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Trade court remands OTR tire duty case to Commerce
Added: 8 Apr 2018
New York – The US Court of International Trade has remanded to the US Department of Commerce an ant…

Linglong inks strategic cooperation with Birla
Added: 8 Apr 2018
Rayong, Thailand – Linglong International Tire Thailand and Indian Aditya Birla Group have signed a…

Orion to add speciality carbon black line in Italy
Added: 6 Apr 2018
Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbons SA is expanding its speciality carbon black capacity in Raven…

Natural rubber prices fall sharply as oversupply looms
Added: 6 Apr 2018
London – As a curb in natural rubber exports from the three main producer countries came to an end …

Toyoda Gosei to fully own Chinese rubber parts maker
Added: 6 Apr 2018
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Co. is acquiring all equity in China-based automotive rubber parts mak…

Avon divests engineered fabrications business in US
Added: 6 Apr 2018
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has sold its US-based Avon Engineered Fabrications (AEF) to Performa…

Petro Rabigh starts “on-spec” rubber production
Added: 5 Apr 2018
Rabigh, Saudi Arabia – Petro Rabigh has achieved “on-spec” production at its aromatics and ethylene…

Bridgestone-brand ruling kills 'one' bid with two 'stones'
Added: 5 Apr 2018
According to the Singaporean Business Times, the decision followed a “failed application” by Bridge…

Bluestar reduces shares in Elkem as IPO completed
Added: 5 Apr 2018
Oslo - Norway-based silicones producer Elkem ASA has completed a successful initial public offering…

Tires, rubber, machinery among Chinese goods subject to tariffs
Added: 5 Apr 2018
Washington — At least 10 categories of tires, rubber, rubber products and rubber processing machine…

Lord process opens new areas for LSR, thermoplastics
Added: 5 Apr 2018
Cary, North Carolina – Lord Corp. has been bonding rubber to metal and other substrates for more th…

Conti activates digital tire-monitoring platform
Added: 5 Apr 2018
Conti describes the technology as an efficient solution for remote tire monitoring, allowing fleet …

Trelleborg says integration of CGS “complex”
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – The integration of Czech rubber company CGS with Trelleborg is proving to be a…

Nokian to move North America HQ to Nashville
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Colchester, Vermont — Nokian Tyres North America is planning to move its headquarters over the comi…

Mitsubishi Chemical expanding performance polymers business in Asia
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Tokyo - Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) has established a regional management company in Singapore,…

China’s General Science raises fund for €185 million new tire plant
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Wuxi, China – Jiangsu General Science Technology is raising capital through private placement to fu…

Kumho agrees to sell stake in company to Doublestar
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Seoul, South Korea — After months of uncertainty, it appears Kumho Tire Co. Inc. will have a new ow…

Elkem showcases new medical HCRs
Added: 4 Apr 2018
York, South Carolina – Bluestar Silicones may have a new name, but the commitment toward innovative…

Chemours hikes fluoroelastomer prices
Added: 3 Apr 2018
Wilmington, Delaware - Chemours is introducing global price increases of up to 10% across a range o…

Future Tire Conference: Q&A with Cimcorp technology director
Added: 2 Apr 2018
ERJ: Please identify one significant development in the tire industry in the last 2-3 years, and ex…