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Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

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 

Lion Elastomers seeking new leader after CEO resigns

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”

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

SRI earnings up despite lower sales

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 Tires moving to new HQ on 70th anniversary

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…

Sumitomo to become corporate member of ETRMA

Falken appoints Bettina Feldmann as COO

Added: 17 Feb 2023

Former Goodyear manager brings experience in logistics, customer service and project management to …

Update: UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans

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

Brenntag to acquire Turkish specialty chemicals distributor

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

Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains

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 progresses tire pyrolysis projects

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 …

DRAFT Report: CEAT mulling new tire factory in India

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 increases turnover 26% in first half

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…’

Michelin grows sales, earnings amid 2022 challenges

Added: 14 Feb 2023

Revenue up 20% despite impacts of conflict in Ukraine, Covid restrictions in China…

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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 sees “favourable conditions” for large-scale tire recovery plant in UK 

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