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Event: India set for annual rubber-skills awards
Added: 3 Nov 2018
New Delhi, India – The Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) annual awards will be conferred in N…

JSR profits decline 45% in first half of 2018
Added: 2 Nov 2018
Tokyo – Japanese synthetic rubber supplier JSR Corp. has posted a 45% year-on-year decline in earni…

Trelleborg reports growth amid oil & gas woes
Added: 2 Nov 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has reported a 14% year-on-year growth in earnings (EBIDTA) at S…

Bridgestone opens new training lab with Akron schools
Added: 2 Nov 2018
Akron, Ohio – Bridgestone Americas Inc. launched a new partnership with Akron Public Schools, offic…

Mitsubishi becomes largest shareholder in Toyo
Added: 2 Nov 2018
Tokyo – Japanese automotive and technology giant Mitsubishi Corp. has become the largest shareholde…

Versalis’ Ferrari appointed as Cefic president
Added: 1 Nov 2018
Milan, Italy – The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has elected Versalis CEO Daniele Ferr…

Toyoda Gosei buying majority stake in Chinese automotive supplier
Added: 1 Nov 2018
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Co is purchasing a majority stake in Hubei Rock Rubber and Seal Techno…

Indorama completes acquisition of Czech tire cord business
Added: 1 Nov 2018
Bangkok – Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd (IVL) has completed the purchase of Czech tire cord and …

Toyo to raise prices on 'select' tires in the US
Added: 1 Nov 2018
Cypress, California – Toyo Tire USA Corp. will increase dealer base prices on select passenger, lig…

BKT to build production plant in US
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Las Vegas, Nevada – Off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd., the No. 39 tire maker worldwide…

Cooper Tire earnings down 42% at Q3
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. showed similar results in net sales to last year's totals,…

Conti names chief technology officer for automotive group
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is appointing Dirk Abendroth as chief technology officer (CTO) of…

Hexpol posts higher sales and earnings
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has seen its sales and operating profit increase in the first nine months…

Covestro cutting 900 jobs globally
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Leverkusen, Germany - Covestro AG is cutting 900 jobs globally as part of a company-wide cost savin…

Pirelli, Rostec to double tire production at Russian plant
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Moscow – Pirelli C & SpA and Russian state-owned Rostec have signed a €100-million agreement to dou…

US postpones decision on Chinese wheel imports
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Washington – The US department of commerce has postponed its preliminary determination on steel whe…

Borealis to acquire control of S. Korean compounder
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Cheonan, South Korea – Borealis AG is acquiring “a controlling stake” in South Korean compounder DY…

Continental Carbon building 150ktpa production plant in India
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Dusseldorf, Germany – Continental Carbon India Limited (CCIL) is building a green filed carbon blac…

Wacker to raise silicone prices
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG will raise prices for silicone rubber in its Europe, Middle East…

Goodyear cuts earnings forecast, again
Added: 29 Oct 2018
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has lowered its expectations for fiscal 2018 operating income slightly "to r…