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US delays increased tariffs on Chinese goods

US delays increased tariffs on Chinese goods

Added: 27 Feb 2019

Washington — The US is delaying the scheduled 1 March imposition of 25% tariffs on some $200 billio…

Prometeon to launch new truck & bus tire brand

Prometeon to launch new truck & bus tire brand

Added: 27 Feb 2019

Milan, Italy – Prometeon Tyre Group, the former Pirelli industrial tires unit, is set to launch a n…

Pirelli expanding Romanian facility with new warehouse

Pirelli expanding Romanian facility with new warehouse

Added: 27 Feb 2019

Slatina, Romania – Belgian logistics and industrial space group WDP has announced that it is buildi…

Weak Chinese market impacts Elkem results

Weak Chinese market impacts Elkem results

Added: 26 Feb 2019

Oslo – Elkem Silicones was hit by weak market sentiment, particularly in China, in the fourth quart…

Parker Hannifin adding rubber seals capacity in China

Parker Hannifin adding rubber seals capacity in China

Added: 26 Feb 2019

Wuxi, Jiangsu – Parker Hannifin Engineered Material (Wuxi) plans to expand rubber seals capacity by…

Amerityre sales drop amid slow demand

Amerityre sales drop amid slow demand

Added: 26 Feb 2019

Boulder City, Colorado — Amerityre, which makes polyurethane tires for industrial applications, exp…

Report: MRF eyes tire supply to Indian air force

Report: MRF eyes tire supply to Indian air force

Added: 26 Feb 2019

Bengaluru, India – Indian tire maker MRF is completing validation trials on aircraft tires to be su…

Sibur elastomers sales up despite flat volumes

Added: 25 Feb 2019

Moscow – Sibur has posted a 6% year-on-year rise in sales of elastomers to RUB55 billion (€740 mill…

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Cooper Standard income dips for 2018

Added: 25 Feb 2019

Novi, Michigan - Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. reported sales gains, but saw a decline in net inc…

Linglong advances graphene tire “breakthroughs”

Linglong advances graphene tire “breakthroughs”

Added: 25 Feb 2019

Beijing – Chinese authorities have audited and approved research by Linglong Tire into the ‘large-s…

Natural rubber producers to cut exports

Natural rubber producers to cut exports

Added: 25 Feb 2019

Bangkok – International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) countries Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia…

DRAFT Volkswagen to reward green suppliers

Added: 25 Feb 2019

Dresden, Germany -- Volkswagen Group will soon begin awarding more business to suppliers that focus…

Brazilian natural rubber association joins IRSG

Added: 22 Feb 2019

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Sao Paulo’s Association of Natural Rubber Producers and Processing Plants (Apab…

Hankook earnings fall on lower sales in key markets

Hankook earnings fall on lower sales in key markets

Added: 22 Feb 2019

Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. suffered an 11.3% drop in operating income for fiscal 20…

Cancarb investing €35 million to expand capacity

Cancarb investing €35 million to expand capacity

Added: 22 Feb 2019

Medicine Hat, Alberta – Cancarb Ltd is investing $40.1 million (€35 million) to expand thermal carb…

Recycled carbon black maker shuts Munich HQ

Recycled carbon black maker shuts Munich HQ

Added: 22 Feb 2019

Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG has closed its headquarters in Munich as part of plans to relocate its…

Event: China to host Rubbercon 2019

Event: China to host Rubbercon 2019

Added: 21 Feb 2019

Hangzhou, China – The Chinese city of Hangzhou will host Rubbercon 2019 in April this year, accordi…

Technology: Trelleborg develops "next-generation" seals for EVs

Technology: Trelleborg develops "next-generation" seals for EVs

Added: 21 Feb 2019

Stuttgart, Germany – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (TSS) has launched two new seals specifically dev…

Carbon black maker Longxing reports 2018 profit jump

Carbon black maker Longxing reports 2018 profit jump

Added: 21 Feb 2019

Xingtai, Hebei – Chinese carbon black maker Longxing Chemical has seen its net profit increase 166%…

Cooper Tire reports double-digit decline in operating income

Cooper Tire reports double-digit decline in operating income

Added: 21 Feb 2019

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. suffered a 46.6% drop in fiscal 2018 operating income on 1…