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Vibracoustic expanding vehicle components facility
Added: 10 Aug 2018
Darmstadt, Germany – Automotive vibration-control company Vibracoustic is investing around €4 milli…
Sibur elastomers revenues down despite higher volumes
Added: 10 Aug 2018
Moscow – Russian petrochemicals supplier Sibur has posted a 5.5% year-on-year decline in revenue fr…
Sumitomo cuts 2018 forecast despite half-year gains
Added: 10 Aug 2018
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) reported a double-digit improvement in operatin…
Thailand looks to cut back on natural rubber output
Added: 10 Aug 2018
Bangkok – Thailand’s government is paying natural rubber growers to stop growing rubber in an effor…
Prices: Denka raising silica filler prices 10%
Added: 9 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Denka Co. Ltd is increasing global sales prices of its fused silica filler by 10%, with eff…
Goodyear OE tires on Peugeot recalled in China
Added: 9 Aug 2018
Beijing – Goodyear’s tires size 215/50R17 installed on nearly 103,000 Peugeot 408 small sedans will…
Earnings up 45% at Cabot rubber blacks unit
Added: 9 Aug 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has reported a 45% year-on-year rise in earnings (EBIT) to $74 …
Yokohama ends technology tie-ups with Kumho Tire
Added: 9 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has terminated its technology tie-ups with Kumho Tire Co. Inc., the…
Technology: Tandem process is revolutionising the tire industry
Added: 8 Aug 2018
London - In a technical paper, now posted on ERJ, HF explains how the requirements for tire mixture…
Gloves unit ‘impairment’ adds to Semperit woes
Added: 8 Aug 2018
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding has identified an impairment loss of about €55 million at its Semperme…
Event: Bridgestone bringing RFID and ‘ologic’ to IAA
Added: 8 Aug 2018
Brussels – As of 2019, Bridgestone will start to supply truck and bus tires with RFID electronic ta…
Hankook earnings dip on slightly higher sales
Added: 8 Aug 2018
Seoul – Despite slightly higher sales, Hankook Tire Co. Ltd posted drops of 3.3% and 7.6% in earnin…
Arlanxeo ‘targeting NBR growth’ with French plant upgrade
Added: 8 Aug 2018
Nuremberg, Germany – Arlanxeo’s recent decision to modernise its nitrile rubber (NBR) production fa…
CEO Maggioni leaves Marangoni Group
Added: 8 Aug 2018
Rovereto, Italy – Dino Maggioni has “chosen to leave his position” as CEO of Marangoni SpA. as well…
Lanxess selling Arlanxeo stake to Saudi Aramco
Added: 8 Aug 2018
Cologne. Germany – Lanxess plans to sell its remaining 50% stake in Arlanxeo to its joint venture p…
Kumho notes uptrend in butadiene, SR prices
Added: 7 Aug 2018
Seoul – South Korean petrochemicals company Kumho Petrochemical has reported an upward trend in the…
Cooper Tire second quarter income down 67%
Added: 7 Aug 2018
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s operating income plummeted 61.1% year-on-year to $32.8 m…
Bekaert reports 50% tariff-linked hike in tire-cord steel costs
Added: 7 Aug 2018
Zwevegem, Belgium – NV Bakaert SA has reported a 50% increase as of August in prices of imported wi…
Arkema rejects criminal charges over Crosby explosions
Added: 7 Aug 2018
Paris – French speciality chemicals supplier Arkema SA has rejected criminal charges against the co…
Bekaert notes €34m cost at set-to-close Italy plant
Added: 7 Aug 2018
Zwevegem, Belgium – Despite “solid results” Bekaert’s margin performance was significantly impacted…
