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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…

Cooper Tire to temporarily shut down European plants
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Company to phase down production at factories in the UK and Serbia “over the coming days”
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Apollo Vredestein to scale back European production
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Dutch plant to continue the manufacture of "critical tire sizes” for farm industry

Update: Bridgestone halts production at European tire plants
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Temporary closures in France and Italy, reduced production levels at other facilities

Machinery supplier Desma on 'emergency level' production
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Production cut back at facilities in Germany and Slovakia, halt to on-site service activities
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Cefic calls for EC support in supply of critical goods
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Chemicals makers want “EU-wide solutions” for supply-chain issues created by Covid border restricti…

Court clears extension to Nynas reorganisation
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Process oils company now has until 15 June to complete restructuring plan

Conti announces temporary production suspensions
Added: 23 Mar 2020
German group “gradually adapting” production at its plants around the world

Pirelli halting production at some European plants, US
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Italian group suspending manufacturing activities in Italy, UK and Romania

Aeolus: Upgraded portfolio drives up profits
Added: 22 Mar 2020
Gains reflect increasing share of higher-end products in tire product line-up
Linglong’s proving ground opens five more tracks
Added: 22 Mar 2020
Chinese tire maker’s high-speed circuit is designed for 180km/h balance-speed

Michelin: Plant shutdowns in Europe ‘for at least a week’
Added: 20 Mar 2020
French group “taking all the measures required to safeguard the health of its employees"

Covid-related event-announcements
Added: 19 Mar 2020
ERJ's latest updates on industry events impacted by the outbreak of Covid-19

BASF ups prices for butanediol in Europe
Added: 19 Mar 2020
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE has raised the selling price for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and its deriv…

ETRMA questions UK firm's findings on tire-particle pollution
Added: 19 Mar 2020
European tire & rubber industry association believes testing did not reflect "normal driving condit…