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Yokohama automotive A/C hoses resist new refrigerant
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has introduced hoses offering compatibility with HFO-1234yf, which …

Apollo boss 'heartened' by OE progress in Europe
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Kochi, Kerala – Apollo Tyres Ltd chairman, Onkar S. Kanwar has highlighted the growing contribution…

Conti invests €460m in rubber units during HI
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental’s Rubber Group, which includes its Tire and ContiTech divisions inve…

Pirelli to buy 49% stake in China's Jining Shenzhou Tyre
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Yanzhou, China — Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has struck a deal with China's Hixih Rubber Industry Group to …

Lanxess discontinues financial reporting on Arlanxeo
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has, for the first time, reported financial results without giving de…

Rogers introduces silicone foam for enclosure sealing
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Chandler, Arizona – Rogers Corp. has introduced a new sealing cellular silicone solution for gasket…

Ren steps down as Pirelli chairman
Added: 2 Aug 2018
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA’s chairman Ren Jianxin has resigned from all roles held on the comp…

Zenesis acquires UK retreader Vacu-Lug
Added: 2 Aug 2018
London – One of the largest European independent retreaders Vau-Lug Traction Tyres Ltd has been acq…

Mixed first half for Continental’s rubber units
Added: 2 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental’s Rubber Group achieved first-half sales of €8.6 billion, about leve…

ERJ Brainteaser Results: April - January 2018
Added: 2 Aug 2018
APRIL
With respect to all our other great contestants, there is one standout winner this time around…

ERJ Business Tracker to June 2017
Added: 2 Aug 2018
June
30/6 Shandong Linglong Tyre Co Ltd has fully established a Mexico tire unit named Elite Faith M…

Forbo robust at H1 despite higher costs
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Baar, Switzerland – Product introductions and efficiency gains have helped Forbo Group to shrug off…

Conti breaks ground with new HQ ‘campus’
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental has marked the start of construction of its new headquarters facilit…

Cooper-Standard margins down in “challenging” markets
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has reported a 2.1% rise, year-on-year, in second qu…

Linglong completes technology supply to Uzbek tire plant
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Tashkent – Linglong Tire has completed its supply of technology to a greenfield tire production pla…

Apollo chairman welcomes custom duties on Chinese tires
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Kochi, Kerala – Apollo Tyres Ltd chairman Onkar S. Kanwar has welcomed a decision by the Indian gov…

Automotive supplier Vorwerk Autotec builds plant in Serbia
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Čačak, Serbia – German elastomer and metal autoparts manufacturer Vorwerk Autotec has begun constru…

Automotive tariffs will hurt US, industry bosses warn
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Washington — Nearly 50 witnesses from various corners of the US vehicle industry gave an overwhelmi…

Moody's upgrades Covestro rating
Added: 1 Aug 2018
Leverkusen, Germany – International rating agency Moody's Investors Service has reassessed Covestro…

VDMA backs Iran trade as Trump tariffs bite
Added: 31 Jul 2018
Tehran – Germany’s plastics & rubber machinery trade association the VDMA has highlighted the impor…