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Update: People: HF Mixing leader Limper steps down
Added: 17 May 2019
Freudenberg, Germany – Andreas Limper stepped down from his position as co-chief executive officer …
Falken wins OE fitment on Porsche Macan
Added: 17 May 2019
Brussels – Falken has been approved to supply tires to the current generation of Porsche Macan as o…
Michelin buying telematics specialist Masternaut
Added: 17 May 2019
Paris – Groupe Michelin has signed an agreement to acquire European telematics provider Masternaut,…
Pirelli posts higher sales, earnings for Q1
Added: 17 May 2019
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA has seen its profitability grow in the first three months of the ye…
South Korean group finalises Momentive purchase
Added: 17 May 2019
Waterford, New York – A consortium of South Korean companies has finalised the purchase of MPM Hold…
Q&A: Denka tracks elastomer business trends
Added: 17 May 2019
In this interview, ERJ asks Katsuhiro Saito, responsible for global sales and marketing for Denka C…
Asahi Kasei to relocate European HQ
Added: 16 May 2019
Dusseldorf, Germany – Asahi Kasei Europe is planning to relocate its headquarter within Dusseldorf …
Bridgestone no longer JSR’s largest shareholder
Added: 16 May 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. is no longer the largest shareholder in JSR Corp. following the sale of p…
Conti boosting tread rubber output at US plant
Added: 16 May 2019
Mount Vernon, Illinois — Continental Tire the Americas has added a second production shift for pre-…
Tire shares tracker: Declines across the board
Added: 16 May 2019
London – Share prices of major tire makers witnessed further declines in the week ending 10 May, ac…
People: Pyrolyx appoints Steele as new chairman
Added: 15 May 2019
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG has appointed Dave Steele as the new chairman of the board, the compan…
China to issue tariffs on $60bn worth of US goods
Added: 15 May 2019
Beijing – In an escalation of trade disputes between China and the US, the Chinese Ministry of Fina…
Lanxess realigns additives segment
Added: 15 May 2019
Cologne, Germany - Lanxess AG is rearranging its additives business into three units, up from its c…
Natural rubber price tracker: Ups and downs
Added: 15 May 2019
London – Natural rubber (NR) markets provided mixed signals in the latest ERJ’s snapshot of Far Eas…
Yokohama profits halved, tire unit reports major declines
Added: 15 May 2019
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has reported a 50.1% year-on-year decline in first quarter bu…
People: REP names North America president
Added: 14 May 2019
Kodak, Tennessee – French rubber moulding press manufacturer REP has named James Wirtz as the presi…
Technology: TRM advances automated retreading
Added: 14 May 2019
Trento, Italy – Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM), part of Marangoni Meccanica SpA, has introduced a …
Pirelli consolidating operations in Brazil
Added: 14 May 2019
Milan, Italy - Pirelli C. & SpA is consolidating its operations in Brazil with a possible plant clo…
ExxonMobil doubles capacity for specialty elastomers in UK
Added: 14 May 2019
Irving, Texas – ExxonMobil has completed an expansion of its manufacturing plant in Newport, Wales,…
Continental lays corner stone for new HQ in Hanover
Added: 14 May 2019
Hanover, Germany — Continental Corp. has officially marked the construction of its new global headq…
