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Solvay posts profit, sales growth
Added: 8 May 2015
Belgium – Belgian speciality chemical company Solvay has posted a positive first quarter with a 6-p…
Ineos set to become UK’s third largest shale gas company
Added: 8 May 2015
Chemicals giant Ineos has today announced it has completed the deal with IGas to make it the UK’s t…
ERJ Archives: Michelin to make tires in England?
Added: 8 May 2015
Michelin’s plans to start manufacturing tire in England were first reported in this a short item pu…
Cooper Standard's income rise despite sales decline
Added: 8 May 2015
Novi, Michigan — Cooper Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc., …
Michelin bags Blackcircles for €67 million
Added: 7 May 2015
Paris – Michelin Group has acquired UK online tire sales company Blackcircles.com for £50 million (…
Evonik struggles in performance materials segment
Added: 7 May 2015
Essen, Germany – German speciality chemicals company Evonik has posted a 7-percent growth year-on-y…
Dow Corning posts loss despite silicone sales growth
Added: 7 May 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning’s sales dropped 11 percent year-on-year in the first quarter 2015 t…
Marangoni acquires 25% stake in South Africa rubber firm
Added: 7 May 2015
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has singed an agreement with Leader Rubber Co. SA, t…
Continental posts 8% rise in quarterly profits
Added: 7 May 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has increased its sales forecast for the current fiscal year from…
Lanxess recovery plan enters rubber-partnerships phase
Added: 7 May 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has launched the third phase of its realignment which will involve “c…
Titan's earnings fall in first quarter
Added: 7 May 2015
Quincy, Illinois — Titan International Inc. suffered double-digit drops in sales and earnings for t…
Goodyear picks PPG silica for new SUV tire
Added: 6 May 2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, is using PPG Industries’ Agilon performance s…
Chinese firm advances e-beam pre-curing for all-steel tires
Added: 6 May 2015
Hubei, China - Wuhan Eray Electronic, the first Chinese company to have developed electron beam pre…
Michelin says its tires help Peugeot set new fuel economy record
Added: 6 May 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin’s recently developed Energy Saver + tire has been used on the n…
Semperit concludes acquisition of profile producer Leeser
Added: 6 May 2015
Vienna/Düsseldorf – Semperit has concluded the acquisition of German Leeser GmbH & Co. KG with the …
Camoplast acquires New Zealand tire distributor to expand footprint
Added: 6 May 2015
Magog, Canada – Camoplast Solideal Inc. has acquired New Zealand’s heavy-duty tire distributor, Eas…
Kolon pleads guilty to stealing DuPont trade secrets
Added: 5 May 2015
Washington — Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean industrial company, has pleaded guilty in federa…
Elgi buys Cincinnati Retread Systems
Added: 5 May 2015
Luling, Texas — Elgi Rubber Co. LLC has purchased American Manufacturing & Equipment Inc., better k…
Nexen aims to boost capacity over 3-5 years
Added: 5 May 2015
Chang-Nyeong, South Korea — Running with the big dogs — or bigger dogs — for Nexen Tire Corp. means…
Dow Chemical to slash 3 percent of workforce
Added: 5 May 2015
Midland, Michigan — Dow Chemical Co. said it will cut between 1,500 and 1,750 jobs, or 3 percent of…
