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Toyo Tires reports strong second quarter on higher sales
Added: 13 Aug 2021
Revenue particularly improved in North America, with a 34% year-on-year increase
Conti names new general manager for Romanian tire factory
Added: 13 Aug 2021
Matthieu Turlure to replace Carlos Bernabe who has retired after 42 years of service at Continental…
Synthetic rubber margins set to improve
Added: 12 Aug 2021
Suppliers have long been under severe pressure due to overcapacity, notes HIS Markit analyst
Trelleborg to supply seals for Chinese immersed tunnel project
Added: 12 Aug 2021
Swedish manufacturer develops a new closure joint seal for the 5.1km tunnel in Dalian
Yokohama Rubber posts ‘highest-ever’ first half results
Added: 12 Aug 2021
Japanese group revises up full year outlook on strong six-month performance
UK’s Interplas show set for late September
Added: 12 Aug 2021
Organisers of rubber & plastics event say ‘huge’ pent-up demand to see new machinery and materials …
Wacker posts “substantial” growth in sales, earnings on strong demand
Added: 12 Aug 2021
Silicones business unit sees earnings 'almost doubled' compared to a year ago
Kraton raises prices for HSBC products for third time
Added: 11 Aug 2021
Move driven by increase in cost of raw materials, energy and logistics
Sumitomo Rubber returns to profit as tire business grows
Added: 11 Aug 2021
Industrial rubber products report a decline in both sales and profit during the first six months
Yokohama Rubber expands scope of off-road tire plant in India
Added: 11 Aug 2021
Japanese manufacturer introduces second phase to more than double capacity at factory currently und…
VDMA warns of ‘material shortage burden’ on German industry
Added: 11 Aug 2021
Some 70% of mechanical engineering companies say production “significantly more difficult” due to l…
Trelleborg raising tire prices for third time this year
Added: 11 Aug 2021
Swedish manufacturer cites ‘escalating cost of logistics and raw materials’ for the price increase
China’s tire heavyweight Hengfeng splits up
Added: 11 Aug 2021
Assets injected into three subsidiaries, but no facility relocations involved
UK new car market falls 30% as shortages suppress growth
Added: 10 Aug 2021
Industry revises down annual outlook as supply chain shortages and ‘pingdemic’ frustrate both suppl…
Birla appoints John Loudermilk as CEO
Added: 10 Aug 2021
Loudermilk a “seasoned leader” in chemicals industry with more than 30 years of experience
Cabot secures $1bn sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
Added: 10 Aug 2021
Pricing for the five-year facility is based on company's credit ratings and its SO2, NOX emissions …
Safe-Run, VMI issue statements on patent-dispute rulings
Added: 9 Aug 2021
Machinery makers’ contrasting interpretations of second instance judgments in Chinese court
Safe-Run statement on court decisions in patent-infringement dispute with VMI
Added: 9 Aug 2021
The Patent Disputes Between Safe-Run and VMI Ended up with the Former Won the Cases and the Latter’…
VMI statement on court decisions in patent-infringement dispute with Safe-Run
Added: 9 Aug 2021
VMI Wins Key Patent Infringement Cases Against Safe-Run in China
Despite a recent press release …
Synthomer to build 200ktpa nitrile rubber latex plant in Asia
Added: 9 Aug 2021
London-based group expects NBR latex segment to remain ‘an area of long-time growth’
