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Costs, lower volumes drive Goodyear income down
Added: 29 Oct 2019
US tire maker has reported double-digit declines in operating income due in part to lower sales vol…
Job vacancy advert: Key Account Manager
Added: 28 Oct 2019
SPC Group has posted the following vacancy advert for: Key Account Manager
Synthomer lowers business outlook on SBR weakness
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Conditions in styrene-butadiene rubber markets prompt aqueous polymers major to revise down forecas…
Technology: Gates to unveil new smart crimper technology for hoses
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Gates has introduced a new smart crimper technology, which it has named the GC20 with Gates Cortex …
Bridgestone opens OTR plant in Thailand
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Japanese tire major opens off-the-road (OTR) tire facility in Rayong Province four years behind sch…
Lassa raising output from smart tire plant
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Designed to produce 4.2 million units at full capacity, the Aksaray factory is a joint investment b…
Trelleborg profitability down, despite higher sales
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Higher sales, but company posts a 6.4% year-on-year decline in earnings for the third quarter of th…
Michelin revenue up 10% in first nine months despite lower unit sales
Added: 28 Oct 2019
French group reported significant increase in sales, to just under €18 billion, at the third quarte…
Magna drops 'OBO' designation for some European businesses
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Magna Tyres Group said it plans to increase production at its plant in Hardenberg, The Netherlands.…
Turkey's Ozka Tires to increase capacity in early 2020
Added: 25 Oct 2019
Turkey's Özka Lastik ve Kauçuk, a manufacturer of specialty tires and products for the retreading i…
Livestream: ERJ to discuss Global Tire Report
Added: 25 Oct 2019
European Rubber Journal is holding a livestream event on 19 Nov to analyse the results of the publi…
Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs
Added: 25 Oct 2019
A mixed picture with most companies registering slight declines
Trelleborg trims production at TWS division
Added: 25 Oct 2019
Continued weak demand for agricultural and heavy-duty tires has prompted Trelleborg Wheel Systems (…
Hexpol sales, profitability rise in first nine months
Added: 25 Oct 2019
Hexpol AB has reported a rise in both sales and operating profit over the first nine months of the …
People: JSR names first non-Japanese leader in major rejig
Added: 24 Oct 2019
JSR Corp. is shifting its focus to overseas under the stewardship of new CEO Eric Johnson, the firs…
Nokian cuts 41 jobs at Finnish factory...
Added: 24 Oct 2019
Nokian Tyres plc has cut 41 jobs at its passenger car tire production plant in Nokia in response to…
... lowers 2019 forecasts as markets wane
Added: 24 Oct 2019
Finnish tire maker expects markets to “remain soft” is continuing to adjust capacity
UK automotive sector delivers Brexit reality-check
Added: 23 Oct 2019
One in three UK automotive businesses have cut back on employment, according to a survey by the Soc…
Teknor Apex to open new plant in Germany
Added: 23 Oct 2019
When new unit opens, the company will close its plant in nearby Steinsfeld
Doublestar trials new tire factory; building recycling plant
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Company's third ‘Industrial 4.0’ factory in China with full-process smart manufacturing
