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Czech petrochemicals company adds dicyclopentadiene to product slate
Added: 1 Apr 2021
Orlen Unipetrol expects European demand for product to grow by another 20% by 2030

Goodyear-Cooper deal facing legal challenges
Added: 1 Apr 2021
Three separate actions filed alleging Cooper Tire and its directors violated the federal securities…

Pirelli announces €2bn investment plan to upgrade technology, capacity
Added: 1 Apr 2021
Italian tire maker unveils two-phase industrial plan for post-Covid and beyond

Kumho expanding Vietnam, US tire plants
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Strategy “to increase our production capacity ahead of the growing demand…”

Bridgestone names outside director as 'chairperson of board of directors'
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Also group CEO Shuichi Ishibashi appointed as 'chairperson of shareholders’ meeting'

Top Glove hit by new US block on imports
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Shares drop 11% following the issue of findings from an investigation, on 29 March

Arlanxeo donates laptops to Dormagen schools
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Several hundred laptops recently used by Arlanxeo staff and are in "excellent condition"

Kumho Tire appoints new CEO, president
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Il Taik Jung succeeds Jeon Dae-Jin, who has retained a role as executive advisor

Trinseo taps BASF's 'circular styrene' for SBR production
Added: 30 Mar 2021
US materials supplier has started using bio-based styrene in downstream production

Versalis, Bridgestone co-developing elastomers for high-performance tires
Added: 30 Mar 2021
Partners to leverage R&D centres across Italy to advance materials, technology efforts

Michelin opens automated mask manufacturing workshop
Added: 30 Mar 2021
French group joins machinery maker Cera to increase production of medical equipment in France

Apollo Vredestein expanding farm tire production in Europe
Added: 30 Mar 2021
Manufacturer adds new 104-inch tire press for production of XL segment tractor tires

Mesnac appoints new chairman, CEO
Added: 29 Mar 2021
Company veteran Guan Bingzheng took the helm at Mesnac at the beginning of the year

Petronas, LG Chem award €110m contract for NBR latex plant construction
Added: 29 Mar 2021
Seoul-based DL E&C to break ground on the project ‘middle of this year’

Tatneft advances Kazakh tire plant project
Added: 29 Mar 2021
Kazakhstan to provide an "in-kind grant" for a land plot for the greenfield tire manufacturing proj…

Dow introduces low density LSR for improved processing, recycling
Added: 29 Mar 2021
Lightweight LSR developed for food contact and other consumer applications

New-look Trelleborg to discontinue ‘businesses under development’ segment
Added: 26 Mar 2021
Swedish polymer group aiming to sell various assets in 2021

Goodyear steps up intelligent tire efforts
Added: 26 Mar 2021
Tire maker strikes partnerships with telematics supplier, EV car rental operator to advance fleet p…

Conti achieves 100% green electricity at all production sites
Added: 26 Mar 2021
Milestone "first step" in German group's carbon-neutrality plans for the next 30 years

Datwyler head of industrial business Maschke stepping down
Added: 26 Mar 2021
Group CEO Dirk Lambrecht to lead industrial solutions business unit as of 1 April...