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Marangoni GRP rolls out 'franchisee first' in India

Marangoni GRP rolls out 'franchisee first' in India

Added: 15 Aug 2018

Cochin, India – Marangoni GRP Private Ltd (MGPL) has announced its first full service Ringtread fra…

Sri Lanka tire project back on track with bigger scope

Sri Lanka tire project back on track with bigger scope

Added: 14 Aug 2018

Horana, Sri Lanka – Rigid Tyre Corp (Pvt) Ltd, part of the UAE-based Onyx Group has restarted build…

Bridgestone expects to build on H1 sales gains

Bridgestone expects to build on H1 sales gains

Added: 14 Aug 2018

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has reported a 1% drop in operating income, to Yen199.4 billion (€1,572 m…

Strong first-half supports Nokian expansion plans

Strong first-half supports Nokian expansion plans

Added: 14 Aug 2018

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc reported a 6.4% rise in first-half net sales to €765.2 million – …

Dätwyler seals automotive, healthcare gains

Dätwyler seals automotive, healthcare gains

Added: 14 Aug 2018

Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group increased its first-half net revenue by 7.7% year-on-year to …

Moehlenkamp: Transform to survive in era of new mobility

Moehlenkamp: Transform to survive in era of new mobility

Added: 13 Aug 2018

Traverse City, Michigan – Suppliers who are not prepared to embrace new mobility options may not su…

China’s Jinneng to build carbon black facilities

China’s Jinneng to build carbon black facilities

Added: 13 Aug 2018

Qingdao, China – Coal chemical firm Jingneng Science and Technology is planning to set up a new sit…

Will automated tire plants employ fewer people?

Will automated tire plants employ fewer people?

Added: 13 Aug 2018

Readers' views sought on issues raised in report published in the July/August edition of European R…

Yokohama posts “highest-ever” sales and operating profit

Yokohama posts “highest-ever” sales and operating profit

Added: 13 Aug 2018

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has posted a 32.3% year-on-year rise in operating earnings to $242.…

Gates gains with record Q2 sales

Gates gains with record Q2 sales

Added: 13 Aug 2018

Denver, Colorado – Gates Industrial Corp. PLC reported net sales up with a quarterly record in its …

Conti buying major tire and auto service chain in Australia

Conti buying major tire and auto service chain in Australia

Added: 13 Aug 2018

Hanover, Germany – Continental is to acquire Kmart Tyre and Auto Service (KTAS), one of Australia’s…

Bridgestone investing €160m in Poznan tire plant

Bridgestone investing €160m in Poznan tire plant

Added: 10 Aug 2018

Poznan, Poland – Bridgestone Corp. is investing more than €160 million to expand and upgrade its ti…

Prices: Cabot hiking speciality carbon prices

Prices: Cabot hiking speciality carbon prices

Added: 10 Aug 2018

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is increasing prices by up to 10% globally for speciality carbo…

Vibracoustic expanding vehicle components facility

Vibracoustic expanding vehicle components facility

Added: 10 Aug 2018

Darmstadt, Germany – Automotive vibration-control company Vibracoustic is investing around €4 milli…

Sibur elastomers revenues down despite higher volumes

Sibur elastomers revenues down despite higher volumes

Added: 10 Aug 2018

Moscow – Russian petrochemicals supplier Sibur has posted a 5.5% year-on-year decline in revenue fr…

Sumitomo cuts 2018 forecast despite half-year gains

Sumitomo cuts 2018 forecast despite half-year gains

Added: 10 Aug 2018

Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) reported a double-digit improvement in operatin…

Thailand looks to cut back on natural rubber output

Thailand looks to cut back on natural rubber output

Added: 10 Aug 2018

Bangkok – Thailand’s government is paying natural rubber growers to stop growing rubber in an effor…

Prices: Denka raising silica filler prices 10%

Prices: Denka raising silica filler prices 10%

Added: 9 Aug 2018

Tokyo – Denka Co. Ltd is increasing global sales prices of its fused silica filler by 10%, with eff…

Goodyear OE tires on Peugeot recalled in China

Goodyear OE tires on Peugeot recalled in China

Added: 9 Aug 2018

Beijing – Goodyear’s tires size 215/50R17 installed on nearly 103,000 Peugeot 408 small sedans will…

Earnings up 45% at Cabot rubber blacks unit

Earnings up 45% at Cabot rubber blacks unit

Added: 9 Aug 2018

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has reported a 45% year-on-year rise in earnings (EBIT) to $74 …