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German rubber industry braces for ‘zero growth’ after 2019 decline
Added: 11 Mar 2020
Both tire and technical rubber segments posted a decrease in sales for last year

Conti names new manager for Romanian tire production site
Added: 11 Mar 2020
Company veteran Carlos Bernabé takes over at one of Conti's "most modern and strategic” production …

Pirelli cuts production at Italian plant after covid-19 Case
Added: 11 Mar 2020
But tire maker to ramp up production at the Settimo Torinese plant 'in coming days'

Natural rubber price tracker: Markets decline
Added: 10 Mar 2020
Slight uptrend observed in late February now reversed

Nokian starts commercial production at US tire plant
Added: 10 Mar 2020
At full capacity, the €730m factory will produce 4 million passenger and light truck tires annually…

Kraton completes sale of Cariflex business
Added: 10 Mar 2020
The polyisoprene products business sold to Daelim Industrial for $530 million cash

Semperit chief financial officer stepping down
Added: 10 Mar 2020
Frank Gumbinger to carry on in advisory capacity at the Austrian group until mid-August

Pirelli says operations unimpacted by Covid-19 provisions in Italy
Added: 10 Mar 2020
Italian tire maker says it gained "valuable experience" from coronavirus outbreak in China

Elkem closes head office due to 'confirmed' coronavirus case
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Temporary closure of Oslo-based HQ not expected to impact the company's operations

Application: Kraiburg TPE compounds for protective headset
Added: 9 Mar 2020
TPE claimed to offer soft-touch features, "outstanding adhesion" and high mechanical properties

Bridgestone Americas overhauls executive team
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Two new positions defined as company strengthens focus on mobility solutions

Hannover Messe 2020 postponed amid coronavirus fears
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Scheduled to take place in late April, the event has been moved to mid-July, according to Deutsche …

4Jet acquires Hennecke Systems' tire inspection business
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Based on industrial image processing know-how, the technology enables optical 2D and 3D inspection …

Conti to cut costs in response to automotive downtrend
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Measures in addition to German group's 10-year restructuring programme

Apollo to cut 750 jobs as it 'refocuses' Dutch tire plant
Added: 6 Mar 2020
Production to centre on high-performance passenger-car and agricultural tires

Forbo profitability up despite lower sales
Added: 6 Mar 2020
Substantial projects were postponed indefinitely or reduced in scale in 2019, according to the Swis…

Rubber shares tracker: Stocks plunge
Added: 6 Mar 2020
Shares of almost all major rubber goods companies fell sharply over the six weeks to end of Februar…

Conti expects global car market decline to continue in 2020
Added: 5 Mar 2020
German automotive supplier anticipates third year of consecutive decline in the global car producti…

Continental’s rubber group stable in “declining" markets
Added: 5 Mar 2020
Segment posts small decrease in earnings despite 2.3% higher sales in 2019

Denka rubber sales drop, full year outlook down
Added: 5 Mar 2020
Coronavirus outbreak expected to weigh down on chloroprene rubber recovery