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Bridgestone to close South Africa tire plant
Added: 20 Aug 2020
Initiates process to shut down bias-tire manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth

Cabot increasing prices for rubber carbon blacks
Added: 20 Aug 2020
North America hike to ensure supply as the industry rebounds from the Covid-19 crisis

Goodyear shares recover after Trump boycott call
Added: 20 Aug 2020
‘Don't buy Goodyear Tires’ message triggered by policy on wearing of clothing with political slogan…

Vredestein to spearhead Apollo push into North America
Added: 19 Aug 2020
Four years in the making, brand-based strategy might eventually culminate in the opening of a US ma…

Lanxess launches bio-based prepolymers for sustainable PU production
Added: 18 Aug 2020
New range to allow PU processors to produce components with reduced CO2 footprint

Toyoda Gosei in red as revenue falls 47%
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Company reports “extremely difficult” operating environment as automotive industry collapsed

MRB forecasts flat rubber prices in near term
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Possible resurgence of Covid pandemic and ongoing China-US trade war to impact prices

Malaysian firms to set up rubber glove JV
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Technology group making a foray into medical rubber gloves business

Sumitomo Rubber doubling rubber gloves capacity in Malaysia
Added: 18 Aug 2020
The products are destined for Japan for domestic use, according to company spokesman

RIEG to hold online event on low-temperature elastomers
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Event to be held in the afternoon of 11 Sept and will be moderated by Prof James Busfield

Bridgestone tire line enables "customised performance" at mining sites
Added: 18 Aug 2020
The line has been initially launched globally in 63-inch rim diameter sizes

Bekaert expects Brazil rubber downturn to continue
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Order activity was impacted particularly by Covid-related stoppages in the construction sector

Comerio Ercole team starts up calendering line 10,000km away
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Commissioning project for customer in the Far East took place at height of the Covid pandemic

Apollo launches ’30-day’ money-back guarantee for bike tires
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Test challenge is 'a show of confidence' in the performance of products

Zeon raising NBR prices
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Japanese supplier says could not absorb costs “due to the severe economic environment”

Cooper Standard cutting more than 80 jobs at US facility
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Michigan-based automotive supplier announced earlier this year that it would close two facilities
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Bekaert's rubber reinforcement unit 'most affected' by pandemic
Added: 18 Aug 2020
But the Belgian group expects recovery in the second half of the year

USTMA adds board members, asks chair to remain in place
Added: 17 Aug 2020
The association represents 13 tire manufactures in the US with annual sales are more than $27 milli…

Lower raw material prices drive up Linglong’s first half earnings
Added: 17 Aug 2020
Company claims to be the most profitable Chinese tire maker in the first six months of 2020

Malaysia engineering group enters rubber gloves business
Added: 17 Aug 2020
ATS aiming to acquire Pearl Glove and to commission 20 new production lines in 36 months