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Lanxess raises 2015 income forecast following strong Q2
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has raised its earnings forecast for full year 2015 following a stron…
Tire market to reach €263 billion by 2020 - research
Added: 6 Aug 2015
London – A new report by Allied Market forecasts that the global pneumatic tire market will reach a…
Teknor Apex sells fire-hit UK business to Petlon
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex has signed a deal - expected to be finalised by the end of Se…
Swan Chemical acquires US rubber products distributor
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Consett, UK – Swan Chemical Inc., part of Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd, has acquired Production Systems In…
Hose maker Tristone investing in India
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Rubber hose and fluid-system parts maker Tristone Flowtech Group is setting up…
Bridgestone OE fitment on Mercedes SUVs
Added: 5 Aug 2015
London – Bridgestone Tyres has been selected by Daimler for the 2015 launch of the second-generati…
Camber Ridge launches €55 million indoor tire test track facility
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Charlotte, North Carolina - Camber Ridge LLC is to launch a new facility for tire testing which wil…
SAR Elektronic adapts technology to tire industry company’s needs
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Established in 1985, SAR Elektronic GmbH, based in Dingolfing, near Munich, Germany, specialises in…
ChemChina proceeding with Pirelli offer
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy — China National Chemical Corp.’s bid for operational control of Pirelli & C. SpA. wil…
Lanxess US business integrates Rhein Chemie
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Rhein Chemie Corp. has merged into Lanxess Corp’s Rhein Chemie Additives…
Hankook’s Q2 sales, earnings drop
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd suffered a 19.9-percent drop in operating income for the …
Michelin buys German wholesaler
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Lissendorf, Germany – Group Michelin has acquired Meyer Lissendorf G.mbH. & Co. KG, a 41-year-old, …
Conti reports strong half-year, expects lower NR prices
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has raised its earnings forecast for the full fiscal year 2015 af…
Press release: TPE targets overmoulding of nylon grips
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Avon Lake, Ohio - PolyOne Corp. has developed a thermoplastic elastomer for overmoulding nylon grip…
Bridgestone wins VW supplier award
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Neuburg, Germany - Bridgestone has won a VW Group award for best suppliers, the Japanese tire-maker…
Qure Medical acquires UK silicone firm
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Twinsburg, Ohio — Q Holding Co.’s Qure Medical business has acquired UK-based Silicone Altimex Ltd,…
Conti expands tire moulding, retreading portfolio
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s tire segment continued to expand its business in tire moulding …
Evonik earnings rise 40% in first half-year
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Essen – Evonik Industries AG has posted a sales growth of 8 percent to €6.944 billion in its first …
Cooper Standard opens two new facilities in China
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Shanghai, China –Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. has unveiled two new facilities in China, parent c…
Titan considers wheel plant in Turkey
Added: 4 Aug 2015
Quincy, Illinois —Titan International Inc. is exploring plans to expand a wheel plant in Turkey and…
