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Analysis: Chinese tire manufacturers 'stirred not shaken'
Added: 11 Aug 2015
Commentators on the Chinese tire market remain surprisingly upbeat, in view of the negative develop…
Sibur and BASF extend polymer additives deal
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Moscow, Russia – Sibur has extended a long-term agreement with BASF for the supply of additives use…
Analysis: Greenfield thinking by plant designers
Added: 10 Aug 2015
One recent pointer to the future direction for tire production is offered by Apollo Tyres, which is…
Green light for Dynasol expansion deal
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Mexico City – Grupo Kuo and Repsol have gained approval from EU and Mexican antitrust authorities f…
Yokohama gains in overseas tire markets
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber has posted its “highest first-half results ever” for the period ending 30 J…
Cabot raises carbon black prices globally
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is increasing prices globally on all carbon black products in it…
Feature: Snail-pace regulation could be recipe for trouble
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Development work continues amid slow progress towards EU controls over food-contact materials.
There…
Michelin recalls 129,000 BFGoodrich tires
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. is recalling approximately 129,000 commerc…
Michelin appoints new UK commercial director
Added: 9 Aug 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin Tyre plc has appointed Guy Heywood as commercial director of its oper…
Nokian to cut output, jobs at Nokia plant
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Helsinki, Finland – Nokian Tyres will start statutory negotiations with all its 900 personnel in No…
Pirelli posts positive half-year results
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has posted a modest rise in its earnings and sales for the first half of 201…
Orion reports drop in Q2 revenue
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Luxembourg – Carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbons has reported a 17.3-percent drop in rev…
Chemours launches restructuring plans to save €320m
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Wilmington, Delaware – The Chemours company, the recently spun-off performance chemicals segment of…
Trinseo posts decline in rubber revenue despite record Q2
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Materials company Trinseo has posted a decline in its latex and synthetic ru…
Cooper nets record operating profit in Americas
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co’s net income surged 56 percent to $59.6 million (€53.5 mill…
Avon acquires Italian firm to expand dairy portfolio
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber Italia SrI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avon Rubber plc, has acquired 1…
Pirelli tires for new Yamaha motorbike
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy – Pirelli’s Diablo Supercorsa SP has been fitted as original equipment on the new Yama…
China expands tax rebates for rubber recycling but raises bars
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Beijing - China has enforced a new version of a tax-rebate policy in the recycling industries with …
Lanxess to ‘carve out’ rubber business
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Cologne, Germany - Lanxess AG has initiated a ‘carve-out’ process to transfer its rubber business t…
Carlstar selling belting business to Timken
Added: 6 Aug 2015
North Canton, Ohio – Carlstar LLC, producer of Carlisle-brand tires, is selling its industrial belt…
