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EU car demand positive despite slow-down
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Brussels – The EU passenger car market continued to grow in the month of October albeit at a slower…
Goodyear launches US online tire sales
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s online tire-buying program, which the tire maker announced at its annual d…
Bridgestone launches offer for US auto parts chain
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is launching its previously announced tender offer…
Kumho Crugen tires fitted on Jeep Renegade
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Already a supplier of tires for the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Fiat Freemont, Ku…
Shin-Etsu to invest €180m in silicone business expansion
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Tokyo - Shin-Etsu is expanding its silicone rubber business in Japan and elsewhere, according to a …
Solvay launches fluoroelastomer plant in China
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Changshu, China – Chemicals company Solvay SA opened a fluoroelastomers plant in Changshu, China, o…
Toyo shareholders confirm new execs
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. shareholders have approved the hiring of industry outsid…
Kumho USA moves HQ to Atlanta
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Atlanta, Georgia – Kumho Tire USA Inc has moved its corporate headquarters to Atlanta from Rancho C…
Apollo buys German distributor Reifencom
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has acquired Reifencom GmbH, a German tire distributor, for €45.6 mil…
Trelleborg produces first farm tire in US
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Soartaburg, South Carolina – Trelleborg started its first North America agricultural tire plant Spa…
RMA selects new president, chairman; Cannon to retire
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Washington – The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) announced major changes in its leadership 1…
US 'strong spot' in global polymer outlook
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Chicago – The US remains an economic bright spot globally, but low oil prices have brought chaos to…
Hexpol medical business expands
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Amal, Sweden – Elasto Sweden, part of the Hexpol TPE, has added a new medical line and expanded the…
Lanxess unit sets up tire curing bladder plant in China
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Cologne, Germany – The Lanxess Rhein Chemie Additives business unit has opened a production line fo…
Cabot to shut Indonesia carbon black plant
Added: 12 Nov 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is closing down its carbon black manufacturing facility in Merak…
Press release – Kraiburg TPE in latest Siemens vacuum cleaners
Added: 12 Nov 2015
Waldkraiburg, Germany – When the task at hand is flexible, but nevertheless reliable sealing of com…
US studies rule out synthetic-turf health risks
Added: 11 Nov 2015
Atlanta, Georgia – More than 50 studies have shown no elevated health risks associated with synthet…
YRC earnings drop despite sales gain
Added: 11 Nov 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd (YRC) suffered drops in operating and net income for the nine month…
Kenda opens US technology centre
Added: 11 Nov 2015
Green, Ohio – American Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. has christened its North American technolog…
Mining slump weighs on Fenner results
Added: 11 Nov 2015
London – Fenner PLC has reported a drop in sales and earnings in its engineered conveyor systems (E…
