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Synthetic rubber prices set to remain "incredibly volatile"
Added: 5 Oct 2018
Akron, Ohio – Prices for synthetic rubber and petrochemical feedstocks have been "incredibly volati…
South Korea’s Kolon Industries opens tire cord plant in Vietnam
Added: 5 Oct 2018
Seoul – South Korean industrial materials and chemicals supplier Kolon Industries has started produ…
TPE production moving from Asia to North America
Added: 5 Oct 2018
Fairlawn, Ohio – The global thermoplastic elastomer market is "at a change point" in 2018, with the…
Conti recalling 2,000 Hybrid HS3 truck tires in North America
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Washington — Continental Tire the Americas LLC is recalling 1,990 Conti Hybrid HS3 truck tires for …
Yokohama makes senior management changes
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has announced senior management changes effective as of 1 Oct.
Takas…
TOCOM to list technically specified rubber futures
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Tokyo – The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) has announced that it will be listing technically spec…
Giti adds to tire-price hikes in US
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Rancho Cucamonga, California – Giti Tire USA is the latest tire maker to raise prices in the US: a…
Michelin sets 2022 target for Fenner synergies
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Group Michelin expects to achieve synergies of £60 million (€67.6 millio…
Hexpol acquires 80% stake in compounder Mesgo
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has acquired 80% of the shares in Italian elastomers compounder Mesgo Gro…
Yokohama Tire opens R&D center in US
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Cornelius, North Carolina — Yokohama Tire Corp. has opened a US tire research and development facil…
Covestro to expand MDI capacity at Shanghai facility
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Shanghai, China – Covestro AG plans to invest €10 million to expand MDI capacity at its plant in Sh…
Apollo Vredestein to supply OE tires for Volkswagen Touareg
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Kettering, UK – German carmaker Volkswagen Group has selected Apollo Vredestein tires for OE fitmen…
Safic-Alcan to distribute Organometallix catalysts in UK, Ireland
Added: 3 Oct 2018
Paris La Défense – French chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has extended its distribution agreement…
ZC Rubber outlines 2018 goals at dealer meeting
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Manila, Philippines — Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) is targeting continued sales growth…
Nynas aims to 'fill' gap in tight silicone market
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Stockholm – In response to continuing pressures on global silicone supply, Nynas has developed what…
DowDuPont launches electric vehicle initiative
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Wilmington, Delaware – DowDuPont's speciality products division has launched an initiative to combi…
First ‘smart’ rubber-products plant starts up in China
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Hunan, China –China’s first ever ‘smart’ factory for the manufacture of rubber products has started…
Update: Cabot acquires Chinese carbon black manufacturer
Added: 2 Oct 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has acquired Chinese carbon black manufacturing company NSCC Ca…
SNCP has 'no links to' Iran tire-group deal
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Vitry-sur-Seine, France – The SNCP (Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères) has distanced…
China’s General Science to build Thai tire plant
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Wuxi, China – Jiangsu General Science Technology plans to build a new tire plant in Thailand’s Rayo…
