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Firestone Liberia plantation to lay off 500 workers
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Harbel, Liberia – Firestone Liberia, the indirect natural rubber-growing subsidiary of Bridgestone …

Chemours selects Wilmington for Its global HQ
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Wilmington, Delaware –Chemours has decided to locate its global headquarters in Wilmington, Delawar…

Top 50 Global Non-Tire Ranking: Strongest gets stronger
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Article published in the July/August issue of European Rubber journal magazine:
European companies c…

JSR reports continuing fall in elastomer sales
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Tokyo – JSR has reported year-on-year monthly sales declines of around 15 percent for March, May an…

HF’s Limper to receive Herzlich medal at ITEC
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Akron, Ohio – Andreas Limper has been awarded the 2016 Harold Herzlich Distinguished Technology Me…

Pelmar Engineering on the move
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Ramat Hasharon , Israel – Pelmar Engineering is to relocate its headquarters from Ramat Hasharon, …

Delphi helping Singapore go driverless
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Singapore – Delphi has recently been selected by the government of Singapore to provide a fleet of …

Yokohama launches high-pressure hydrogen gas hose
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has announced that from early August 2016 it will begin sales of “i…

Analysis: Cut tire plants down to size
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Article published in the July/August issue of European Rubber journal magazine
Tire plants will, in …

Chinese tire makers get smart
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…

China Tire Report: Investment continues despite market difficulties
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…

Federal-Mogul reports increased profit, lower sales
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Southfield, Michigan – Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., the diversified auto supplier controlled by lo…

TRA: Waste-storage rules will "decimate” UK tire recycling
Added: 1 Aug 2016
London – Many tire recycling operations could soon close due to planned new rules intended to incre…

Brexit "immaterial" to Goodyear in UK
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear does not expect the UK referendum decision to leave the European Union to ca…

Apollo hires Urban to head European sales
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Enschede, Netherlands—Apollo Vredestein BV has appointed industry veteran Matthias Urban as head of…

Cooper Standard reports strong second quarter
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Novi, Michigan = Cooper Standard Holdings Inc. reported a 2.1-percent rise in second quarter sales …

UK manufacturers' confidence slumps after Brexit
Added: 1 Aug 2016
London – Business confidence among UK manufacturers’ has fallen sharply following the European refe…

Dow's sales decline, income increases for second quarter
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. has reported a 7-percent decline in sales for second quarter o…

Analysis: China tire industry getting to grips with market difficulties
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Article from the annual ERJ China Tire Report 2016, published as a supplement in the July/August is…

Price-rally but NR markets remain in the doldrums
Added: 29 Jul 2016
Article published in July/August issue of European Rubber Journal magazine:
London - In natural rubb…