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Indian low-cost airline selects Michelin as tire supplier

Added: 22 Nov 2018

Paris – Michelin and Indian low-cost airline IndiGo have agreed on a long-term supply of aircraft t…

New Halcyon Agri NR policy to address Cameroon issues

New Halcyon Agri NR policy to address Cameroon issues

Added: 22 Nov 2018

Singapore – Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd has launched a sustainable natural rubber supply chain policy (S…

Marangoni, DMack in talks amid Rovereto rejig

Marangoni, DMack in talks amid Rovereto rejig

Added: 22 Nov 2018

London – Marangoni SpA is in talks with Dmack about a proposal that would see the UK sports tire co…

Michelin recalls CrossClimate replacement SUV tires in Canada

Michelin recalls CrossClimate replacement SUV tires in Canada

Added: 21 Nov 2018

Laval, Quebec – Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. is voluntarily recalling 377 Michelin CrossCli…

Nokian targets sales improvement in US, central Europe

Nokian targets sales improvement in US, central Europe

Added: 21 Nov 2018

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc is planning to significantly increase its sales in the US and cen…

Event: Automotive materials summit to launch in Sweden

Event: Automotive materials summit to launch in Sweden

Added: 21 Nov 2018

Gothenburg, Sweden - The first Automotive Materials Summit will be launched in Gothenburg in May ne…

Chemicals industry groups back Brexit deal

Chemicals industry groups back Brexit deal

Added: 21 Nov 2018

London – The UK Chemical Industries Association and its European counterpart Cefic have issued a st…

Dispute over control of NR sustainability platform

Dispute over control of NR sustainability platform

Added: 21 Nov 2018

London – Tire manufacturers and NGOs are locked in a tug-of-war over the governance structure of th…

Russian fund seeks to exit Voltyre venture with Titan

Russian fund seeks to exit Voltyre venture with Titan

Added: 21 Nov 2018

Quincy, Illinois – An affiliate of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), one of three shareholders…

Technology: Silicone Hygiene castor-cover for healthcare, cleanrooms

Added: 21 Nov 2018

Winchester, UK – While castor mounted units are commonly used in healthcare and cleanroom settings,…

Finixx to build self-sealing tire project in China

Finixx to build self-sealing tire project in China

Added: 20 Nov 2018

Located at the city’s Jinhe Industrial Park, the project has €126 million (1 billion yuan) investme…

GRI using tire endurance tester in Sri Lanka

GRI using tire endurance tester in Sri Lanka

Added: 20 Nov 2018

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Speciality tire manufacturer Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) has inst…

Cooper Tire opens warehouse in Mississippi

Cooper Tire opens warehouse in Mississippi

Added: 20 Nov 2018

Byhalia, Mississippi – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has put into operation a 1 million-sq.-ft. leased w…

Arlanxeo sales, earnings rise in Q3

Arlanxeo sales, earnings rise in Q3

Added: 20 Nov 2018

Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo, the synthetic rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco, h…

Dow mulls world-scale siloxanes facility

Added: 20 Nov 2018

Friedrichshafen, Germany – Dow Chemical Co. is currently conducting a feasibility study on a “world…

Analysis: Conti, Cooper Standard upbeat about AVS deal

Analysis: Conti, Cooper Standard upbeat about AVS deal

Added: 19 Nov 2018

Novi, Michigan – Continental AG's Vibration Control business, which produces anti-vibration parts l…

Bridgestone to expand US truck tire plant

Bridgestone to expand US truck tire plant

Added: 19 Nov 2018

Morrison, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is planning to break ground later this year on an e…

Brexit chaos looms larger over UK rubber sector

Brexit chaos looms larger over UK rubber sector

Added: 19 Nov 2018

London – The prospect of the UK crashing out of the European Union looms ever larger with the Westm…

China anti-dumping tariffs on NBR from Japan, Korea

China anti-dumping tariffs on NBR from Japan, Korea

Added: 19 Nov 2018

Beijing – China’s MOFCOM announced its final ruling on 8 November to impose anti-dumping duties on …

Sumitomo downgrades 2018 outlook on rising costs

Sumitomo downgrades 2018 outlook on rising costs

Added: 19 Nov 2018

Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) has downgraded its earnings forecast for fiscal…