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Updated: China’s Hixih to expand tire capacity
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Jining, China – China’s engineering rubber and tire maker Hixih Rubber Industry Group is planning t…
Germany to ban rubber seals from drinking water systems
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Frankfurt, Germany – Germany looks set to stop the use of rubber-based components, including seals,…
Enviro extends rCB deals in China, South America
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Stockholm – Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) has extended its memorandums of understanding (MoU…
Toyo posts lower earnings on higher sales
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Itami City, Japan — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.'s operating income for the half-year ended 30 June …
Sumitomo earnings plunge; sales up 12%
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered double-digit drops in operating and ne…
Bridgestone half-year income down, sales up
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Tokyo — Bridgestone Corp.'s operating income for the half-year fell 7.3%, despite 5.8% higher sales…
Phillips Carbon Black expanding plants, mulls new facility
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Calcutta , India – Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) is investing Rs.300 crore (€40 million), to in…
NR alternatives ‘not any time soon’
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Washington – Alternative sources of natural rubber sources, such as guayule and Kok-saghyz dandeli…
Yokohama buoyed by strong Q2 performance
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has posted a 16.8% increase in operating income, to Yen18.4 billion…
Hankook Tire posts Q2 slump in earnings
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Seoul, Korea / Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire has posted a 34.4% drop in operating earnings f…
Energy costs hit earnings at Arlanxeo
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo has posted a 3% fall in earnings (EBITDA pre exceptionals), to €92 mill…
Nokian drives up HI sales and earnings
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc has posted another strong quarter, with net sales for the three m…
Cooper's Q2 earnings down double digits
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s operating income plunged 31.9% for the quarter ended Jun…
Apollo Q1 earnings sink, sales off slightly
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd. suffered double-digit declines in operating and net income for …
Bridgestone confirms $300m plant expansions in India
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Pune, India – Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd is to invest £304 million (€259 million) over the next fiv…
Safe-Run makes “significant progress” in VMI patent dispute
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Kunshan, China – Safe-Run has made “significant progress” in its patent invalidation and patent lit…
Interview: Zeon takes balanced approach to R&D
Added: 9 Aug 2017
Troy, Michigan — Big innovations usually require big risks.
Mike Recchio's job is to make sure Zeon …
API deal opens opportunities for Trinseo
Added: 8 Aug 2017
Mussolente, Italy—Trinseo SA's acquisition of API Applicazioni Plastiche Industriali SpA presents e…
UK chemical makers still thriving ahead of Brexit
Added: 8 Aug 2017
London – Sales volumes and export volumes among UK chemicals manufacturers are continuing to rise, …
Aliapur campaign targets cement industry
Added: 8 Aug 2017
Lyon, France – French scrap tire management company Aliapur is launching an international media cam…
