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NR alternatives ‘not any time soon’
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Washington – Alternative sources of natural rubber sources, such as guayule and Kok-saghyz dandeli…
Yokohama buoyed by strong Q2 performance
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has posted a 16.8% increase in operating income, to Yen18.4 billion…
Hankook Tire posts Q2 slump in earnings
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Seoul, Korea / Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire has posted a 34.4% drop in operating earnings f…
Energy costs hit earnings at Arlanxeo
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo has posted a 3% fall in earnings (EBITDA pre exceptionals), to €92 mill…
Nokian drives up HI sales and earnings
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc has posted another strong quarter, with net sales for the three m…
Cooper's Q2 earnings down double digits
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s operating income plunged 31.9% for the quarter ended Jun…
Apollo Q1 earnings sink, sales off slightly
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd. suffered double-digit declines in operating and net income for …
Bridgestone confirms $300m plant expansions in India
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Pune, India – Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd is to invest £304 million (€259 million) over the next fiv…
Safe-Run makes “significant progress” in VMI patent dispute
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Kunshan, China – Safe-Run has made “significant progress” in its patent invalidation and patent lit…
Interview: Zeon takes balanced approach to R&D
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Troy, Michigan — Big innovations usually require big risks.
Mike Recchio's job is to make sure Zeon …
API deal opens opportunities for Trinseo
Added: 8 Aug 2017
Mussolente, Italy—Trinseo SA's acquisition of API Applicazioni Plastiche Industriali SpA presents e…
UK chemical makers still thriving ahead of Brexit
Added: 8 Aug 2017
London – Sales volumes and export volumes among UK chemicals manufacturers are continuing to rise, …
Aliapur campaign targets cement industry
Added: 8 Aug 2017
Lyon, France – French scrap tire management company Aliapur is launching an international media cam…
Shin-Etsu silicones earnings up 19%
Added: 8 Aug 2017
Tokyo – Shin-Etsu Group has posted an 18.9% rise in operating income, to Yen12,174 million €93.2 mi…
NR prices remain low despite supply shortfall
Added: 8 Aug 2017
Washington – There is a current worldwide natural rubber supply shortfall of about 700,000 metric t…
Orion rubber black earnings up 24% despite lower volumes
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Luxembourg – Improving profitability at its Rubber Carbon Black unit lifted second-quarter earnings…
China’s General Science to set up US arm, ups capacity
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Wuxi, China – China’s tire maker Jiangsu General Science Technology announced in August its plan to…
Kordsa eyes growth in US market
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Kordsa Inc., a player in tire, composite and construction reinforcement technolo…
Hartalega gains from nitrile gloves demand, volumes
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian rubber gloves manufacturer Hartalega sdn bhd has registered a strong finan…
Europe's H1 vehicle sales at post-crisis high
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Munich, Germany – Europe's first-half vehicle sales rose by 4.6%, defying predictions that the mark…
