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PPG to increase US precipitated silica capacity

PPG launches review of silica products business

Added: 11 Jan 2024

Unit “may be better suited to operate as a core business within another company or as a standalone …

Update: Metso to open rubber parts plant in Lithuania 

Metso decides to end rubber-parts production in Sweden

Added: 11 Jan 2024

Finnish group to discontinue factory in Trelleborg, strengthen production in Lithuania

Pirelli chief financial officer stepping down

Pirelli shares up as Italian investors raise stakeholding

Added: 11 Jan 2024

Transaction brings total ownership of Italy-based companies in the Milan group to over 26%

Natural rubber futures gain in September

ANRPC projects dip in global natural rubber demand for 2023

Added: 11 Jan 2024

However, consumption in producer countries, particularly China, India, Thailand, set to show substa…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 11 Jan 2024

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

EU car associations caution against ‘no-deal Brexit’

UK new-car market delivers “best year since 2019”

Added: 11 Jan 2024

Passenger car registrations reach 1.9m as fleet investment accelerates, according to SMMT

China TBR maker General Science goes public

General Science terminates €200m tire plant project

Added: 10 Jan 2024

Chinese tire maker drops project in Inner Mongolia 'due to macroeconomic environment...’

Goodyear launches intelligent tire system for fleets 

New Goodyear partnerships target intelligent tire, mobility advances

Added: 10 Jan 2024

Tire maker to collaborate with logistics and software companies, as well as ZF to further develop s…

Shah Alam, Malaysia – Higher raw material prices have driven down annual profit at Malaysian rubber gloves manufacturer Top Glove Corp. Bhd, despite a strong fourth quarter performance and higher sales volumes in 2017.

Top Glove says on road to “steady recovery”

Added: 10 Jan 2024

Malaysian gloves maker achieves sales volume growth, expects trend to continue

Shin-Etsu to expand silicones production in US

Shin-Etsu reports disruption due to earthquake in Japan

Added: 10 Jan 2024

Naoetsu site returning to production following the suspention of operations on 1 Jan

Bridgestone claims ‘world first’ with EV service platform

Added: 10 Jan 2024

Platform provides fleet operators access to range of energy and mobility service providers

Kumho union votes for Doublestar takeover

Kumho responds to reports of European tire plant ‘decision'

Added: 9 Jan 2024

“We are currently in the process of exploring various options... to provide the best possible servi…

Expert says NR demand to grow 3.2% in 2015

Non-ANRPC members push up NR supply forecast

Added: 9 Jan 2024

Cote d’Ivoire emerges as “a significant producing country” with fertile soils and high-yielding cro…

Indian JK tires to enter US market mid-2015

JK Tyre raises €55m to strengthen capex, financial position

Added: 9 Jan 2024

Indian tire maker bolsters investment capabilities, balance sheet via 'qualified institutional plac…

Nexen moves to VR simulation for tire development projects

Added: 9 Jan 2024

Virtual reality system to help tire maker reduce costs and time required for product development

BASF names Markus Kamieth as new CEO

Added: 9 Jan 2024

Incumbent CEO Martin Brudermueller moving to Mercedes as ‘non-executive’ chairman

Toyo Tire reshuffles global leadership team

Added: 9 Jan 2024

Roles redefined across the European, Americas teams

Jinyu Tire to focus again on car tire segment with Vietnam expansion

Added: 8 Jan 2024

Chinese group suspended passenger, light truck tire operations five years ago to focus on TBRs

Changed vote makes difference in ITC decision

US launches sunset review of duties on Chinese TBR tires

Added: 8 Jan 2024

Initially imposed in February 2019, trade barrier included anti-dumping and countervailing duties

Natural rubber futures dip in first week of 2024

Added: 8 Jan 2024

JPX notes lower week-on-week closing prices with exception of marginal uptick on Japan’s Osaka exch…