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Sumitomo Rubber eyes new North America tire plant amid ‘transformation project’
Added: 20 Feb 2023
Japanese group says business profit decline driven by tire division

Yokohama Rubber to expand passenger car tire capacity in India
Added: 20 Feb 2023
Investment to see car tire manufacturing capacity raised by over 60% in the country
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Lion Elastomers appoints Prime Plastics as distributor in EU
Added: 20 Feb 2023
European customers will benefit from Prime’s “regional capabilities and technical expertise”
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Pirelli renews sustainable materials partnership
Added: 20 Feb 2023
Joint R&D with CORIMAV and University of Milan-Bicocca enabling Pirelli to reduce environmental imp…

VMI expands machinery manufacturing operation in Poland
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Investment builds on the progress of facility in Leszno, inaugurated in 2017

Sumitomo Rubber links profitability slide to global economic woes
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Japanese group sees sales rise by 17% in 2022 but operating profit down by 70%

Toyo Tire earnings fall despite strong showing in North America
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Operating income sharply down in 2022 “chiefly due to rising raw materials prices and hikes in frei…

Falken appoints Bettina Feldmann as COO
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Former Goodyear manager brings experience in logistics, customer service and project management to …

Enso claims “successful” results from London tire tests
Added: 16 Feb 2023
EV tires tested against premium tires and budget brands for wear and energy efficiency

Investor calls on Brenntag to spin-off specialties business
Added: 16 Feb 2023
Minor shareholder Engine Capital cites strategic issues around recent ending of talks to acquire Un…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 16 Feb 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Mercedes-Benz fits new SUV with Conti tires
Added: 16 Feb 2023
GLC factory-fitted with EcoContact 6 Q, designed for energy-efficient driving on all drive types

Klean partnership with Niersberger targets more tire pyrolysis projects
Added: 15 Feb 2023
Companies to jointly roll out projects to produce recovered carbon black, renewable fuels in Europe…

Schwalbe starts production of “first” recovered carbon black tires
Added: 15 Feb 2023
Manufacture of first bicycle tires to use rCB entirely instead of industrial carbon black “in full …

Ceat continues to benefit from materials cost trends
Added: 15 Feb 2023
But eyes impact of possible demand rebound in China after lifting of zero-Covid policy

Akwel expects earnings to drop 40% in 2022 despite higher sales
Added: 15 Feb 2023
“Supply constraints and difficulties in passing on the inflationary impacts recorded across all ope…

Synthos rebuffs media reports on Russia sanctions position
Added: 14 Feb 2023
‘Presumed link between restart of NiBR plant and our support for Ukraine is not appropriate…’
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Michelin grows sales, earnings amid 2022 challenges
Added: 14 Feb 2023
Revenue up 20% despite impacts of conflict in Ukraine, Covid restrictions in China…

Rubber futures decline for second week in a row
Added: 14 Feb 2023
JPX says market sentiment bearish in the past two weeks as Chinese traders added new short position…

Enviro delivers tire oil to Swedish fuel company
Added: 14 Feb 2023
Preem to run tests on scrap tire-derived pyrolysis oil in different biofuels
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