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China’s tire exports record two-digit dips in first quarter
Added: 24 Apr 2020
But figures show signs of recovery in the month of March, according to the Chinese customs agency

Cooper Tire to restart US, Serbia factories
Added: 24 Apr 2020
... but suspending operations at El Salto, Mexico plant for a second time

Hankook reopens US tire production plant
Added: 24 Apr 2020
Company employs 1,200 hourly workers at the plant in Clarksville, Tennessee

Goodyear to shut down US tire plant
Added: 24 Apr 2020
Company expects Alabama factory closure to achieve €120 million of annual savings in 2021
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Natural Rubber Price Monitor: Mixed picture
Added: 24 Apr 2020
NR prices remained subdued for the week to 17 April as demand was hit by Covid-19

ERJ Tire Maker Shares
Added: 24 Apr 2020
Most major tire manufacturers made gains over the four-week period

Company leaders call for united Europe to face Covid pandemic
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Local decisions by member states has led to a "scattered landscape of national measures,” says a le…

Trelleborg divests moulded component operations in Sweden, Estonia
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Divested units had combined annual sales of €23 million in 2019 and employ 250 people

Apollo starts ‘partial production’ at Indian plant
Added: 23 Apr 2020
The tire maker says manufacturing operations remain suspended at European sites

European machinery firms begin to reopen
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Companies observing safety guidelines such as modified working hours and staggered rest and lunch b…

Michelin looks to gradually resume industrial activity
Added: 23 Apr 2020
French group now focusing on “serving its markets” and “contributing to reopening the economy”

Rubber industry expert Bennett sets up Midsomer Science
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Former chief scientist at Avon Rubber will also continue to engage with industry and academia

Denka reassures local communities amid US ‘Covid town’ claims
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Elastomers producer has implemented an action plan and taken steps to ensure the safety of its acti…

Michelin to resume production at UK retreading facility
Added: 22 Apr 2020
All employees except those who are considered ‘vulnerable’ will be returning to work

Plan for EPDM monomer facility in Saudi Arabia
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Unit to be part of the Amiral complex announced by Saudi Aramco and Total in April 2018

TireHub relocates two Texas distribution centres
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Relocation to a bigger facilities will support larger customer base with greater inventory
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Sibur ramping up trial production at Voronezh TPE unit
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Expansion project to increase total capacity of the site to 135 kilotonnes per year

Mesnac sees Q1 net loss on Covid impact
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Chinese machinery maker expects financial results to pick up in the second quarter of the year

Sibur to produce NBR latex at Siberian site
Added: 21 Apr 2020
New capacity to enable local production of rubber gloves and reduce imports

Blair Rubber announces layoffs amid Covid downturn
Added: 21 Apr 2020
US rubber company temporarily suspends roofing membrane and coating production lines