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Opinion: Goodyear must be open about Danville
Added: 19 Aug 2016
London – Goodyear this week confirmed that there had been another fatality at its tire plant in Dan…
Orion to close French plant by year-end
Added: 19 Aug 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has confirmed that the company’s French subsidiary will close…
Tanzania to build new tire factory – report
Added: 19 Aug 2016
Dodoma, Tanzania – A senior Tanzanian official has ruled out reports about revamping the 1969 Gener…
Wacker silicones business posts 21% growth in Q2
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Munich, Germany – Wacker AG’s silicones business has posted a 21-percent growth in earnings in Q2 2…
Shin-Etsu posts strong silicones business in 2016 - DRAFT
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Japan’s Shin-Etsu has reported a strong performance by its silicones business in its 2016 f…
Conti expanding dandelion rubber research facility
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Hanover, Germany - Continental is to expand its ‘tires from Taraxagum dandelion rubber’ project b…
Polish company takes over Qingdao Meteor Rubber & Plastics
Added: 17 Aug 2016
London - Polish manufacturer Sanok Rubber Company has signed a deal to become the sole shareholder …
China slowdown hits Taiwan plastics & rubber machinery exports
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Taiwan – The plastics and rubber machinery industry in Taiwan has seen exports drop by more than 10…
Update: Goodyear confirms fourth fatality at Danville tire plant
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear has confirmed that another employee has died in an accident at its tire plan…
Hankook reports 54% rise in Q2 earnings
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Seoul – South Korean tire-maker Hankook has posted a strong second quarter, with operating profit s…
Trelleborg acquires German AVS company
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg is acquiring Freudenberg-owned manufacturer of vibration control co…
Michelin settles patent lawsuit case in US
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America, Inc., has reached “favourable settlement agree…
Abbott, Kraton sign distribution agreement
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Cerritos, California - RD Abbott Co. Inc. has signed an agreement with Kraton Performance Polymers …
Freudenberg Medical appoints new CEO
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Carpinteria, California – Freudenberg Medical has appointed Max Gisbert Kley as its chief executive…
Press release: Yokohama launches new conveyor belt cover compound “Tuftex α”
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that its the launch of “Tuftex α”, our newes…
Bridgestone cuts earnings forecast by 13% on Yen, lower sales
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Bridgestone has downgraded its projections for its fiscal year to 31 Dec as a result of rec…
Sri Trang: Buyers beware of under-the-weather rubber tappers!
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Bangkok – The continuing slump in natural rubber (NR) prices could be storing up problems for buyer…
Forbo cautious despite first-half gains
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Baar, Switzerland – Forbo Group – a Swiss-based maker of floor coverings, adhesives, power transmi…
Cooper Standard buying AMI fuel and brake business
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard is acquiring the automotive fuel and brake business of AMI Industr…
USW, Titan lose anti-dumping case against Indian OTR tires
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – The US Department of Commerce (USDOC) has rejected a petition for anti-…
