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Cooper signs TBR off-take manufacturing deal with Sailun Vietnam
Added: 15 Feb 2018
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has struck an off-take production deal with Sailun Vietnam…
Kumho Petrochemical expects materials prices to rise
Added: 15 Feb 2018
Seoul – Kumho Petrochemical is expecting slight improvements in prices for butadiene and maybe also…
Goodyear tracking higher margins in Europe
Added: 15 Feb 2018
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear is on track to restore margins in Europe, Middle East & Africa, CEO Rich Kra…
Kuraray to raise elastomers prices
Added: 15 Feb 2018
Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Kuraray is raising the prices of some of its elastomers globall…
Report: Michelin-licensed rubber JV to start operation in Q2 ‘18
Added: 15 Feb 2018
Jakarta - A Michelin-licensed synthetic rubber manufacturing plant in Indonesian is 93.5% complete …
Versalis, Bridgestone in partnership to study guayule rubber
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Milan – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is forming a strategic partnership with Italian polymer producer …
Prometeon launches major global reorganisation
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Milan – Prometeon Tyre Group (PTG), the former industrial tire unit of Pirelli & C. SpA, has launch…
Michelin to partner with auto parts distributor Mobivia
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Lille, France – Groupe Michelin and Mobivia PLC, a European multi-brand vehicle servicing and parts…
Solvay accelerates succession plan for CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Brussels - Solvay SA has announced that it is in the process of identifying a successor for its CEO…
Pyrolyx on track with US facility construction
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Munich, Germany – Recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Pyrolyx AG is on track with the constru…
Lanxess showcasing new tire application materials at TTE
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess’s Rhein Chemie business unit will be showcasing a number of new material…
Comerio Ercole looks to the future at TTE
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Features also include smart factory dedicated service packages, designed to “support and orient cus…
KraussMaffei Berstorff targets rubber extrusion scrap
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Hanover, Germany – At TTE 2018, KraussMaffei Berstorff is showcasing its new CompoundRework system …
BST Eltromat brings advanced QA to TTE 2018
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Bielefeld, Germany – At the 2018 Tire Technology Expo, BST Eltromat International will focus on the…
Hankook eyes continued sales growth, profits rebound in 2018
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Seoul, South Korea — Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.'s fiscal 2017 operating income dropped 28.1% due to elev…
US 2018 Market Data: Shipments up, production down
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Akron, Ohio – A funny thing happened on the way to the anticipated revival of US tire manufacturing…
Michelin reports growth amid reorganisation, high materials costs
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has reported growth both in operating income and sales d…
EU starts registering Chinese truck & bus tire imports
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Brussels – New and retreaded truck and bus tires imported to the EU from China will have to be regi…
Comment: Italian machinery makers gain technology edge
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Rodolfo Comerio sales and marketing manager Nicola Fedele reviews the current developments within t…
Michelin names Menegaux to succeed Senard as CEO in 2019
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Group Michelin's board of directors is recommending Florent Menegaux, se…
