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Goodyear sees second quarter tire volumes dropping 50%

Goodyear sees second quarter tire volumes dropping 50%

Added: 5 Jun 2020

Forecast is in line with expectations issued earlier by other tire makers including Continental and…

Tire production restarts at Michelin plants in Mexico 

Tire production restarts at Michelin plants in Mexico 

Added: 5 Jun 2020

Status of the French tire maker's factories in the US and Canada remains unclear

Analysis: How the pandemic will speed up some auto trends, stall others

Analysis: How the pandemic will speed up some auto trends, stall others

Added: 5 Jun 2020

Automakers groan under the load of fixed costs with little or no revenue, while investments in futu…

Huebner consolidates rail activities, names new bosses

Huebner consolidates rail activities, names new bosses

Added: 5 Jun 2020

Move to enable company to “react more quickly to evolving customer needs” worldwide

Rubber Price Monitor: Mixed picture

Rubber Price Monitor: Mixed picture

Added: 4 Jun 2020

Natural rubber futures closed slightly lower on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, posting a 0.2% week-…

Trelleborg supplies sealing systems to Hong Kong immersed tunnel project

Trelleborg supplies sealing systems to Hong Kong immersed tunnel project

Added: 4 Jun 2020

Products must withstand extreme pressures to prevent water ingress as well as severe ground movemen…

Conti looks to cut dividend, raise sustainability at upcoming AGM

Added: 4 Jun 2020

Pledges full transition to renewable sources for all externally procured electricity this year

Rockwell manager: ‘People key to post-pandemic tire industry’

Rockwell manager: ‘People key to post-pandemic tire industry’

Added: 4 Jun 2020

Upskilling will drive productivity in the digital future, Dominique Scheider tells ERJ Livestream

China compounder​​​​​​​ Guanlian to build industrial park

China compounder​​​​​​​ Guanlian to build industrial park

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Site to cover segments such as automotive low pressure hose, sealing rings and damping air cushions…

Michelin targets 'customer centricity' with new UK appointments

Michelin targets 'customer centricity' with new UK appointments

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Roles part of a new flatter structure to help teams make faster decisions

Arlanxeo producing disinfectants to help Covid fight

Arlanxeo producing disinfectants to help Covid fight

Added: 3 Jun 2020

First part delivery of 700 litres has been made to Dormagen’s fire and rescue service

Conti belts replace gearbox in Chinese wind turbines

Conti belts replace gearbox in Chinese wind turbines

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Company adds new facility in German town of Dannenberg to meet the order

Engel develops Covid swabs production process

Engel develops Covid swabs production process

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Technology targets high-volume manufacturing of two-component swabs

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Chinese tire maker aims to raise total production capacity by 8% this year 

RIEG to hold technical session online

RIEG to hold technical session online

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Event to focus on elastomers in electronic vehicles and examine properties required for such applic…

ANRPC revises down natural rubber outlook, again

ANRPC revises down natural rubber outlook, again

Added: 2 Jun 2020

Market recovery to continue “at a slow pace and subject to a set of risk factors”

Australian scientists claim  waste-based 'self-repairing' rubber

Australian scientists claim waste-based 'self-repairing' rubber

Added: 2 Jun 2020

Study reveals a new concept in the repair, adhesion and recycling of sustainable rubber

Avon reports higher sales, profits in first half

Avon reports higher sales, profits in first half

Added: 2 Jun 2020

UK rubber group links growth to “strong contributions” from both protection and dairy segments

TPC facing $500k fine for butadiene plant explosion 

TPC facing $500k fine for butadiene plant explosion 

Added: 2 Jun 2020

Company has 15 business days to comply or contest the findings of OSHA

BASF starts construction on Chinese TPU plant

BASF starts construction on Chinese TPU plant

Added: 2 Jun 2020

Plant part of $10-billion integrated project in the southern province of Guangdong