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World-scale facility part of Dow’s silicone expansion plans
Added: 14 Nov 2018
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Dow Chemical Co. s currently conducting a feasibility study on a “world-…
Imerys announces “substantial” price increase
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Toulouse, France – Imerys Performance Additives Division is introducing a “substantial” price incre…
Toyo suffers drops in sales, earnings
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported drops in earnings and sales for the first nine …
Semperit completes €27m expansion at Czech plant
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Vienna – Austrian rubber engineering group has completed a €27-million expansion of its hose produc…
US to impose antidumping duties on steel wheels from China
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has determined preliminarily that exporters of steel tru…
Natural rubber prices stabilise at low levels
Added: 13 Nov 2018
London – Average weekly prices for natural rubber were relatively stable in producer countries duri…
Action group launches bid to save Michelin Dundee plant
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Edinburgh, UK – Government, business and union officials have instigated joint efforts to avert the…
BKT plans $100m tire production unit in US
Added: 12 Nov 2018
Milan, Italy - Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), India-headquartered manufacturer of off-highway…
Evonik company to build silica production plant in Turkey
Added: 12 Nov 2018
Sakarya, Turkey – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €15 millio…
Yokohama takes 'asset impairment' charge related to US plant
Added: 12 Nov 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has taken an asset impairment charge against its third quarter ear…
Bridgestone profits decline, sales remain flat
Added: 12 Nov 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has seen its operating income decline 3% to Yen290.8 billion (€2.25 billi…
Prometeon to invest €100m in Turkish plant
Added: 9 Nov 2018
Istanbul, Turkey – Prometeon Tyre Group, the former Pirelli industrial tires unit, is investing 580…
Conti rubber results down on slow demand, high costs
Added: 9 Nov 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s rubber group generated total sales of around €13.01 billion in …
UK Lords warn against lack of preparation for Brexit
Added: 9 Nov 2018
London - The UK House of Lords has warned of “potentially severe consequences for the chemicals sec…
MIG targets new markets for bladder technology
Added: 9 Nov 2018
Anagni, Italy – Italian company MAE Industria Gomma (MIG) is looking to expand its bladder product…
Brexit a factor in Schaeffler plant closures
Added: 8 Nov 2018
Herzogenaurach, Germany – Schaeffler is closing two UK plants – at Plymouth (Barden Corp. Ltd) and …
Scottish action plan to save Michelin’s Dundee plant
Added: 8 Nov 2018
The rescue bid follows the French group’s announcement on 5 Nov that it would close the plant by 2…
Black Bear raises another €5m to scale up
Added: 8 Nov 2018
Nederweert, The Netherlands – Dutch cleantech company Black Bear has raised €5 million from venture…
Toyoda Gosei starts production at new Indian plant
Added: 8 Nov 2018
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has started production at its manufacturing plant in Dekavada, Gujarat…
Coim expands elastomers in Brazil
Added: 8 Nov 2018
Sao Paulo, Brazil — Coim expanded capacity for cast elastomers at its Sao Paulo plant in October.
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