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US arrests over alleged fraud against Goodyear
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Cleveland, Ohio – Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with “wire fraud” against Go…
Former Nokian exec joins Nynas tire oil team
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Stockholm – Naphthenic oil manufacturer Nynas is reinforcing its tire oil team, with the addition o…
Cooper Tire chairman Armes to retire
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. chairman, CEO and president Roy Armes plans to retire 31 A…
Bridgestone researchers target rubber tree disease
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. claims its researchers, in cooperation with Indonesian authorities and u…
Iran rubber & plastics machinery market bouncing back
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Frankfurt, Germany – The lifting of Western trade sanctions on Iran is reflected in exports of rubb…
Armacell completes €560m refinancing ahead of acquisition
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Luxembourg – Armacell, a manufacturer of flexible insulation foams – including rubber- and elastome…
DRAFT US union upbeat after latest tire-dumping decisions
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Washington — The United Steelworkers said it is generally pleased with the International Trade Comm…
Chemours able to put proper focus on Viton
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Wilmington, Delaware – When Chemours Co. was split off in 2015 from DuPont as a separate publicly t…
FTC 2016: Philippe Giraudin, Michelin supply chain director
Added: 24 Feb 2016
Philippe Giraudin, supply chain director, Michelin is part of the strong line-up of industry figure…
EU chemical rules 'could undermine recycling'
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Manchester, UK – Recycler Axion Polymers has warned that any future regulatory changes in the pursu…
Tire machinery maker Kayton aims to expand in Europe
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Taiwan – Kayton is intensifying efforts to supply automated tire-curing equipment in the European m…
Bluestar Silicones rebrands as part of new strategic plan
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Lyon, France – Bluestar Silicones has launched a new strategic plan for the coming years to strengt…
Conti appoints new OTR head
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has hired tire industry veteran Shawn Rasey to be the global busi…
Cooper Standard reports record results
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper Tire and manufacturer …
Peter Taylor stepping down as head of ITMA
Added: 23 Feb 2016
London –Peter Taylor, OBE, is stepping down from his role as director of the UK-based Imported Tyre…
Pyrolyx links up with “top-five” tire-maker
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Munich, Germany - Pyrolyx AG has signed a joint development agreement with an international tire ma…
Cabot recognised for sustainability programme
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corps. has received its “highest score to date” from EcoVadis, recogn…
US initiates China truck, bus tires probe
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has initiated countervailing and antidumping duty invest…
Innovation nets top tire-maker award for Bridgestone
Added: 22 Feb 2016
Hanover, Germany – Bridgestone has been voted “tire manufacturer of the year” at a 17 Feb awards ev…
Iranian tire maker seeks investor, partner
Added: 22 Feb 2016
Tehran – An Iranian tire maker is in search of possible investors or “partners” that could help it …
