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TTE Conference Preview: A sticky problem
Added: 14 Feb 2019
London - A recurring topic on the TTE conference programme reflects the growing pressure in the tir…
TTE News: HF introducing new TBR press range
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Hanover, Germany – German tire machinery maker HF Tire Technology is introducing a new generation o…
Butadiene decline hits Kumho Petrochemical’s SR business
Added: 13 Feb 2019
Seoul – Kumho Petrochemical’s synthetic rubber (SR) sales dropped 2.5% year-on-year to KRW2.0 trill…
Sibur expanding NdBR capacity by 30%
Added: 13 Feb 2019
Voronezh, Russia - Sibur is expanding neodymium polybutadiene rubber (NdBR) capacity at its product…
Michelin results flat amid “challenging” environment
Added: 13 Feb 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has reported marginal improvements in sales and earnings…
Trelleborg assumes full ownership of seals JV in Americas
Added: 13 Feb 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Industrial Solutions has assumed full ownership of its Max Seal joi…
Pirelli rejects Italy minister’s ‘bad loan’ allegation
Added: 12 Feb 2019
Milan, Italy – Pirelli C. & SpA has rejected claims that it has contributed to an ongoing crisis wi…
KraussMaffei taps Conti VP for new COO role
Added: 12 Feb 2019
Munich, Germany – KraussMaffei (KM) has created a new chief operating officer (COO) role as part o…
Event: Call for papers opens for IRC2019
Added: 12 Feb 2019
London – The call for papers for the next International Rubber Conference will be open until 1 Marc…
Acquisitions help Hexpol grow business in 2018
Added: 12 Feb 2019
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has seen its sales and operating profit grow in 2018, helped by acquisiti…
Goodyear suffers double-digit drop in operating income
Added: 12 Feb 2019
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has suffered double-digit declines in segment operating in…
Case study: Modernisation project at Romanian tire plant
Added: 11 Feb 2019
London – A major tire maker has recently engaged system integrator INDAS Tech, to modernise the sta…
Datwyler unfazed by market uncertainties in 2019
Added: 11 Feb 2019
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group has acknowledged that some of its markets “may become more ch…
Central European market slows growth at Nokian
Added: 11 Feb 2019
Fourth quarter net sales fell 3.4% year-on-year to €473.6 million, while operating profit dipped 4.…
Spanish automotive supplier receives €26m EU funding
Added: 11 Feb 2019
Biscay, Spain – Spanish rubber and plastic automotive parts supplier Cikautxo Group has received a …
USTMA publishes tire industry sustainability report
Added: 8 Feb 2019
Washington — The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) has published its first sustainability r…
BARA raises standard in battle for more UK robots
Added: 8 Feb 2019
Sales of robots to the sector, which includes many rubber parts makers, fell 15% year-on-year in 20…
UK rubber sector upbeat despite production decline
Added: 8 Feb 2019
Colchester, UK – The UK rubber manufacturing sector has seen a sharp decline in output, recently is…
Cabot sees challenges ahead for carbon blacks
Added: 8 Feb 2019
Boston, Masachusetts – Cabot Corp. has reported first quarter results “in line with prior year” at …
Chemicals industry plea ahead of Brexit meeting
Added: 7 Feb 2019
London – The UK’s Chemicals Industries Association and EU-wide equivalent Cefic have issued a joint…
