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Rubber decline hits Ube group-profits

Rubber decline hits Ube group-profits

Added: 6 Feb 2019

Tokyo – Ube Industries Ltd’s synthetic rubber business contributed to a steep decline in group prof…

Taiwan's LCY Chemical goes private

Taiwan's LCY Chemical goes private

Added: 6 Feb 2019

Taipei – Private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has taken LCY Chemical Corp. private in a stock exchang…

Magna Tyres opening sales office in Canada

Magna Tyres opening sales office in Canada

Added: 5 Feb 2019

Waalwijk, Netherlands – Off-road tire maker Magna Tyres Group is opening a sales office in Vaughan,…

US now finds against China truck & bus tires

US now finds against China truck & bus tires

Added: 5 Feb 2019

Washington –  The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has reversed its original opinion on truc…

Tosoh chloroprene rubber in demand

Tosoh chloroprene rubber in demand

Added: 5 Feb 2019

Tokyo, Japan— Tosoh Corp. has reported mixed fortunes for its chloroprene rubber business over the …

Control-structure 'agreed' for sustainable NR platform

Control-structure 'agreed' for sustainable NR platform

Added: 5 Feb 2019

Singapore – Stakeholders have “aligned on a governance structure” for the Global Platform for Susta…

VMI launches service centre in Thailand

VMI launches service centre in Thailand

Added: 5 Feb 2019

Epe, The Netherlands – Tire and rubber machinery maker VMI has announced the official opening of a …

Zeon elastomers’ business posts lower sales, earnings

Zeon elastomers’ business posts lower sales, earnings

Added: 4 Feb 2019

Tokyo – Zeon Corp.’s elastomers business has reported a 13% year-on-year decline in profit for the …

Cooper Tire Europe makes new sales appointments

Cooper Tire Europe makes new sales appointments

Added: 4 Feb 2019

Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Europe Ltd has appointed Michiel Kramer sales director for …

Wacker lifts force majeure on HCR silicones

Wacker lifts force majeure on HCR silicones

Added: 4 Feb 2019

Burghausen, Germany Wacker Chemie AG has resolved the production problems that led it to declare …

HF TireTech issues patent-infringement warning

Added: 4 Feb 2019

Hamburg, Germany – HF TireTech Group has highlighted its determination to tackle a “severe situatio…

Such factors, clearly impact CEAT, which is among the top 30 tire players globally with particular strengths in the passenger segment – including a dominant market-share in its domestic market for two-wheelers.

Opportunity and uncertainty ahead for Ceat

Added: 2 Feb 2019

Article originally published in Nov/Dec issue of European Rubber Journal magazine:

Indian tire maker…

UK firm launches ‘Michelin TPMS’ for two-wheelers

UK firm launches ‘Michelin TPMS’ for two-wheelers

Added: 1 Feb 2019

Burntwood, UK – Technology firm Fit2Go TPMS has launched a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) f…

Bangkok Synthetics to expand butadiene production

Bangkok Synthetics to expand butadiene production

Added: 1 Feb 2019

Rayong, Thailand – Bangkok Synthetics Co. Ltd is expanding its C4 value chain production facility i…

US shutdown impacts Avon Rubber orders

US shutdown impacts Avon Rubber orders

Added: 1 Feb 2019

Melksham, UK – The recent 35-day US government shutdown has impacted some orders for Avon Rubber pr…

Lehigh wins circular economy award from WEF

Lehigh wins circular economy award from WEF

Added: 1 Feb 2019

Davos, Switzerland – Michelin-owned manufacturer of micronised rubber powders (MRPs), Lehigh Techno…

 Alejandro Agag, CEO, Formula E (left, with Continental tire executive Philipp von Hirschheydt copyright Continental

Conti on board Extreme e-vehicle racing series

Added: 1 Feb 2019

London – Continental is backing a new world racing series for off-road electric vehicles (EVs), the…

TTE Preview - Tire materials

TTE Preview - Tire materials

Added: 1 Feb 2019

ERJ previews materials technologies lined up for the Tire Technology Expo 2019 trade fair and confe…

Among the TTE highlights for Italian calendering specialist Rodolfo Comerio will be a recently patented technology for textile fabric and steel cord rubberised materials used in the tire industry.

TTE Preview - Tire machinery

Added: 1 Feb 2019

ERJ previews machinery technologies lined up for the Tire Technology Expo 2019 trade fair and confe…

TTE Preview: Conference presentations

TTE Preview: Conference presentations

Added: 1 Feb 2019

London – Among the highlights of the TTE conference will be a presentations covering a range of ‘bi…