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Products: Teknor Apex unveils TPE compounds
Added: 12 Aug 2019
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex Co. has released a new generation of thermoplastic elastomer …
USTMA revises sales forecast up for passenger tires
Added: 12 Aug 2019
Washington – Shipments of replacement passenger tires are expected to jump nearly 6% this year to a…
Trelleborg expert discusses rate of deflection in bearings
Added: 12 Aug 2019
In order to meet the needs of the industry in these times of development, sufficient standards must…
DRAFT Essentra releases EPDM and silicone usage guide
Added: 12 Aug 2019
Oxon, UK – Essentra has published a new guide to support machine and material experts working with …
Hankook earnings drop 42% in Q2, sales up
Added: 9 Aug 2019
Seoul, South Korea — Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. suffered a 42.2% drop in operating income for the quarte…
Natural rubber price tracker: Decline continues
Added: 9 Aug 2019
London – Natural rubber prices continued to fall over the recent weeks, as all Far East markets stu…
RTP acquires Zeon TPV product line
Added: 9 Aug 2019
Winona, Minnesota – Materials supplier RTP Co. has acquired the Zeotherm-brand thermoplastic vulcan…
Toyo setting up European R&D base in Germany
Added: 9 Aug 2019
Hyogo, Japan – Just over a week after unveiling plans for a €390 European production base, Toyo Tir…
Cabot upbeat about China despite current slump
Added: 9 Aug 2019
Boston, Massachusetts – While a year-long automotive slowdown and an ongoing trade war with the US …
Bridgestone operating income falls 20% in first half
Added: 9 Aug 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has reported a 20.6% year-on-year decline in first half operating income …
Orion rubber black sales up on higher prices
Added: 8 Aug 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons has witnessed growth in its rubber carbon black segment, …
Thai plant boosts Linglong profits
Added: 8 Aug 2019
Yantai, Shandong – Linglong Tire's first half net profit increased 38% year-on-year to €92 million …
Mitsubishi advances auto-foam seals TPE
Added: 8 Aug 2019
The extrusion-grade styrenic copolymer (TPS) is an addition to Mitsubishi’s Tefabloc elastomers ran…
Conti’s rubber group earnings down on global market slump
Added: 8 Aug 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp.’s Rubber Group has reported a 2.1% year-on-year decline in ear…
Goodyear signals restructuring plan in the US
Added: 8 Aug 2019
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber is studying a plan to restructure its US operations in a bid t…
Asahi Kasei launches ASEAN regional headquarters
Added: 7 Aug 2019
Bangkok – Asahi Kasei has launched a new subsidiary in Thailand to serve as its regional headquarte…
Zeon elastomers business hit by market slowdown
Added: 7 Aug 2019
Tokyo, Japan – Zeon Corp.’s elastomers business has reported weaker first quarter results, on slugg…
Pirelli cuts 2019 forecasts as markets decline
Added: 7 Aug 2019
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA has revised down its financial outlook for 2019, on continuing weak…
Goodyear rejects claims of poor conditions at Mexico unit
Added: 7 Aug 2019
Washington — Goodyear has rejected the accusations made by four members of the US House of Represen…
Q&A: ContiTech R&D boss on rubber advances for the digital era
Added: 7 Aug 2019
ERJ: As a leader in rubber-product design and manufacture, which areas of technology does ContiTech…
