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Cabot sees pricing gains as China tightens green rules

Cabot sees pricing gains as China tightens green rules

Added: 14 Aug 2017

Overseas companies that, like Cabot, have invested in meeting compliance standards are “in a more a…

Expansions in pipeline at Datwyler sealing products unit

Expansions in pipeline at Datwyler sealing products unit

Added: 14 Aug 2017

Altdorf, Switzerland – New capacity additions are on the cards for Dätwyler’s Sealing Solutions div…

Phillips Carbon Black 'makes the grade'

Phillips Carbon Black 'makes the grade'

Added: 14 Aug 2017

Calcutta , India –  Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) last week unveiled plans to invest Rs.300 cror…

LSR is a pet's next best friend

LSR is a pet's next best friend

Added: 14 Aug 2017

Lucerne, Switzerland—Liquid silicone rubber gets a lot of attention for technical components like m…

Updated: China’s Hixih to expand tire capacity

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…

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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

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

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%

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…