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Yokohama earnings up 40% on record sales to Q3

Yokohama earnings up 40% on record sales to Q3

Added: 15 Nov 2017

Over the first nine months, operating profit reached Yen26.4 billion (€197.8 million) million on ne…

Lanxess eyes record year despite Arlanxeo woes

Lanxess eyes record year despite Arlanxeo woes

Added: 15 Nov 2017

However, at €76 million, earnings (EBITDA pre exceptionals) at Arlanxeo came in 17% lower than in t…

Boge opens new plant in Mexico

Boge opens new plant in Mexico

Added: 14 Nov 2017

Damme, Germany - German automotive supplier Boge Rubber & Plastics Group has opened a greenfield pr…

Michelin awarded over €2m in fraud case

Michelin awarded over €2m in fraud case

Added: 14 Nov 2017

Columbia, South Carolina - A US District Court has ruled that Federal Insurance Co. must pay Michel…

Mitsui Chemicals buying Asahi TPS business

Mitsui Chemicals buying Asahi TPS business

Added: 14 Nov 2017

Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc has announced plans to acquire Asahi Kasei Corp.’s Sunvieo thermoplast…

Michelin acquires tire pressure control companies

Michelin acquires tire pressure control companies

Added: 14 Nov 2017

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has acquired two European tire pressure control systems …

Conti starts construction of €35m dandelion rubber lab

Conti starts construction of €35m dandelion rubber lab

Added: 14 Nov 2017

Hanover, Germany - Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH has started the construction of its €35-mill…

Ford seeks patent on system for autonomous off-road vehicles

Ford seeks patent on system for autonomous off-road vehicles

Added: 14 Nov 2017

Munich, Germany –  Ford's future could include a self-driving Bronco or F-150 Raptor. The automaker…

ContiTech opens new production facility in Mexico

ContiTech opens new production facility in Mexico

Added: 13 Nov 2017

San Luis Potosí, Mexico – ContiTech has opened a greenfield production facility in San Luis Potosí,…

Sinopec to expand SEBS elastomer production

Sinopec to expand SEBS elastomer production

Added: 13 Nov 2017

Yueyang, China – Sinopec has recently approved a hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (SEB…

Bridgestone cuts earnings forecast on costs, US slowdown

Bridgestone cuts earnings forecast on costs, US slowdown

Added: 13 Nov 2017

Tokyo – Higher than expected raw-materials costs and a US market slowdown have prompted Bridgestone…

Manchester, UK – Manufacturer of rubber and plastics gaskets and seals JA Harrison is set to unveil new production facilities designed to earn it accreditation to work with highly regulated industries.

UK gasket maker opens advanced production facility

Added: 13 Nov 2017

The £2.8-million (€3.1-million) installation in Manchester houses advanced technology, machinery an…

NR producers expect better prices on La Nina, new demand

NR producers expect better prices on La Nina, new demand

Added: 10 Nov 2017

Bangkok – The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) has forecast that the ‘La Nina’ climate patter…

Sibur rubber revenue soars 34%

Sibur rubber revenue soars 34%

Added: 10 Nov 2017

Moscow – Sibur has posted a 12.0% year-on-year increase in revenues for its Plastics, Elastomers & …

Bangladesh joins ANRPC

Bangladesh joins ANRPC

Added: 10 Nov 2017

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Bangladesh has joined the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Count…

Conti posts higher sales, earnings impacted by cost of raw materials

Conti posts higher sales, earnings impacted by cost of raw materials

Added: 10 Nov 2017

Hanover, Germany - Continental AG’s Rubber Group, which includes ContiTech AG and its Tire Division…

Cabot boss expects "solid growth" in American tire market

Cabot boss expects "solid growth" in American tire market

Added: 9 Nov 2017

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. expects to see "solid growth" in the North American tire sector…

Trelleborg rubber membrane for EU wave-energy project

Trelleborg rubber membrane for EU wave-energy project

Added: 9 Nov 2017

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg's engineered products operations supplied a flexible rubber membran…

Apollo: Patented tire rubber ‘could replace SSBR’

Apollo: Patented tire rubber ‘could replace SSBR’

Added: 9 Nov 2017

Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has developed a patented grade of epoxide natural rubber (ENR) for us…

Shin-Etsu restarts silicones monomer plant following fire

Shin-Etsu restarts silicones monomer plant following fire

Added: 9 Nov 2017

Rayong, Thailand – Shin-Etsu has restarted operation at its silicones monomer production plant in R…