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 ZC Rubber’s chairman Shen gives speech at the distributor meeting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cooper Standard in global expansion mode

Added: 26 Jul 2017

Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. is drastically increasing its global technical cap…

In a statement released ahead of Iran Plast 2017, to be held 24-27 Sept, the German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association (VDMA) said exports of machinery to Iran rose more than 14% to €20.3 million in 2016, following a steep rise of 193% the year before.

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

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

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

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’

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 

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

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

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…

Court overrules decision to declare Hexpol board member bankrupt

Court overrules decision to declare Hexpol board member bankrupt

Added: 24 Jul 2017

Malmo, Sweden – A Swedish court of appeal has overruled a decision by the Stockholm District Court …

Conti to trial driverless vehicle this year

Added: 24 Jul 2017

Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has advanced with the development of technologies for driverless …