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Dow Corning says silicones segment strong in H1 2015
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning has posted a drop in sales in the first half of 2015, mainly as a r…
New boss for Sinopec Mitsui elastomers JV
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has appointed Yoshiji Ohori as president of Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui E…
China's rubber recyclers aim to double level of exports
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Beijing - China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) sees a 6 percent annual growth rate in the count…
Freudenberg rebrands to increase focus on medical markets
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Kaiserslautern, Germany – Freudenberg Group has introduced Freudenberg Medical as a new umbrella b…
Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. has posted a 33.4-percent increase in first-quarter operating income to Y…
Sumitomo joins Russian dandelion rubber pursuit
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has joined the list of tire makers seeking to develop the …
Trelleborg expands sealing unit in Bulgaria
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Pernik, Bulgaria — Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a business unit of Trelleborg AB, will expand its …
Petlas expanding agricultural, TBR tire capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2015
London – Turkish tire maker Petlas Tire is completing a €150-million expansion at its site in Kirse…
Apollo investing €380m in Chennai facility expansion
Added: 11 Aug 2015
The Chennai plant is being expanded with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore (€ 380 million) over the …
Press release: ContiTech introduces low-solvent coating for V-ribbed belts
Added: 11 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech produces its V-ribbed belts for vehicles now even more environmentally…
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…
