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CURC, TechnoBiz join for rubber expo in Thailand
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Shanghai, China - China United Rubber Corp. (CURC) and TechnoBiz Communications Co. Ltd are to join…

Conti targets 5% sales growth after robust 2014
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG achieved higher sales and a margin exceeding 11 percent for its …

Michelin starts share buyback programme
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has announced that it has engaged an investment services provid…

Centre on new elastomer research for O&G
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Centre on new elastomer research for O&G
Glyn Morgan, the oil and gas sector manager of research cen…

JLR crossover to create 1,300 UK jobs
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Detroit, US - Jaguar Land Rover has announced its plans to create 1,300 new jobs in its Solihull, U…

TTE on the move as Tire Cologne hits town
Added: 9 Jan 2015
London - The annual Tire Technology Expo (TTE) conference & exhibition is moving from its establish…

Rhein Chemie combination “to open new markets” for Lanxess
Added: 9 Jan 2015
Cologne, Germany – Following a recent restructuring, Rhein Chemie is now operating as Rhein Chemie …

India tire makers agree rubber price hike
Added: 9 Jan 2015
Kerala, India - In India, tire companies have accepted a formula drawn up by government officers: a…

Hexpol acquires US thermoplastic compounder
Added: 9 Jan 2015
London - Hexpol has signed an agreement to acquire RheTech Thermoplastic Compounding from the found…

Chinese firm “optimistic” despite drop in rubber additives’ prices
Added: 9 Jan 2015
Henan, China – After more than 20 percent rise in production volume, export volume and production v…

Bridgestone starts layoffs at Iowa facility
Added: 9 Jan 2015
Des Moine, Iowa—Bridgestone Americas Inc.’s Tire Operations announced a voluntary layoff of 69 empl…

Yokohama starts layoff of 31 employees
Added: 9 Jan 2015
Salem, Virginia — Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC has begun the indefinite layoffs of 31 h…

Pirelli signs new €1bn credit deal
Added: 9 Jan 2015
Milan, Italy – Pirelli announced on 9 Jan that it had signed a new revolving and term loan multicur…

IISRP recruits former Tosoh executive
Added: 8 Jan 2015
Houston, Texas. — The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has recru…

Dunlop Aircraft wins Boeing C-17 tires deal
Added: 8 Jan 2015
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has won a deal to support the world’s fleet of more than 270…

Standard Profil opens plant in Mexico
Added: 8 Jan 2015
Guanajuato, Mexico — Automotive sealing manufacturer Standard Profil SA opened its 10th plant in Me…

Giti raises prices on China-sourced tires
Added: 8 Jan 2015
Rancho Cucamonga, California - Giti Tire (USA) Ltd raised prices 9.5 percent on 1 Jan on all its pa…

Yokohama reshuffles executive roles
Added: 8 Jan 2015
Tokyo —Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has changed the roles of a number of executives, promoting Hideto Ka…

Wearable electronic TPEs clear skin-contact tests
Added: 7 Jan 2015
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) from silicones major Dow Corning, have passed a US test programme s…

IRSG posts "positive" outlook for rubber supply
Added: 7 Jan 2015
Singapore - Global rubber demand is set to increase 1.8 percent to 29.1 million tonnes in 2015 and…