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SK Global Chemicals closing South Korea EPDM plant  

SK Global Chemicals closing South Korea EPDM plant  

Added: 30 Mar 2020

Closure part of South Korean company's strategy to focus on high-value products

KraussMaffei names new chief executive

KraussMaffei names new chief executive

Added: 30 Mar 2020

Group’s top executive is leaving amid "further rationalisation" to respond to the Covid-19 crisis

Sumitomo halts S Africa tire plant, non-tire facilities

Sumitomo halts S Africa tire plant, non-tire facilities

Added: 27 Mar 2020

All other tire production facilities of the group remain in operation globally 

VW extends production halt in Germany, Renault idles Turkish plant

Added: 27 Mar 2020

Measures in response to weakening demand and supply chain disruptions

Semperit braces for challenging 2020

Semperit braces for challenging 2020

Added: 27 Mar 2020

Pandemic disrupting raw-materials supply chain, reducing customer demand, Austrian rubber products …

Vibracoustic names new chief financial officer

Vibracoustic names new chief financial officer

Added: 27 Mar 2020

New CFO succeeds Volker Christ who left the company at the end of February 

Leoni to close plants, apply for state aid due to Covid

Leoni to close plants, apply for state aid due to Covid

Added: 27 Mar 2020

But wiring systems facilities in China are returning to previous production levels 

Pirelli cancels 2021 calendar, to donate for pandemic fight 

Pirelli cancels 2021 calendar, to donate for pandemic fight 

Added: 27 Mar 2020

Will donate €100,000 to initiative to support activities, including research into coronavirus.

Semperit delivering 60m gloves amid Covid-19 pandemic

Semperit delivering 60m gloves amid Covid-19 pandemic

Added: 27 Mar 2020

Gloves are produced at manufacturing site in Kamunting, Malaysia and will be flown into Austria

Hankook subsidiary opens lab for industrial design 

Hankook subsidiary opens lab for industrial design 

Added: 27 Mar 2020

CMF Lab created by Hankook company Model Solution for latest design trends 

Natural rubber price tracker: Decline continues

Natural rubber price tracker: Decline continues

Added: 27 Mar 2020

Prices plunged further across all the markets observed by ERJ over the two weeks to 20 March

Nokian to halt production at tire plants in US, Russia

Nokian to halt production at tire plants in US, Russia

Added: 26 Mar 2020

Company will continue supplying customers through its regional warehouses

Toyoda Gosei names new executive leaders

Toyoda Gosei names new executive leaders

Added: 26 Mar 2020

Appointments to take effect after company AGM scheduled for June 

Semperit restructuring delivers increased profitability

Semperit restructuring delivers increased profitability

Added: 26 Mar 2020

Austrian group posts 46% higher earnings for 2019 despite lower sales

 

Smiley Monroe to close factories in India, Ireland

Smiley Monroe to close factories in India, Ireland

Added: 26 Mar 2020

Conveyor belt manufacturer announces temporary shutdowns, reviewing US operation

Analysis: Goodyear faces coronavirus crisis in weakened state

Analysis: Goodyear faces coronavirus crisis in weakened state

Added: 26 Mar 2020

Between year-end 2019 and 18 March, the company's shares lost 70% of their value

Hankook to idle US, Hungarian plants for two weeks 

Hankook to idle US, Hungarian plants for two weeks 

Added: 26 Mar 2020

Move to impact some 3,000 employees in the US and Europe

Michelin cancels 2020 Movin'On summit

Michelin cancels 2020 Movin'On summit

Added: 25 Mar 2020

French tire maker has previously used the event to unveil new tire concepts 

Receiving your print edition of European Rubber Journal

Receiving your print edition of European Rubber Journal

Added: 25 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: print subscribers update
 

ETRMA: Europe’s tire industry needs recovery-support

ETRMA: Europe’s tire industry needs recovery-support

Added: 25 Mar 2020

Suspension of operational activities “will undoubtedly have severe, long-lasting reverberations for…