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Nokian restructures European business
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has split its European business into separate units for the Central E…

Linglong wins China industrial award
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Beijing - Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. has won the fifth China Industrial Award to become the fi…

VDMA figures indicate steady decline in Middle East machinery demand
Added: 13 Dec 2018
Frankfurt, Germany - With less than a month left to Arabplast 2019, German machinery trade associat…

China’s KingTitan building non-pneumatic tire factory
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Yulin, Guangxi – China’s non-pneumatic tire maker KingTitan Technology broke ground on its 2.5 mill…

Borflex acquires Swiss rubber components maker
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Hermes, France – Borflex has acquired Swiss manufacturer of rubber and plastics parts Rex Articoli …

DRAFT People: Conti names new head of investors relations
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Hanover, Germany – Technology group and automotive supplier Continental AG has named 38-year-old Be…

Technology: Teknor Apex develops silicone-like TPEs
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Geleen, The Netherlands – Teknor Apex has developed a new series of styrenic thermoplastic elastome…

Hankook restructuring to support digital transformation
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Seoul — Hankook Tire Co. Inc. is revamping its global corporate structure to enhance competitivenes…

Cooper Standard licenses Fortrex to PolyOne
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Cooper Standard said in an 11 Dec news release that applications include electrical/electronics, he…

BASF expects “considerable” decline in earnings
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE has lowered its forecast for 2018 earnings, due to lower-than-expec…

People: Bekaert replaces senior executive
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Brussels – Bekaert’s executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) Beatríz García-Cos …

People: BRV appoints new managing director
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Bonn, Germany – Hans-Jürgen Drechsler, the long-time managing director of the German tire trade ass…

Goodyear closing Venezuelan tire factory
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear's Venezuelan subsidiary, CA Goodyear de Venezuela, is ceasing production at …

Kumho operating income, sales down in third quarter
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Seoul – Kumho Tire Co. Inc. suffered a 69.3% drop in pre-tax operating profit for the quarter ended…

Zhongce link-ups to advance tire rubber technology
Added: 11 Dec 2018
Yantai, China – Chinese tire maker Zhongce Rubber has signed a contract with two Chinese partners t…

KraussMaffei says ‘working hard’ on cyber attack problem
Added: 10 Dec 2018
Munich, Germany – Rubber & plastics machinery manufacturer KraussMaffei Group is still fighting a c…

Iranian government addresses natural rubber woes
Added: 10 Dec 2018
Tehran – The Iranian government has agreed to offer subsidised dollar rates to local tire makers as…

Linglong boss highlights need for partnerships at Turin summit
Added: 10 Dec 2018
Addressing a 7 Dec meeting of strategic suppliers and distributors from around the world, Wang focu…

New rules to revitalise EU tire labelling scheme?
Added: 9 Dec 2018
If voted through by the European Parliament, the regulation will, from 1 Jan, 2020, oblige supplier…

Slowdown follows year of strong growth in France
Added: 9 Dec 2018
London - This year has seen a marked business-slowdown in the French rubber industry, following a 2…