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Bridgestone expects to build on H1 sales gains
Added: 14 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has reported a 1% drop in operating income, to Yen199.4 billion (€1,572 m…
Strong first-half supports Nokian expansion plans
Added: 14 Aug 2018
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc reported a 6.4% rise in first-half net sales to €765.2 million – …
Dätwyler seals automotive, healthcare gains
Added: 14 Aug 2018
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Group increased its first-half net revenue by 7.7% year-on-year to …
Moehlenkamp: Transform to survive in era of new mobility
Added: 13 Aug 2018
Traverse City, Michigan – Suppliers who are not prepared to embrace new mobility options may not su…
China’s Jinneng to build carbon black facilities
Added: 13 Aug 2018
Qingdao, China – Coal chemical firm Jingneng Science and Technology is planning to set up a new sit…
Will automated tire plants employ fewer people?
Added: 13 Aug 2018
Readers' views sought on issues raised in report published in the July/August edition of European R…
Yokohama posts “highest-ever” sales and operating profit
Added: 13 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has posted a 32.3% year-on-year rise in operating earnings to $242.…
Gates gains with record Q2 sales
Added: 13 Aug 2018
Denver, Colorado – Gates Industrial Corp. PLC reported net sales up with a quarterly record in its …
Conti buying major tire and auto service chain in Australia
Added: 13 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental is to acquire Kmart Tyre and Auto Service (KTAS), one of Australia’s…
Bridgestone investing €160m in Poznan tire plant
Added: 10 Aug 2018
Poznan, Poland – Bridgestone Corp. is investing more than €160 million to expand and upgrade its ti…
Prices: Cabot hiking speciality carbon prices
Added: 10 Aug 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is increasing prices by up to 10% globally for speciality carbo…
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…
