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Continental names new farm tire line manager
Added: 5 May 2020
A Continental employee since 2017, Benjamin Huebner succeeds Thorsten Bublitz
Bridgestone acquiring German tire trade group Reiff
Added: 4 May 2020
Assets were acquired from the insolvency of Fintyre Group in Germany
JSR signals restructuring as elastomers segment in red
Added: 4 May 2020
“Dramatic changes” in the business environment and new Chinese plants impact the business
Krahn Group invests in digital commerce startup
Added: 4 May 2020
NCA offers six-month acceleration programmes and has so 26 European startups to scale up their busi…
Michelin invests in Canadian styrene recycler
Added: 4 May 2020
Recovered styrene monomer can later be integrated in the production of synthetic rubber
French car market falls 89% in April
Added: 4 May 2020
Decline linked to Covid-19 pandemic, with the country under lockdown for the full month
Materials firms hit hard in financial results
Added: 4 May 2020
Financial impact of Covid-19 is being felt at public firms across the US-based polymer industry
Dow idling two elastomer plants amid Covid pandemic
Added: 4 May 2020
Move in response to demand trends in the US, Europe and Latin America, according to chairman and CE…
Trinseo completes purchase of Synthomer's VP latex unit
Added: 4 May 2020
VP latex is “an essential ingredient” in binders for coating tire cord fabrics
Bridgestone reports eight Covid cases at US factory
Added: 4 May 2020
The Iowa farm tire plant had its first employee test positive for Covid-19 on 23 April
Birla, Cabot win top prize for safety performance
Added: 4 May 2020
Award is part of International Carbon Black Association's safety recognition programme
Natural Rubber Price Monitor: Declines continue
Added: 1 May 2020
Prices remained depressed in the week to 24 April as most markets registered declines
Toyo Tire to reopen US plant 3 May
Added: 1 May 2020
Manufacturing facility was idled 30 March in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Pirelli prepares to resume production in Italy
Added: 1 May 2020
Factories to start manufacturing at reduced level in response to lower demand
Conti delays spin-off of powertrain unit due to Covid
Added: 1 May 2020
Vitesco Technologies to become increasingly more independent to prepare for the listing
Smiley Monroe to restart operations at ‘reduced capacity’
Added: 1 May 2020
... But production activities in Hosur, India will remain temporarily closed
Goodyear reports €40m operating loss for first quarter
Added: 1 May 2020
US tire maker posts a $53-million operating loss in Europe and Middle East
Michelin Q1 sales fall 8% as volumes decline
Added: 1 May 2020
French group declined to publish an outlook for the remainder of 2020 due to Covid uncertainty
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Michelin completes acquisition of 20% share in Enviro
Added: 30 Apr 2020
Move is part of a long-term strategic partnership between the French tire maker and the rBC supplie…
Synthomer cuts capex, withdraws full year outlook
Added: 30 Apr 2020
Senior management freeze salaries at 2019 levels due to Covid-19 pandemic
