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Goodyear to issue senior notes to raise $600m
Added: 15 May 2020
Tire maker plans to use the proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes

Cabot braces for ‘severe Covid impact’
Added: 15 May 2020
Company expects Asia Pacific volumes to be weak as most tire production is export related

Automotive suppliers increasingly worried about recovery
Added: 15 May 2020
Survey finds concerns over low utilisation rates and higher fixed costs post-Covid

US union pushes for additional antidumping, countervailing duties
Added: 14 May 2020
Petition targets passenger car and light truck tires from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam…

Cooper Tire to restart UK plant mid-June
Added: 14 May 2020
Facility, which primarily manufactures motorcycle and racing tires, has been closed since late Marc…

Bridgestone names new chief operating officer
Added: 14 May 2020
Higashi is currently the vice chair of the group and chief solution officer for strategy, finance a…

Pirelli sales, profitability fall amid Covid crisis
Added: 14 May 2020
Tire maker says cost-cutting programmes delivered €33m savings over the first quarter

European Parliament votes for new tire labelling regulation
Added: 14 May 2020
ETRMA calls for development of tire database ahead of the final adoption of revised legislation

ETRMA voices support for ‘green’ Covid recovery
Added: 13 May 2020
Tire & rubber industry group calls for regulatory framework that supports sustainable practices

US lifts sanctions against Nynas
Added: 13 May 2020
Swedish supplier expects to return to "normal trading conditions" following the decision

Bridgestone to reopen all North American tire plants by end of May
Added: 13 May 2020
Move marks final phase restarting initiative in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Trinseo first quarter sales fall 18%
Added: 13 May 2020
Demand significantly impacted in April but good order flow starts in May

Parker braces for challenging months ahead
Added: 12 May 2020
US company reports strong third quarter during early stages of Covid pandemic

Mitsubishi Chemical acquiring US silicones supplier
Added: 12 May 2020
Acquired business to help improve the company's technology platform and R&D capabilities

Bridgestone results hit by Covid pandemic
Added: 12 May 2020
Sales fall in all regions with China and Asia Pacific registering the biggest decline

New dates announced for rubber event IRC2020
Added: 12 May 2020
Conference will be themed around sustainable technology, innovation and mobility

UK REACH costs threaten chemicals industry
Added: 12 May 2020
Chemical Industry Association says high fees are disproportionate to the UK market size

BorgWarner, Delphi proceed with acquisition at lower price
Added: 11 May 2020
Merged company will be owned 85% by BorgWarner shareholders and 15% by Delphi shareholders

Orion reports sharp declines in rubber black sales
Added: 11 May 2020
Utilisation rates more than halved across plants in Americas and EMEA during April

Cooper Standard to divest European operations
Added: 11 May 2020
Deal includes manufacturing facilities across Poland, Spain, Italy and India