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Ergon investing in rubber oils
Added: 16 Jan 2018
Jackson, Mississippi – As opportunities for naphthenic speciality processed oils grow in the rubber…
Toray Hybrid Cord president steps down
Added: 16 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Nobuyuki Suzuki, president of Toray Hybrid Cord Inc., a fibres and textiles supplier and pa…
Conti 2017 results exceed targets
Added: 16 Jan 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG will exceed its 2017 targets with 8% growth in year-on-year sales…
Halcyon to become world no.1 in SIR natural rubber
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Singapore – Natural rubber supply group Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd has signed an agreement to acquire P…
Yokohama to expand OTR tire capacity in India
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd is expanding production capacity for off-highway tires by adding ne…
Bayer reduces Covestro holding to 14.2%
Added: 14 Jan 2018
Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer AG has reduced its direct interest in Covestro from 24.6% to 14.2%, sel…
Magna starts tire production at Dutch site
Added: 14 Jan 2018
Hardenberg, The Netherlands – Magna Tyres Group has officially started tire production at its OBO T…
Aliapur stages ‘hack attack' on scrap tires
Added: 14 Jan 2018
Lyon, France - French end-of-life tire management group Aliapur recently staged an innovative event…
Sumitomo raises prices on Falken-brand tires in North America
Added: 12 Jan 2018
Rancho Cucamonga, California – Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. is raising prices on a limited nu…
Continental to expand industrial hose plant
Added: 12 Jan 2018
Norfolk, Nebarska – ContiTech AG business will invest $9.3 million (€7.7 million) to expand the rub…
NTC to build $1bn tire plant in Saudi Arabia
Added: 12 Jan 2018
London – Saudi Arabia’s National Tire Co. (NTC) is planning to build a $1-billion (€830 million) ti…
Fenner expects a happy new year
Added: 12 Jan 2018
London – An increase in conveyor-belt order intakes and a strong performance by its advanced engine…
Trelleborg on board world-first floating LNG system
Added: 11 Jan 2018
The universal transfer system (UTS) was tested out on 7 October 2017: transferring LNG from the Ska…
Trinseo synthetic rubber team wins German award
Added: 11 Jan 2018
Halle, Germany – Trinseo has won the Hugo-Junkers 2017 Award for “most innovative product developme…
Continental mulls options for major reorganisation
Added: 11 Jan 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – German automotive and tire supplier Continental AG has confirmed that it is in…
Avon Tyres backs 1000mph Bloodhound project
Added: 11 Jan 2018
Melksham, UK – Avon Tyres has confirmed its sponsorship of the Bloodhound Project to develop a supe…
US council supports rubber fill in playgrounds
Added: 11 Jan 2018
Washington, D.C.—The Council of State Governments has approved a resolution noting that scientific …
Apollo breaks ground on seventh greenfield tire plant
Added: 10 Jan 2018
Andhra Pradesh, India – Apollo Tyres has broken ground on its seventh manufacturing facility: a uni…
Halcyon Agri completes €26m acquisition of RCMA’s polymer business
Added: 10 Jan 2018
Singapore – Halcyon Agri Corp Ltd, has completed its €31.8 million (€26.6 million) acquisition of t…
Arlanxeo increases EPDM prices
Added: 10 Jan 2018
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Synthetic rubber supplier Arlanxeo on 9 Jan announced global price r…
