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NR consumption set for 2.6% increase
Added: 7 Aug 2020
Demand driven by growth in China and US initiative to revitalise economy

Conti plans $4 million expansion at US rubber facility
Added: 7 Aug 2020
Site acquired through acquisition of Cooper Standard AVS business in 2019

Orion optimistic for 2021 recovery in rubber carbon black business
Added: 7 Aug 2020
Unit sees 'relatively sharp bounce off April bottom' in replacement tire segment

Hexpol acquires full control of Mesgo
Added: 6 Aug 2020
Deal follows on from acquisition of Italian rubber compounder in October 2018

VDMA: German rubber & plastics machinery segment in “nosedive”
Added: 6 Aug 2020
Industry faced with challenges such as slow automotive demand and US-China trade war

Apollo sees June recovery in Indian replacement tire market
Added: 6 Aug 2020
Indian tire maker says European operations delivered 'better than the industry average' performance…

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook
Added: 6 Aug 2020
Company used experience gained in China to respond to pandemic

US auto trade show SEMA cancelled
Added: 6 Aug 2020
Event was scheduled to be held 3-6 Nov at the Las Vegas Convention Center

Conti expects car tire demand to “normalise” in third quarter
Added: 5 Aug 2020
German group anticipates Q3 volumes to increase in China

US opens review process for China import duties
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Sunset review investigates import duty orders which went into effect in Aug 2015

Michelin notes decline in first half raw materials costs
Added: 5 Aug 2020
French group's raw material purchases amounted to €1.8 billion in the first half

Cooper eyes second half recovery after double-digit drops
Added: 5 Aug 2020
For the half year, Cooper reported an operating loss of $917,000 on 20.8% lower sales

China’s half year synthetic rubber imports stable, exports fall
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Country's natural rubber imports decline 21% during the six-month period

Nokian first half sales, earnings drop amid global pandemic
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Finnish tire maker reduced overall production by 39% to adjust to low demand

Lower volumes weigh on Sibur elastomer sales
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Russian petrochemicals group registers double-digit decline in elastomer revenue

Chinese TPU maker Miracll goes public, raises fund for expansion
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Company went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 20 July

Shin-Etsu claims new low-siloxane silicone emulsion
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Product developed to comply with recent REACH restrictions on siloxane concentration

Technology: Toyo develops AI-based model to estimate tire wear
Added: 4 Aug 2020
System specifically designed for transport services and enables digital monitoring of tires

Hankook second quarter sales, earnings fall
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Company adjusting wages to curb the impact of the Covid pandemic

USTMA revises 2020 replacement market forecast up slightly
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Overall US tire shipments are expected to fall by more than 50 million units compared to 2019