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Ghana to establish a rubber processing plant
Added: 17 May 2016
Accra – Ghana Oil Palm Development Co. (GODPC) is planning to build a rubber processing plant in th…

Four tires burst as Lufthansa plane lands in Mumbai
Added: 17 May 2016
Mumbai, India – A Lufthansa flight travelling from Munich to Mumbai landed safely on 13 May, despit…

Former Corning unit exec charged with price-fixing, bid-rigging
Added: 17 May 2016
Detroit, Michigan – A former executive at a unit of Corning Inc. was charged with conspiring to fix…

Michelin raises full-year profit forecast
Added: 17 May 2016
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin Group has raised its earnings expectations for fiscal 2016 base…

ChemChina targets intelligent manufacturing
Added: 17 May 2016
Beijing – In its latest five-year strategic plan, ChemChina has proposed to “vigorously” develop ad…

Dow Corning announces post-takeover changes
Added: 17 May 2016
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning chairman and CEO Bob Hansen will retire after the completion of Dow…

Compounding survey: Leading players chart market highs and lows - DRAFT
Added: 17 May 2016
Article published in May/June issue of ERJ
ERJ runs the rule again over the European compounding sec…

Toyo revises 2016 outlook downward
Added: 17 May 2016
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.’s operating income fell 5.1 percent in the quarter ended…

RubberTech Europe returns - DRAFT
Added: 17 May 2016
Report published in May/June issue of ERJ
China-based organiser China United Rubber Corp. (CURC) set…

Evonik appoints new deputy chairman
Added: 16 May 2016
Essen, Germany – The supervisory board of Evonik Industries AG appointed Christian Kullmann as depu…

Mexican tread rubber producer relocates European HQ
Added: 16 May 2016
Beverdonk, Belgium – Mexican tread rubber producer Industrias de Hule Galgo SA de CV has relocated …

Amerityre sales hit by soft farm incomes
Added: 16 May 2016
Boulder City, Nevada – Polyurethane tire-maker Amerityre saw sales fall by around 20 percent in the…

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers
Added: 16 May 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has introduced a flexibility agreement for employees of its in Nokia …

UK chemical makers buck negative trend
Added: 16 May 2016
London – Company members of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) have reported a strong start …

Pirelli-ChemChina merger effective in June
Added: 16 May 2016
Milan, Italy – The merger of Pirelli & C. SpA and China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) will ta…

Analysis: Orion hunting better carbon black returns
Added: 13 May 2016
London - A recurring complaint in the current batch of results announcements by materials and addit…

Omsk announces “first” ever carbon black price-rise
Added: 13 May 2016
Omsk, Russia – Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) is increasing prices for its carbon black products with effe…

Michelin sues tire companies for patent infringement
Added: 13 May 2016
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America has filed suit against Atturo Tire Corp. and Sv…

EU new-car demand up 32 months in a row
Added: 13 May 2016
Brussels – The EU passenger car market grew for a 32nd consecutive month, registering a 9.1-percent…

Yokohama posts 42% profit decline in Q1
Added: 13 May 2016
Tokyo— Yokohama Rubber Co. has registered a 42-percent decline in operating profit, to ¥6.9 billion…