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Sibur rubber sales up 10% in 2017

Sibur rubber sales up 10% in 2017

Added: 28 Feb 2018

Moscow – PAO Sibur Holding has reported a significant rise in synthetic rubber sales in its operati…

Hanover, Germany – An ISO standard for RFID tire tags will be available either this year or next, according to Pierre Loiret, who leads on norms and regulations at Groupe Michelin.

Tire industry on the road to universal RFID standard

Added: 27 Feb 2018

The Michelin specialist provided the update in a presentation on the progress of ISO TC31 WG10 stan…

HF helps parent group to beat growth forecasts

HF helps parent group to beat growth forecasts

Added: 27 Feb 2018

Lübeck, Germany – Possehl Group, the Lübeck-based conglomerate which includes tire and rubber machi…

Under the latest plans, the company’s Latin America operation is to cut ‘standard’ tire production and convert to making ‘high-value’ products, including increased SUV penetration.

High-value tires lead Pirelli growth plan for 2018

Added: 27 Feb 2018

Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA aims to further increase sales of high-value tires, under a growth …

Semperit restructuring extends to more units

Semperit restructuring extends to more units

Added: 27 Feb 2018

Vienna – Semperit AG Holding's restructuring and transformation project has been expanded to includ…

Linglong insists 'still to decide' Europe plant location

Linglong insists 'still to decide' Europe plant location

Added: 26 Feb 2018

Shandong, China - Chinese tire maker Linglong Tire has denied that it has already selected the loca…

ANRPC expects 2.8% growth in NR demand this year

ANRPC expects 2.8% growth in NR demand this year

Added: 26 Feb 2018

Kuala Lumpur – Global demand for natural rubber (NR) is set to grow at 2.8% in 2018, considerably h…

Italians dominate TTE 2018 awards

Italians dominate TTE 2018 awards

Added: 26 Feb 2018

Hanover, Germany – Pirelli C & SpA, Versalis SA and start-up firm MegaRide were among the five winn…

Tire Technology Expo 2018 - Top technologies

Added: 25 Feb 2018

Selection of leading-edge technologies highlighted at last week's Tire Technology Expo in Hanover, …

Peter Taylor OBE to chair at Future Tire Conference 2018

Peter Taylor OBE to chair at Future Tire Conference 2018

Added: 25 Feb 2018

Taylor, who has chaired previous Future Tire conferences, will lead discussions about the outlook f…

Linglong 'to build European tire plant in Serbia'

Linglong 'to build European tire plant in Serbia'

Added: 23 Feb 2018

London – Chinese tire maker Linglong Tyre has chosen north Serbia as the location for its first Eur…

Cooper sales, earnings hit by material costs, slow demand

Cooper sales, earnings hit by material costs, slow demand

Added: 23 Feb 2018

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. suffered double-digit drops in operating income for the qu…

Pricing helps Orion offset lower volumes

Pricing helps Orion offset lower volumes

Added: 23 Feb 2018

Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbons SA has reported growth in 2017 fourth quarter earnings in its…

Lehigh to start up European MRP plant in August

Lehigh to start up European MRP plant in August

Added: 22 Feb 2018

Hanover, Germany - US-based Lehigh Technologies, which produces micronised rubber powder (MRP) from…

Conti, German development agency partner for sustainable NR supply

Added: 22 Feb 2018

Hanover, Germany – Tire, automotive and technology supplier Continental AG has entered a partnershi…

Yokohama reports higher fiscal earnings, record sales

Yokohama reports higher fiscal earnings, record sales

Added: 22 Feb 2018

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) reported higher earnings and record sales for fiscal 2017.

Op…

Sailun expects Q1 upturn after profit-drop in 2017

Sailun expects Q1 upturn after profit-drop in 2017

Added: 22 Feb 2018

Qingdao, China – Sailun has pegged its 2017 annual net profit at €40 million (316 million yuan), re…

EU committee calls for access to in-vehicle data for all third parties

EU committee calls for access to in-vehicle data for all third parties

Added: 21 Feb 2018

Brussels – the Transport Committee of the European Parliament has voted for an “own initiative repo…

ChemChina affiliates plan backdoor listing

ChemChina affiliates plan backdoor listing

Added: 20 Feb 2018

Shanghai, China – A total of 13 ChemChina affiliates held by its fully owned subsidiary China HaoUh…

Yokohama plan targets off-road and premium tire sectors

Yokohama plan targets off-road and premium tire sectors

Added: 20 Feb 2018

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. has unveiled a new medium-term management plan dubbed “grand design 202…