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Indorama to expand tire cord fabric capacity in China
Added: 22 May 2016
Hong Kong – Performance Fibers, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indorama Ventures, is planning to …
Russia's Rostec to buy rubber from Thailand
Added: 22 May 2016
Sochi, Russia – Russian industrial conglomerate and producer of military equipment Rostec is workin…
Report: Michelin expanding French tire site, rolls out new contracts
Added: 20 May 2016
La Roche-sur-Yon, France – Michelin has signed a deal with trade unions to change the working patte…
Analysis: Spring has sprung for rubber prices
Added: 20 May 2016
London - Spring has quickly come and gone for natural rubber (NR) suppliers, ERJ's latest snapshot …
Indian tire-maker to ramp up production
Added: 19 May 2016
New Delhi – Indian tire-maker TVS Srichakra is planning to invest Rs 160 crore (€22 million) to inc…
Dow Corning names post-takeover silicones head
Added: 19 May 2016
Midland, Michgan – Dow Corning has named Andrew Tometich as the business president of Dow Corning's…
Titan's tire opens recycling venture in Canada
Added: 19 May 2016
Fort Mcmurray, Alberta – Titan International Inc.’s Titan Tire Reclamation Corp. (TTRC) subsidiary …
Bridgestone wins design infringement suit against Triangle Tyre
Added: 19 May 2016
Tokyo – A Chinese appeals court has ruled in favour of Bridgestone in a case regarding infringement…
Sid Richardson to raise all carbon black prices
Added: 19 May 2016
Fort Worth, Texas — Sid Richardson Carbon Co. said it will raise the prices of all carbon black pro…
Chinese machinery-maker reports further loss amid reverse takeover process
Added: 19 May 2016
Dalian, China – Dalian Rubber & Plastics Machinery (DRPM) has reported a 243 million yuan (€33 mill…
ERJ China Tire Report - Market Survey 2016
Added: 19 May 2016
London - The July/August issue of ERJ magazine will include our annual China Tire Report supplement…
Michelin devises four-part growth strategy
Added: 18 May 2016
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Group Michelin is banking on a four-part innovation-driven strategy to h…
Sibur cool about rubber prospects
Added: 18 May 2016
Article published in May/June issue of ERJ
London - Despite higher sales in 2015, synthetic rubber (…
Sri Trang tips rubber price-recovery to run out of steam
Added: 18 May 2016
Songkhla, Thailand – Natural rubber (NR) major Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Co. Ltd has reported …
Premium growth boosts Pirelli Q1 results
Added: 18 May 2016
Milan, Italy – Pirelli SpA's net sales dropped 8.4 percent to €1.43 billion for the first quarter 2…
Rubber withstands UK manufacturing slump
Added: 18 May 2016
London - Quarterly UK production output is estimated to have decreased by 0.4 percent in the Janua…
Analyst says silicone outlook 'promising'
Added: 18 May 2016
Fairlawn, Ohio – The outlook for silicones looks good in the coming years – at least that’s what on…
Report: Silicone market could see 6% growth
Added: 18 May 2016
Leatherhead, UK – The silicone elastomers market could be poised to grow by 6 percent, according to…
SIPH sees global natural rubber stocks reducing
Added: 18 May 2016
Courbevoie,France- Société Internationale de Plantations d’Hévéas (SIPH) has reported a 5.7-percent…
Global automotive tire market to exceed €300bn by 2024 - report
Added: 18 May 2016
San Francisco, California - The global automotive tire market is set to reach $374.22 billion (€328…
