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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
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
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
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
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:
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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…
