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Aeolus Tyre posts net loss on higher materials costs
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Revenue over the period grew by 4% to €739 million, according to Aeolus’ financial report released …

NR prices show continued weakness
Added: 3 Nov 2017
London – Trading on natural rubber markets in the Far East continued under a cloud during October, …

Trelleborg acquires German heavy tire servicing company
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems has acquired White Baumaschinenreifen GmbH (White), a…

IISRP publishes worldwide rubber statistics 2017
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Houston, Texas, 2 Nov – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has publ…

Europe 'to trail' in growing truck tire market
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Leatherhead, UK – Europe is likely to remain off the pace in a global truck tire market set for ann…

Mesnac advances “most intelligent” TBM
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Shanghai, China – Mesnac recently introduced what it said was “the most intelligent tire building m…

Indian operations drive up sales at Apollo
Added: 2 Nov 2017
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has reported higher sales but pressure on earnings in unaudited …

EPA bars manufacture of rubber compatibilising agent
Added: 2 Nov 2017
Washington – The US Environment Protection Agency has placed a ban on domestic manufacture of a rub…

Maplan inaugurates China plant
Added: 2 Nov 2017
Located in the Wujin National Hi-Tech Industrial Zone in Changzhou, Jiangsu province within the Gre…

Trelleborg advances Serbian expansion project
Added: 2 Nov 2017
In a statement provided to ERJ, the Trelleborg representative said the expansion programme at Ruma …

Sumitomo rolls out tire-innovation roadmap
Added: 1 Nov 2017
Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Smart Tyre Concept roadmap will see Sumitomo begin mass produ…

Global truck tire market to grow 4% to 2027
Added: 1 Nov 2017
In a new market report, the research firm estimates that the value in this market will come in at $…

China demand drives Cabot reinforcement segment
Added: 1 Nov 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has posted a 41% increase in 2017 earnings (EBIT) in its reinfo…

Cooper Standard reports higher sales, lower income
Added: 1 Nov 2017
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. reported increased sales, but a decrease in net in…

Yokohama taps ‘informatics’ to accelerate rubber R&D
Added: 1 Nov 2017
The technology, said Yokohama, combines the simulation technology that emerged from efforts to fost…

Beaver, Mehler to partner in Europe
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Fairlawn, Ohio – Beaver Manufacturing Co. Inc. and Mehler Engineered Products Group have entered i…

Gates aims for expansion, possible IPO
Added: 31 Oct 2017
One of those fronts is an IPO slated for next year, on top of growth via hiring and acquisition, as…

Sales dip concerns Cooper Tire, despite higher earnings
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Findlay, Ohio—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has posted a 29.6% year-on-year increase in third quarter op…

Trelleborg expands pipe seals manufacturing in US
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Milford, New Hampshire – Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has inaugurated an expansion at its manu…

Trelleborg 'compensates' for higher materials costs
Added: 30 Oct 2017
Operating profit for the three months to 30 Sept, reached its highest level for a third quarter, th…