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Semperit restructuring delivers increased profitability
Added: 26 Mar 2020
Austrian group posts 46% higher earnings for 2019 despite lower sales

Smiley Monroe to close factories in India, Ireland
Added: 26 Mar 2020
Conveyor belt manufacturer announces temporary shutdowns, reviewing US operation

Analysis: Goodyear faces coronavirus crisis in weakened state
Added: 26 Mar 2020
Between year-end 2019 and 18 March, the company's shares lost 70% of their value

Hankook to idle US, Hungarian plants for two weeks
Added: 26 Mar 2020
Move to impact some 3,000 employees in the US and Europe

Michelin cancels 2020 Movin'On summit
Added: 25 Mar 2020
French tire maker has previously used the event to unveil new tire concepts

Receiving your print edition of European Rubber Journal
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: print subscribers update

ETRMA: Europe’s tire industry needs recovery-support
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Suspension of operational activities “will undoubtedly have severe, long-lasting reverberations for…

Hankook approves stock buyback, dividend boost
Added: 25 Mar 2020
South Korean tire maker says short-term revenue losses from Covid-19 "inevitable"

Camfin raising stake in Pirelli
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Board of directors authorises acquisition of shares up to a maximum of 1.5% of Pirelli’s share capi…

Nokian mulling temporary layoffs as Covid-19 lowers demand
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Tire maker reviewing layoffs of at most 90 days per employee at Finnish headquarters

Apollo suspends production at Indian plants
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Company to "scale back" production at European plants in Hungary and The Netherlands later this wee…

Most of China’s tire makers resume production
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Facilities running at an average utilisation rate of 45%, reports China Rubber Industry Association…

Italian rubber machinery makers to continue operations
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Activities to continue as production chain deemed to be necessary

Car makers, suppliers see rebound for China output
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Current showroom traffic indicates a return to normal in China’s car market

EC issues call for 3D printed valves and masks
Added: 24 Mar 2020
European Commission: "Urgent need” for masks and ventilators, which can be 3D printed

Orion withdraws 2020 guidance, suspends dividend
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Decision made amid growing uncertainty over “the duration, magnitude and geographic reach of Covid-…

Pandemic to drive up investment in smart technology
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Covid impact of a magnitude that means companies must “make bold decisions to survive”

Michelin gauges tire market decline
Added: 24 Mar 2020
French group notes impact of pandemic on global car and truck tire demand

Magna Tyres moves headquarters
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Dutch OTR tire maker moves to new head office to support recent growth

Top Glove doubles sales orders ahead of “very robust” H2
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Malaysian gloves maker to expand its operations, increase utilisation rates in response to Covid-19…