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Fourth fatality at Goodyear Danville plant
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Danville, Virginia — Goodyear has confirmed that another employee has died in an accident at its ti…
Blair focuses on physical, mental growth
Added: 16 Aug 2016
Seville, Ohio – Blair Rubber Co., like most rubber product manufacturers, is constantly evolving.
Th…
Apollo Tyres posts sales gains in India, Europe
Added: 15 Aug 2016
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has posted an 8-percent year-on-year rise in first-quarter operat…
Omsk starts up new carbon black line at Volgograd facility
Added: 15 Aug 2016
Volgograd , Russia – Omsk Carbon Group has recently started up a fourth carbon black production lin…
Higher output helps SIPH offset low NR prices
Added: 15 Aug 2016
Paris – Société Internationale de Plantations d’Hévéas (SIPH) achieved first-half sales of €99.1 mi…
DRAFT Metso lands major deal with copper miner Codelco
Added: 15 Aug 2016
Metso, Finland – Metso has won a major contract to support the conversion of the largest open-pit c…
Pirelli posts higher sales and margins
Added: 12 Aug 2016
Milan, Italy –Pirelli & C. SpA has reported a 5.9-percent rise in first-half revenues to €2,968.6 m…
Strong Yen hits sales and earnings at Bridgestone
Added: 12 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has reported an 8-percent fall in operating income, to Yen218.2 billion, …
DRAFT Analysis – European tire makers leading the way after H1 results
Added: 12 Aug 2016
London – There were some clear winners and losers in the announcements of second quarter and first …
Exports-drive improves sales at Gumotex
Added: 12 Aug 2016
Prague – Gumotex produces automotive plastic parts such as air vents (pictured), head up displays, …
EU to probe Dow/DuPont merger
Added: 12 Aug 2016
Wilmington, Delaware / Midland, Michigan – The European Commission (EC) has initiated a ‘phase II …
New Standard for Anti-static and ESD Gloves - New Solution
Added: 12 Aug 2016
OCSiAl has introduced a breakthrough solution for latex gloves with electrostatic discharge (ESD) p…
Cabot tracks progress of European pricing move, inventories
Added: 10 Aug 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. aims to introduce a feedstock-related pricing differential int…
Cooper monitoring US truck tire tariff situation
Added: 10 Aug 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. expects its pending deal to buy control of a Chinese truc…
Brexit puts MG's planned mainland Europe sales start in doubt
Added: 10 Aug 2016
London - Brexit could hit MG's already long-delayed plan to expand sales into mainland Europe, whic…
Brexit prompts car makers to raise prices
Added: 10 Aug 2016
London -- PSA Group has raised prices for its new cars in the UK after the pound plunged following …
Yokohama reports HI earnings slump
Added: 10 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. has posted a 37.9-percent fall in operating profit, to Yen15.7 billion…
Datwyler buying German moulder Ott
Added: 10 Aug 2016
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler is acquiring German company Ott, which it said will add injection m…
Arlanxeo posts marked drop in sales and earnings
Added: 10 Aug 2016
Cologne, Germany – Sales at Arlanxeo – the 50/50 synthetic rubber JV between Lanxess and Saudi Aram…
Elastolan adopts Chemtura MbOCA replacement
Added: 10 Aug 2016
Angsvagen, Sweden – Polyurethane cast parts and rollers manufacturer Elastolan has replaced the cur…
