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Titan to lay off 130 workers at US plant
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Bryan, Ohio – Titan Tire Corp. plans to lay off at least 130 workers at its Bryan farm and off-the-…
Toyo Tire Italy appoints new president
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire Italia SpA has appointed Fabio Merli as its president, the company announc…
Cefic warns of “challenging times” ahead of EU chemical industry
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Brussels – The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has warned of “challenging times ahead” d…
Hankook expands OE offerings in Europe
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Europe will supply an additional 20 sizes of its original equipment…
Henniges CEO to become top exec at Chassix
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Southfield, Michigan – Chassix Holdings Inc. has appointed Douglas DelGrosso as its new CEO, effect…
EU tire market grows, importers benefit - ETRMA
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Brussels – European tire production increased in 2014 back to 2011 levels, the best post-crisis yea…
Trelleborg acquires marine docking software company
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has signed an agreement to acquire Marimate…
![Launching a new five-year business plan, Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer, said: “We want to bring production to where the consumer is. And if we have robotics that can do the production [Adidas] can put it into America, Germany, France, the UK, wherever it’s needed.](/files/img_cache/2177978/160_120_1Adidas-Creatng-New-600-300x243.jpg?1645985875)
Asian wage costs spur Adidas' automation drive
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Herzogenaurach, Germany – Adidas is seeing a steep increase in the cost of the products it sources …
BASF expands Nanjing plant to meet tire additives demand
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Nanjing, China – BASF has completed a major capacity expansion at its tertiary butylamine (tBA) pla…
Iran signals €70bn investment prospect for petrochemicals
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Tehran – Iran’s National Petrochmical Company (NPC) held a major petrochemical event on 13-14 Dec, …
Michelin launches tire sealant spray
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has launched an emergency tire repair product – Michelin Tire S…
Goodyear wins Boeing 777X supply deal
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Akron, Ohio - Aircraft producer Boeing Co. has selected Goodyear to provide main nose and landing g…
SRI realigns North America business
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Rancho Cucamonga, California – As a result of the dissolution of the alliance between Sumitomo Rubb…
DRAFT UK shale gas ‘can create thousands of jobs’
Added: 15 Dec 2015
London – The development of shale gas resources in the UK could lead to the creation of many thousa…
Shell, CNOOC to expand petrochemicals venture
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Guangzhou, China – Shell and China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) have signed a non-binding he…
EU car demand bounces back to double-digit growth
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Brussels – The EU passenger car market recovered from an October slowdown to register a strong 13.7…
Inovyn to close UK chloromethanes plant
Added: 15 Dec 2015
London – Inovyn, an Ineos-Solvay JV in chlorovinyls, is set to close its chloromethanes plants in R…
Pirelli unveils 2016 calendar, created by Annie Leibovitz
Added: 15 Dec 2015
London—The 43rd edition of the Pirelli calendar, created by celebrated American photographer and po…
Nokian hit by unexpected €87m tax bill
Added: 15 Dec 2015
Nokian, Sweden – Nokian Tyres plc has received a renewed reassessment decision from Sweden's tax ad…
Kumho to relocate, consolidate Nanjing plants
Added: 14 Dec 2015
Nanjing, China – Kumho Tire Co. Inc. is moving its passenger and truck tire plants in Nanjing to a …
