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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
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
Added: 19 Nov 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s reinforcement materials segment, which includes its rubber ca…

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…

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 15 Nov 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has noted a decline in replacement passenger car tire sales in China for …

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
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
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
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
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
Added: 14 Nov 2018
Hardenberg, The Netherlands – Magna Tyres Group has announced plans to expand its recently opened O…