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Yokohama Rubber posts record results, expects further gains in 2025
Added: 20 Feb 2025
Japanese group reports revenue of over Yen1,000 billion for first time

Bridgestone outlines premium strategy, restructuring plans
Added: 20 Feb 2025
Focus on premium tires, cost-reductions, restructuring in key American and European markets
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Biesterfeld acquires silicones, lubricants distribution business in Singapore
Added: 20 Feb 2025
Tat Lee Engineering’s distribution unit works primarily with DuPont and Dow Chemical

Trade bodies demand consultation on Ireland’s new waste tire charges
Added: 20 Feb 2025
Scheme broadened to apply charges on agricultural, construction, industrial, truck and bus tires

Apollo Tyres appoints chief supply chain officer
Added: 20 Feb 2025
Parmeshwaran Iyer joins tire maker from Beiersdorf AG where he most recently served as global suppl…

Yokohama India expands tire size to meet demand
Added: 20 Feb 2025
Local production of 20 inch lines will service premium car segment

Hexpol in €50m deal to acquire majority stake in Turkish compounder
Added: 19 Feb 2025
Kabkom said to be “the largest independent cable compounder” in Turkey

Goodyear mulls market-impact of tariffs, cheap imports in 2025
Added: 19 Feb 2025
Stewart: "Collaborations with the leaders in Washington as we work to address these critical issues…

Conti ‘Automotive’ unit cutting 3,000 R&D jobs worldwide
Added: 19 Feb 2025
Efficiency measures to reduce new automotive unit's 'R&D ratio' to less than 10% by 2027
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German antivibration specialist GMT sells aerospace division
Added: 19 Feb 2025
Michigan-based TriMas Corp. acquires division with intention to expand presence in Europe, aerospac…

PCBL to build acetylene black plant in India
Added: 19 Feb 2025
Indian carbon materials supplier signs technology transfer agreement with Ningxia Jinhua

Tire Tech Expo Preview - Industry leaders to show the way forward
Added: 19 Feb 2025
ACE Laboratories to release new 6PPD findings... Conti presenters to major on sustainability... Tec…

Bridgestone reports marginal growth amid emerging ‘new threats’
Added: 18 Feb 2025
Volumes decline as structural changes accelerate in automotive and tire industries

Strong speculative buying drives rubber futures
Added: 18 Feb 2025
Commodity funds purchase about 700 kilotonnes of rubber futures across Chinese markets

Virdis acquires J. Allcock’s rubber chemicals unit
Added: 18 Feb 2025
Purchase of historic company's curatives & additives business to “spearhead drive in rubber chemica…

Toyo Tire selling majority stake in Chinese manufacturing subsidiary
Added: 18 Feb 2025
Agrees to transfer 86% of equity interest in Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang to Chinese investment company L…

ACE to present new 6PPD research findings at Hanover expo
Added: 18 Feb 2025
Sponsored: ACE Laboratories will discuss results from its latest research into migration of 6PPD an…

Fukoku Rubber lowers forecast on Chinese AVS closure
Added: 18 Feb 2025
Closure of antivibration parts subsidiary in response to “sluggish Chinese construction machinery m…

Conti to major on sustainability at Tire Tech Expo 2025
Added: 18 Feb 2025
German-based tire maker to deliver four sustainability-themed presentations at conference in Hanove…

Denka reshuffles executive team
Added: 17 Feb 2025
Names Ikuo Ishida as president and chief executive officer