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Dow reports higher sales in second quarter
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. reported a 16% increase in sales, despite a decline in net inc…
India imposes anti-dumping duties against EU, Korea and Thai SBR
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Delhi – The Indian government has imposed anti-dumping duties against styrene butadiene rubber (SBR…
ZC Rubber reports two-digit rise in production in first half
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Hangzhou, China – ZC Rubber released its production results over the first half of 2017 at its mid-…
Orion to idle rubber black line, raise prices in US
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is idling a rubber carbon black production line at its Ora…
Yokohama raises H1 projections following “strong sales” in Japan
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has announced upward revisions in its projections for interim…
Michelin notes rise in butadiene prices
Added: 28 Jul 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has spent €2.6 billion in raw materials purchases in the…
Apollo Vredestein names new European sales directors
Added: 27 Jul 2017
Enschede, Netherlands — Apollo Vredestein has announced a number of key changes to its European sal…
Goodyear reports 82% reduction in emissions
Added: 27 Jul 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reduced its releases into the environment by 82% since…
Report: Kumho Tire deal one step closer to completion
Added: 27 Jul 2017
Seoul – Kumho Tire creditors, led by the Korea Development Bank (KDB), have announced that they wil…
Shin-Etsu registers growth in silicones business
Added: 27 Jul 2017
Tokyo – Japanese speciality chemicals company Shin-Estu Chemical Co. has reported a significant gro…
Michelin H1 results up amid dampened sales in second quarter
Added: 26 Jul 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin’s passenger car tire sales in the second quarter of 2017…
Cooper Standard in global expansion mode
Added: 26 Jul 2017
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. is drastically increasing its global technical cap…
Germany eyes Iran rubber & plastics machinery market
Added: 26 Jul 2017
Tehran – Iran is becoming a growing market for German plastics and rubber machinery, according to a…
Nexen tires earn IDEA nods
Added: 26 Jul 2017
Seoul – Two of Nexen Tire Corp.'s tire designs have earned International Design Excellence Awards r…
Report: OTR tire market to grow steadily
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Leatherhead, UK – The global market for off-the-road tires will enjoy a five-year compound annual g…
Fenner divests sales branches in South Africa
Added: 25 Jul 2017
London – Fenner PLC is reorganising its conveyor belt distribution system in Africa, as part of whi…
Sadara slowly ramping up MDI production, TDI start-up ‘some way off’
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia — Capacity for MDI and PMDI is coming on stream at the Saudi Aramco-Dow Che…
Covestro results buoyed by high PU demand
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Leverkusen, Germany – German materials supplier Covestro has reported a sharp rise in year-on-year …
Autonomous technology driving vehicle design
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Troy, Michigan – Mobility always has been at the core of the automotive industry, and now it's also…
A “more even” global LV tire market in 2017
Added: 24 Jul 2017
Based on article published in July/Aug issue of European Rubber Journal
The global tire market is de…
