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DRAFT Hexpol “equipped” for more expansions, posts strong Q3
Added: 9 Dec 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has posted a 12% increase in third-quarter operating profit to SEK527 mil…
Q&A: Making the case for minimum air-permeability standards in tires
Added: 9 Dec 2018
ERJ: What is the current status of ExxonMobil’s efforts to have minimum air-retention properties ma…
UK tire groups demand action on waste-crime
Added: 7 Dec 2018
Essex , UK – Tire industry groups are demanding more support from the UK government to cut waste-cr…
Trelleborg, Chinese engineering firm to advance tunnel seals
Added: 7 Dec 2018
Shanghai, China – Trelleborg AB signed a memorandum of understanding with Fourth Harbor Engineering…
Brisa starts 'smart' tire factory in central Turkey
Added: 7 Dec 2018
Aksaray, Turkey – Turkish tire maker Brisa Bridgestone Sabancı Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS has star…
US expects 2.7% increase in tire shipments
Added: 7 Dec 2018
Washington – Tire shipments will total 325.2 million units this year, up 2.7% from the 316.7 millio…
Conti opens dandelion rubber research centre
Added: 7 Dec 2018
Anklam, Germany – Continental has officially inaugurated its laboratory for research into the prod…
Avon Rubber eyes acquisitions in 2019
Added: 6 Dec 2018
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc is exploring acquisition opportunities in the current fiscal year (s…
Report: Michelin launches €40m expansion of Polish plant
Added: 6 Dec 2018
Olsztyn, Poland – French tire maker Michelin has launched a PLN169 million (€39.3 million) expansio…
Kesoram to spin off Birla tire business
Added: 6 Dec 2018
Kolkata, India – Indian company Kesoram Industries is spinning off its tire business to create a se…
Denka raising carbon black prices
Added: 6 Dec 2018
Tokyo – Denka Performance Elastomers (DPE) is raising the prices of its carbon black materials by 2…
People: UK distributor expands performance chemicals team
Added: 6 Dec 2018
Wilkins has more than 24 years of experience in coatings for the decorative, industrial and wood fi…
Kraiburg TPE to start up new production line Malaysia
Added: 5 Dec 2018
Kuala Lumpur - Kraiburg TPE is set to start up a new 5-kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa) production line a…
Seals specialist Kaco consolidating German operations
Added: 5 Dec 2018
Kirchardt, Germany – Automotive sealing specialist Kaco GmbH is consolidating its operations in Ger…
People: IRSG appoints new executives
Added: 5 Dec 2018
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has elected Enrico Lucchese of Versalis as …
Conti buying Austrian tire dealership Reifen John
Added: 5 Dec 2018
Salzburg, Austria – Continental AG has agreed to purchase Reifen John GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned…
Trelleborg forms JV to make two-wheel tires in India
Added: 5 Dec 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems business has entered into a joint venture agreement w…
GRI goes green by installing solar power system
Added: 4 Dec 2018
Colombo – Speciality tire manufacturer Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) has installed a 1,2…
Triangle to start up new tire plant; nine-month sales down
Added: 4 Dec 2018
Weihai, Shandong – Triangle expects to start up a new 4 million unit/year production facility for p…
Arlanxeo divestment set for yearend
Added: 4 Dec 2018
Cologne. Germany – Lanxess expects the sale of its 50% stake in Arlanxeo to joint venture partner S…
