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Cabot posts strong growth for reinforcement materials
Added: 2 Aug 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has seen a $16-million – 46% - jump in year-on-year earnings fo…
Sumitomo to build medical rubber parts plant in Slovenia
Added: 2 Aug 2017
Aargau, Switzerland – Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) is to establish a new production site …
Trelleborg to increase tire prices in North America
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden — Trelleborg Wheels Systems Americas Inc. is implementing a price increase of up…
Evonik expanding fumed silica capacity in Antwerp
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries AG is expanding its production capacity for fumed silica at its …
Asahi Kasei to add SSBR capacity in Singapore
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Singapore - Asahi Kasei is increasing the production capacity for solution-polymerised styrene-buta…
Goodyear, Bridgestone, Sumitomo reach deal with US union
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Akron, Ohio – The United Steelworkers union has reached tentative new five-year master labour contr…
Chinese board upholds VMI’s “major invention” patent, invalidates some
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Epe, The Netherlands – In a new development in the intellectual property dispute between VMI Group …
Sigma advances autonomous moulding software
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Aachen, Germany – Sigma Engineering GmbH is introducing a new release Sigmasoft v5.2, which include…
Teknor Apex TPVs to challenge rubber in medical parts
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex has developed new medical-grade thermoplastic vulcanizate (TP…
Why-change attitudes block road to ‘tire industry 4.0’
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Based on article published in July/Aug issue of European Rubber Journal
The successful adoption of a…
Chinese tire-makers leapfrogging Western manufacturers
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Based on report published in July/Aug issue of European Rubber Journal
The often negative perception…
Goodyear’s EMEA results impacted by raw material costs, competition
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s half-year results in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) h…
Trinseo reports higher earnings, environmental improvements
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Plastics, latex and synthetic rubber manufacturer Trinseo LLC reported both …
Dow reports higher sales in second quarter
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. reported a 16% increase in sales, despite a decline in net inc…
India imposes anti-dumping duties against EU, Korea and Thai SBR
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Delhi – The Indian government has imposed anti-dumping duties against styrene butadiene rubber (SBR…
ZC Rubber reports two-digit rise in production in first half
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Hangzhou, China – ZC Rubber released its production results over the first half of 2017 at its mid-…
Orion to idle rubber black line, raise prices in US
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is idling a rubber carbon black production line at its Ora…
Yokohama raises H1 projections following “strong sales” in Japan
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has announced upward revisions in its projections for interim…
Michelin notes rise in butadiene prices
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has spent €2.6 billion in raw materials purchases in the…
Apollo Vredestein names new European sales directors
Added: 27 Jul 2017
Enschede, Netherlands — Apollo Vredestein has announced a number of key changes to its European sal…
