbon Stock methods in Liberia
Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), one of the signatories of the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto which commissioned the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Science Study last year, plans to carry out trials in its Liberian operations following the release of the findings…
Bridgestone and Pep Boys amend merger agreement
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and The Pep Boys amended their Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 26, 2015. Pursuant to the amendment, BSRO increased the offer price to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Pep Boys from…
Azelis named Robinson Brothers distributor in Germany
Azelis recently signed an agreement with Robinson Brothers, one of UK´s largest independent manufacturers of specialty organic chemicals. Starting January 1 2016, Azelis will distribute Robinson Brothers’ Robac Technology range in Germany. The portfolio includes a wide range of products…