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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…

Cabot reinforcement segment reports jump in sales, earnings

Cabot reinforcement segment reports jump in sales, earnings

Added: 19 Nov 2018

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s reinforcement materials segment, which includes its rubber ca…

CEAT is one of the India’s leading tire manufacturers. It is amongst the top 30 tire players globally. CEAT’s strength lies in the passenger segment wherein it has a dominant market share in the 2W space in India. In fact, it is one of the leading 2W players globally too.

Q&A: CEAT sees opportunities amid global tire-market challenges

Added: 18 Nov 2018

The global tire industry is currently undergoing an unexpected series of market-disruptions and uph…

Pressure on supply has driven a series of investments in new capacity expansions, Notch Consultancy president Paul Ita noted in an address to the Carbon Black World Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Prices rising amid strong demand for carbon black

Added: 17 Nov 2018

Article based on report published in the Nov/Dec 2018 edition of European Rubber Journal magazine:

L…

Yokohama dials back 2018 forecast

Yokohama dials back 2018 forecast

Added: 16 Nov 2018

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has revised downward its earnings outlook for fiscal 2018 despite …

Japanese automotive supplier Inoac fined in Canada in bid rigging case

Japanese automotive supplier Inoac fined in Canada in bid rigging case

Added: 16 Nov 2018

Tokyo - Japanese auto parts manufacturer Inoac Corp. has been fined about $1 million (€880,000) aft…

Conti notes slowdown in global car production

Conti notes slowdown in global car production

Added: 16 Nov 2018

Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has noted a slowdown in global production of passenger cars and l…

Bridgestone, Pitstop to collaborate in 'mobility' services

Bridgestone, Pitstop to collaborate in 'mobility' services

Added: 16 Nov 2018

Brussels – Bridgestone Corp. and German automotive service chain Pitstop (pitstop.de GmbH) have ann…

Earnings up, but Pirelli lowers sales forecast on S America slump

Earnings up, but Pirelli lowers sales forecast on S America slump

Added: 16 Nov 2018

Milan, Italy – Decline in South America has prompted Pirelli C. & SpA to revise down its full-year …

Synthomer starts up nitrile latex expansion in Malaysia

Synthomer starts up nitrile latex expansion in Malaysia

Added: 15 Nov 2018

London: Synthomer has opened a 90-kilotonne expansion to its nitrile latex production facility in P…

Update: ContiTech expanding AVS business with €230m acquisition

Added: 15 Nov 2018

Germany: Continental AG is significantly expanding its anti-vibration systems (AVS) business throug…

Michelin to gain €46m a year from Dundee closure

Michelin to gain €46m a year from Dundee closure

Added: 15 Nov 2018

London – Groupe Michelin expects to achieve £40 million (€46 million) annually in productivity gain…

Premium-tire drive impacts Bridgestone sales in China

Premium-tire drive impacts Bridgestone sales in China

Added: 15 Nov 2018

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has noted a decline in replacement passenger car tire sales in China for …

$72.5 million to add 5,000 metric tons of annual production capacity at the 5-year-old Bhuj, Gujarat, factory, in particular for larger sizes, along with a rubber mixing plant and additional warehousing. The investment includes the addition of building equipment for the larger-sized tires.

BKT budgets $200m to upgrade, expand capacities in India

Added: 15 Nov 2018

Mumbai, India — Off-highway tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is budgeting more than $200…

Zeon elastomers unit impacted by raw material costs

Zeon elastomers unit impacted by raw material costs

Added: 14 Nov 2018

Tokyo – Zeon Corp.’s elastomer business has seen operating profit fall 16% year-on-year to Yen9.5 b…

Orion rubber segment posts record quarter

Orion rubber segment posts record quarter

Added: 14 Nov 2018

Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbons SA has seen its rubber segment sales and profits soar in the …

Apollo posts strong growth amid setbacks

Apollo posts strong growth amid setbacks

Added: 14 Nov 2018

Kochi, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has seen strong growth in sales and profits for the first half of i…

Conti, Pirelli raise North America tire prices

Conti, Pirelli raise North America tire prices

Added: 14 Nov 2018

Fort Mill, South Carolina – Tire price hikes continue in North America as Continental and Pirelli a…

Magna Tyres to expand Dutch production plant again

Magna Tyres to expand Dutch production plant again

Added: 14 Nov 2018

Hardenberg, The Netherlands – Magna Tyres Group has announced plans to expand its recently opened O…