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Sibur rubber sales grow 11.5% in first half
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Moscow - Sibur Holding has reported an 11.5% year-on-year increase in first half sales of its elast…
GRI breaks ground on new mixing plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Colombo – GRI is building a new mixing plant in the Mirigama Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), 25km to…
Apollo profits hit by subdued automotive market
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Kochi, India – Apollo Tyres has reported declines in first quarter operating profit and net profit …
Akwel expands automotive hose production in Turkey
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Gebze, Turkey – French automotive supplier, the Akwel Group has inaugurated an expansion project at…
Capacity relief still far off for US silicone demand
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Ravenna, Ohio – Silicone supply in the US is still strained and is not likely to improve within the…
IRSG award to honour rubber sector economic research
Added: 1 Aug 2019
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group has launched #IRSGforResearch, an annual award des…
Michelin expects dip in car tire demand this year
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin expects passenger car & light truck tire markets to decl…
Cooper earnings, sales down slightly
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported lower operating income and sales for the quarter …
Pirelli shareholders to maintain structure till 2023
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Milan, Italy – Major shareholders in Pirelli & C. SpA have agreed to maintain the tire company’s ow…
Leoni to spin off wire & cable systems
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Nuremberg, Germany – Leoni AG aims to streamline its structure with a plan to either sell off or li…
Yokohama’s Russian tire plant wins Nissan supplier award
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co’s Russian subsidiary LLC Yokohama RPZ has been awarded Nissan's best sup…
Birla Carbon raises North America prices
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Marietta, Georgia – Birla Carbon is changing all of its North America contract price formulas, effe…
UK car industry says no-deal Brexit “not an option”
Added: 30 Jul 2019
London – The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has advised the new UK prime mi…
Rodolfo high-tech calender line for tire major in India
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Solbiate Olona, Italy – Rodolfo Comerio will supply its latest 1,900mm-wide calendaring line to a “…
Acaplast develops hose to reduce fuel permeation
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Benevent l’Abbaye, France – Acaplast has developed an expandable rubber jumper hose as a solution t…
Trinseo reports reductions in environmental footprint
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Berwyn, Pennsylvania — Trinseo SA has achieved “significant reductions” in its environmental footpr…
Toyo to build €390m tire plant in Serbia
Added: 30 Jul 2019
Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire Corp. is investing €390 million to establish a "sophisticated smart tire p…
ANRPC, IRSG issue outlooks on natural rubber
Added: 29 Jul 2019
Singapore – World supplies of natural rubber (NR) fell 5.1% in the first four months of 2019, to 3.…
Biesterfeld expands ExxonMobil EPDM sales
Added: 29 Jul 2019
Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld is strengthening its collaboration with ExxonMobil Chemical with the…
Another year of slowdown for China’s rubber industry
Added: 29 Jul 2019
Beijing, China - The number of companies in China’s sizeable rubber sector, including tire makers, …
