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Hankook income drops in third quarter, nine months
Added: 7 Nov 2017
Seoul — Hankook Tire Co. Ltd suffered double-digit drops in operating income for the quarter and ni…
GRI prepares for start-up of new tire facility
Added: 7 Nov 2017
Colombo — Sri Lankan producer of speciality tires Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) will exp…
Dow Elastomers expands products, facilities
Added: 7 Nov 2017
Cleveland, Ohio – Dow Elastomers is setting an entirely new course for its Nordel EPDM operations w…
VMI order-intake on the rise
Added: 7 Nov 2017
Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – Owner of Dutch tire and rubber machinery maker VMI, the TKH Group ha…
German chemicals makers increase production
Added: 5 Nov 2017
Frankfurt, Germany – Production of chemicals in Germany grew by 1.3% in the third quarter compared …
Cabot expects lower volumes, better pricing in China
Added: 5 Nov 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot expects lower volumes but stronger pricing in China as a drive to inc…
TRA scheme explains value of tire recycling
Added: 5 Nov 2017
The scheme offers a suite of information including infographics, leaflets and posters to be display…
Orion earnings dip on hurricane, feedstock mix
Added: 5 Nov 2017
Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbon has reported a decline in third-quarter earnings from its rubb…
Aeolus Tyre posts net loss on higher materials costs
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Revenue over the period grew by 4% to €739 million, according to Aeolus’ financial report released …
NR prices show continued weakness
Added: 3 Nov 2017
London – Trading on natural rubber markets in the Far East continued under a cloud during October, …
Trelleborg acquires German heavy tire servicing company
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems has acquired White Baumaschinenreifen GmbH (White), a…
IISRP publishes worldwide rubber statistics 2017
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Houston, Texas, 2 Nov – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has publ…
Europe 'to trail' in growing truck tire market
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Leatherhead, UK – Europe is likely to remain off the pace in a global truck tire market set for ann…
Mesnac advances “most intelligent” TBM
Added: 3 Nov 2017
Shanghai, China – Mesnac recently introduced what it said was “the most intelligent tire building m…
Indian operations drive up sales at Apollo
Added: 2 Nov 2017
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has reported higher sales but pressure on earnings in unaudited …
EPA bars manufacture of rubber compatibilising agent
Added: 2 Nov 2017
Washington – The US Environment Protection Agency has placed a ban on domestic manufacture of a rub…
Maplan inaugurates China plant
Added: 2 Nov 2017
Located in the Wujin National Hi-Tech Industrial Zone in Changzhou, Jiangsu province within the Gre…
Trelleborg advances Serbian expansion project
Added: 2 Nov 2017
In a statement provided to ERJ, the Trelleborg representative said the expansion programme at Ruma …
Sumitomo rolls out tire-innovation roadmap
Added: 1 Nov 2017
Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Smart Tyre Concept roadmap will see Sumitomo begin mass produ…
Global truck tire market to grow 4% to 2027
Added: 1 Nov 2017
In a new market report, the research firm estimates that the value in this market will come in at $…
