At the start of 2016, Continental reorganized its Truck Tires Replacement Business in the EMEA region. With the position of Sales Director for Truck Tires, the German premium tire manufacturer has established a separate function for coordination of all sales…
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Evonik partners with Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Evonik Industries and the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai have sealed a strategic partnership agreement for the purpose of exploring research topics together, closely in selected fields in the future. Evonik and ICT research partnership agreement includes: Provision of scholarship…
Kumho Tire appoints Han-Seob Lee as new CEO
Kumho Tire has appointed 61-year-old Han-Seob Lee to be its new CEO – he will head up the Korean tyre manufacturer‘s global business with immediate effect. During his early career at Kumho Tire, Lee held various positions within its European…
Rubber Cars: an infographic
White Cross Rubber Products Ltd, UK’s specialist manufacturer of rubber sheeting, reinforced rubber sheeting and rubber coated textiles, made an infographic to illustrate how far the concept of ‘rubber cars’ has come in the past six years. The company was…
Accella Performance Materials renames business units
Accella Performance Materials, a manufacturer of polyurethanes and recycled rubber products renamed several core businesses to Accella Polyurethane Systems including, IPS Polymer Systems, MarChem, Arnco Performance Polymers, Premium Spray Products, Burtin Polymer Laboratories. Its ArncoPathway and Zeus Tire Fill businesses…
Trelleborg constructs Sealing Innovation Center
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions signed a contract for a new building in Stuttgart, Germany that will house the business area’s global headquarters, its German headquarters and various global support departments, as well as a significantly extended R&D area. This substantial investment…
Israel tyre market is projected to surpass US$589 mn by 2020
According to a new report by Research and Markets, Israel’s tyre market is projected to surpass US$ 589 million by 2020. Passenger car tyre and light commercial vehicle tyre segments cumulatively captured a market share of more than 80% in…
Cooper Standard opens new facilities in China
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. officially opened two facilities in China: one in the Huai’an, Jiangsu province and the other in Chongqing. The Chongqing facility, officially opened on February 1, is approximately 18,000-square-meters and employs 200 people. The facility will manufacture fluid…
VMI launches the new truck tyre builder
Dutch tyre maker VMI launches its new truck tyre building machine, Milexx, at the Tire Technology Expo 2016. Milexx is the product of the three-year development project including comprehensive field testing. The machine can produce close to 700 tyres per…
The Offshore Group welcomes rubber client in Mexico
Business assistance company Offshore Group is opening an office in Queretaro, Mexico to accommodate its two newest clients as well as future expansion plans. “Our expansion into Queretaro will allow us to offer our services in an area that aligns…