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Fire at Nizhnekamsk’s isoprene plant

Fire at Nizhnekamsk’s isoprene plant

Added: 26 Apr 2019

Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Tatarstan-based petrochemicals company PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has reported…

Natural rubber price tracker: Reverse signals

Natural rubber price tracker: Reverse signals

Added: 26 Apr 2019

London – There have been some signs of reverse in a recent uptrend in natural rubber (NR) prices, E…

Giti reinvigorating brand in North America

Giti reinvigorating brand in North America

Added: 25 Apr 2019

Richburg, South Carolina – Giti Tire Manufacturing (USA) Ltd. has ambitious plans to make its mark …

European PhD rubber community meets in Paris

European PhD rubber community meets in Paris

Added: 25 Apr 2019

Vitry-sur-Seine, France – The European community of PhD rubber students met in Paris earlier this m…

Kraton names new chief financial officer

Kraton names new chief financial officer

Added: 25 Apr 2019

Houston, Texas – Kraton Corp. has announced the appointment of Atanas Atanasov as senior vice presi…

Michelin posts 9% sales growth in first quarter 

Added: 25 Apr 2019

Paris – Groupe Michelin has reported sales of €5.8 billion for the first quarter of 2019, represent…

China’s Zhongding profit drops on raised revenue

China’s Zhongding profit drops on raised revenue

Added: 25 Apr 2019

Xuancheng, China – China’s largest non-tire rubber product maker Zhongding saw its 2018 net profit …

Genan acquires tire recycling business in Portugal

Genan acquires tire recycling business in Portugal

Added: 24 Apr 2019

Viborg, Denmark – Genan Holding AS has acquired the BioSafe tire recycling business of Portugese tr…

Demand for tubeless tires set to grow

Demand for tubeless tires set to grow

Added: 24 Apr 2019

Dublin – The global market for automotive tubeless tires will exceed $158 billion (€150 billion) in…

Conti develops materials to remove “new-car smell”

Conti develops materials to remove “new-car smell”

Added: 24 Apr 2019

Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has developed a solution to eliminate unpleasant odour of a ne…

Boge to launch third Chinese plant this year

Boge to launch third Chinese plant this year

Added: 24 Apr 2019

Shanghai, China – German automotive parts supplier Boge Rubber & Plastics expects to start producti…

Arburg offers Brexit reassurance

Arburg offers Brexit reassurance

Added: 24 Apr 2019

Warwick, UK - Arburg UK has issued a statement covering company policy with regards to the outcome …

Trelleborg opens US combined manufacturing site

Trelleborg opens US combined manufacturing site

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Aurora, Ohio – Trelleborg Sealing Profiles US Inc. has inaugurated a new 14,500-square metre manufa…

Mitsubishi Chemical to add TPE capacity in India

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Mumbai, India – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is planning to build a facility to manufacture thermoplas…

James Walker consolidates North America operations

James Walker consolidates North America operations

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Glenwood, Illinois – James Walker has launched a restructuring scheme within its North American ope…

Michelin tires fitted on All Nippon Airways’ A380s  

Michelin tires fitted on All Nippon Airways’ A380s  

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Paris – Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) will fit Michelin aircraft tires on all Ai…

Bridgestone gains OE fitments on new BMW models

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Brussels – Bridgestone Corp has won OE fitment contracts on BMW's new X5, 8 Series and 3 Series rel…

Replacement volumes for consumer tires fell to 50.8 million units for the three months to 31 March, data from ETRMA member companies shows.

European passenger tire sales decline in first quarter

Added: 18 Apr 2019

Brussels – Sales of passenger car tires fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, accordin…

Conti unveils anti-vibration concepts for EVs

Conti unveils anti-vibration concepts for EVs

Added: 18 Apr 2019

Shanghai, China – Continental Corp. is displaying anti-vibration concepts for electric vehicles at …

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies COO retiring

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies COO retiring

Added: 18 Apr 2019

Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ (FST) chief operating officer (COO) Dieter Sc…