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Trelleborg launches major restructuring programme
Added: 4 Dec 2019
Company to conduct "intensive strategic review" of operations with low profitability

Butadiene plant fire continues in Texas
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Distillation tower at the plant has toppled in aftermath of blast, TPC Group has reported

Hubner divesting automotive segment to Gotec
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Move is part of Hubner’s effort to restructure its Material Solutions business segment

Bridgestone, Toyo to reduce cross-holdings in each other
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Major changes to business and capital alliance formed by Japanese tire makers in 2008

Sirmax starts first TPE compounding plant in Poland
Added: 2 Dec 2019
Plant marks Sirmax's foray into producing elastomer compounds

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres mulling Indonesian plant
Added: 2 Dec 2019
Indonesia offers ready access to natural rubber and has a growing aviation industry.

Technology: Vibracoustic decoupling prevents unwanted steering wheel vibrations
Added: 2 Dec 2019
"Radial progression" can be tuned by the geometry of the elastomer around the aluminum core.

Apollo in link-up to enter Saudi Arabia market
Added: 2 Dec 2019
Aims to sell 800,000 tires/year within the next five years through tie-up with Al-Jomaih Tyres
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TRM delivers retreading plant for Mexico mine
Added: 2 Dec 2019
Equipment enables Kal Tire to process tire sizes up to 63” near major open-pit copper mine

Bekaert expects Q4 slowdown in rubber reinforcement unit
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Segment saw continued weak demand from hose reinforcement markets in EMEA and North America

Hyosung opens Indian spandex production plant
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Company also mulling new production plant in Americas

People: Cooper Tire names news CFO
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Ben Patel was previously Tenneco Inc.'s chief technology officer

Avon marks 2019 as “transformational” year
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Company to target “value enhancing acquisitions” to complement its existing business.

Natural rubber price tracker: Markets rally
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Prices across all major Far East markets registered strong improvements

Equity firm acquires US rubber additives business
Added: 29 Nov 2019
PSG Polymer Additives suppiles homogenising agents, process aids, dispersions, and release agents f…

Bridgestone building “next generation” innovation campus
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Innovation park scheduled to start operation in June 2020

Kuraray's isoprene unit sees 34% decline in profits
Added: 29 Nov 2019
Unit, which includes thermoplastic rubber materials, posts operating income of Yen4.1 billion for f…

Solvay to raise FKM capacity in Italy by 30%
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Plant output to increase by 30% to serve “ongoing strong demand”

Sailun, Cooper inaugurate Vietnam tire JV
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Commercial production of truck and bus tires slated for early 2020

Aeolus, Onyx discussing TBR joint venture in Sri Lanka
Added: 28 Nov 2019
Sources close to negotiations say JV facility would mitigate impact of EU and US import duties on A…