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UK tire recyclers alarmed by Irish cost-recovery scheme

UK tire recyclers alarmed by Irish cost-recovery scheme

Added: 25 Aug 2017

London – A new tire-compliance scheme in the Republic of Ireland could “seriously distort end-of-li…

Viewpoint: Strength and weaknesses of India’s tire industry

Viewpoint: Strength and weaknesses of India’s tire industry

Added: 25 Aug 2017

Article by K Ganapathy a veteran of the Indian tire industry now living in the US. He has recently …

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Latex industry impacted by many trends

Added: 25 Aug 2017

Fairlawn, Ohio—Companies involved in the synthetic latex industry are part of a complicated value c…

Semperit shelves plans for US plant

Semperit shelves plans for US plant

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Vienna, Austria – While the fate of a Semperit AG Holdings belting plant in France remains up in th…

Indorama acquires Mexican tire cord business

Indorama acquires Mexican tire cord business

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Bangkok, Thailand – Indorama Ventures Ltd (IVL) has agreed to the Mexican operation of France-based…

Lubrizol to expand silicones operation

Lubrizol to expand silicones operation

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Cleveland, Ohio - Lubrizol Corp.’s LifeSciences business is investing $10 million for a “significan…

Apollo sees ‘weak’ pricing scenario in Europe

Apollo sees ‘weak’ pricing scenario in Europe

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Mumbai, India – The European tire-pricing scenario continues to be weak, according to Apollo Tyres’…

EC gives green light for German tire distributor takeover

EC gives green light for German tire distributor takeover

Added: 24 Aug 2017

London – European Tyres Distribution Ltd, a UK-based company of US investment firm Bain Capital Pri…

US union ratifies five-year Goodyear contract

US union ratifies five-year Goodyear contract

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Akron, Ohio – In the US, United Steelworkers union employees at five Goodyear plants ratified a new…

Pirelli Tricolore lets diplomats drive the flag

Pirelli Tricolore lets diplomats drive the flag

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Milan, Italy – Pirelli is to produce a tire with a sidewall sporting the colours of the Italian fla…

BASF in project to turn CO2, excess current into methanol

BASF in project to turn CO2, excess current into methanol

Added: 24 Aug 2017

Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF and bse Engineering Leipzig GMBH have signed an exclusive joint develo…

BKT to establish 60ktpa carbon black plant

Added: 23 Aug 2017

Mumbai, India - Indian off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) is to establish a carbon…

Chinese machine maker TST curbs first-half losses

Chinese machine maker TST curbs first-half losses

Added: 23 Aug 2017

Tianjin, China – Tianjin Saixiang Technology (TST) posted a 41% rise in revenue to €23 million (177…

Apollo expects full capacity at Hungary plant by autumn 2018

Apollo expects full capacity at Hungary plant by autumn 2018

Added: 23 Aug 2017

Mumbai, India – Apollo Tyres is expecting to ramp up its recently-opened production plant in Hungar…

ANRPC notes natural rubber supply deficit in July

Added: 23 Aug 2017

Kuala Lumpur – July 2017 witnessed a natural rubber supply deficit of 648,000 tonnes, according to …

Wacker expands polymer, silicones labs in Dubai

Wacker expands polymer, silicones labs in Dubai

Added: 23 Aug 2017

Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has expanded its technical centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates…

Continental's tire communications head passes away

Continental's tire communications head passes away

Added: 23 Aug 2017

Hanover, Germany – Head of communications and public relations for passenger car and light truck ti…

China’s Zhongding to build speciality rubber mixing facility

China’s Zhongding to build speciality rubber mixing facility

Added: 22 Aug 2017

Xuancheng, China – The world’s 18th largest non-tire rubber producer Zhongding is planning to build…

Hutchinson launches seventh components plant in Poland

Hutchinson launches seventh components plant in Poland

Added: 22 Aug 2017

Paris - French-owned automotive parts maker Hutchinson is set to launch full production at its seve…

Kumho Tire deal setback with Doublestar discount demand

Kumho Tire deal setback with Doublestar discount demand

Added: 22 Aug 2017

Seoul – The process to sell a majority 42.01% share of Kumho Tire to Qingdao Doublestart Tyre has h…