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Yokohama reports 9% increase in profits
Added: 20 Feb 2020
Logistics costs and appreciation of yen impact tires segment results

Cimcorp names new leader for US operations
Added: 20 Feb 2020
Company veteran Joel Kuusman to manage US operation and technical services

Pirelli eyes €500m savings through cost-cutting measures
Added: 20 Feb 2020
Programme will see restructuring of manufacturing footprint in Brazil and Italy

China’s Sunsine to expand production of vulcanisation chemical
Added: 19 Feb 2020
Project to become "world’s largest insoluble sulphur facility" when completed, according to chemica…

JSR elastomers business hit by “deteriorating” markets
Added: 19 Feb 2020
Segment posts “substantial decline” in operating profit due to slowdown in automotive, tire demand …

US car tire production falls amid increasing imports
Added: 19 Feb 2020
For the first time since the 1990s, China not included among top 10 car tire exporters to US

Michelin suing ex-employee over use of ‘trade secrets’
Added: 19 Feb 2020
Former R&D employee went on to become an executive at US producer of industrial and speciality tires

Tire Cologne to highlight sustainability, future mobility
Added: 19 Feb 2020
Around 500 exhibitors from 40 countries to attend the event in Cologne in June

EU passenger car registration declines in January
Added: 18 Feb 2020
Major taxation changes and uncertainties surrounding Brexit impacted sales in first month of 2020

Kumho UK names Keon Park as new managing director
Added: 18 Feb 2020
The 48-year-old succeeds Myong Joong (Tino) Choi, who returns to Kumho’s Korean HQ

Bridgestone posts 19% decline in full-year earnings
Added: 18 Feb 2020
Japanese tire maker reports volume declines in most major markets

Report: India mulls SR plant in southern state
Added: 18 Feb 2020
'€6.5bn project to convert oil refinery in Cuddalore to a petrochemical plant'

Coronavirus to have a major impact on China rubber industry
Added: 17 Feb 2020
More than half of participants in CRIA survey anticipate revenue falls of 10-30%

OCSiAl adds graphene nanotube production capacity
Added: 17 Feb 2020
Nanotechnology company set for further expansion in capacity, technical support in Europe

Hexpol parts company with CEO Fryklund
Added: 17 Feb 2020
Tenure ended after less than three years, despite “well-managed and well-positioned” acquisitions

Russian tire market declines in 2019
Added: 17 Feb 2020
Price hikes helped improve sales figures during the year despite lower volumes

Technology: Pirelli simulator brings F1 experience to road
Added: 17 Feb 2020
Technology installed as part of tire maker's "far-reaching digitalisation strategy”

Natural rubber price tracker: Prices tumble
Added: 14 Feb 2020
Coronavirus outbreak impacts the prices of all commodities in the region

Hankook to strengthen distribution network after weak 2019
Added: 14 Feb 2020
South Korean tire maker to build a “stable growth structure" through securing new distribution chan…

Ceat inaugurates its biggest tire plant in India
Added: 13 Feb 2020
The €180m greenfield factory is claimed to be “one of the most advanced tire plants in South Asia”
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