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EU chemicals industry registers growth in H1 2017
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Brussels –EU chemicals production has grown significantly this year, while still remaining below pr…
UK tire recyclers alarmed by Irish cost-recovery scheme
Added: 25 Aug 2017
London – A new tire-compliance scheme in the Republic of Ireland could “seriously distort end-of-li…
Viewpoint: Strength and weaknesses of India’s tire industry
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Article by K Ganapathy a veteran of the Indian tire industry now living in the US. He has recently …
Latex industry impacted by many trends
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Fairlawn, Ohio—Companies involved in the synthetic latex industry are part of a complicated value c…
Semperit shelves plans for US plant
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Vienna, Austria – While the fate of a Semperit AG Holdings belting plant in France remains up in th…
Indorama acquires Mexican tire cord business
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Bangkok, Thailand – Indorama Ventures Ltd (IVL) has agreed to the Mexican operation of France-based…
Lubrizol to expand silicones operation
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Cleveland, Ohio - Lubrizol Corp.’s LifeSciences business is investing $10 million for a “significan…
Apollo sees ‘weak’ pricing scenario in Europe
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Mumbai, India – The European tire-pricing scenario continues to be weak, according to Apollo Tyres’…
EC gives green light for German tire distributor takeover
Added: 24 Aug 2017
London – European Tyres Distribution Ltd, a UK-based company of US investment firm Bain Capital Pri…
US union ratifies five-year Goodyear contract
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Akron, Ohio – In the US, United Steelworkers union employees at five Goodyear plants ratified a new…
Pirelli Tricolore lets diplomats drive the flag
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli is to produce a tire with a sidewall sporting the colours of the Italian fla…
BASF in project to turn CO2, excess current into methanol
Added: 24 Aug 2017
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF and bse Engineering Leipzig GMBH have signed an exclusive joint develo…
BKT to establish 60ktpa carbon black plant
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Mumbai, India - Indian off-road tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) is to establish a carbon…
Chinese machine maker TST curbs first-half losses
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Tianjin, China – Tianjin Saixiang Technology (TST) posted a 41% rise in revenue to €23 million (177…
Apollo expects full capacity at Hungary plant by autumn 2018
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Mumbai, India – Apollo Tyres is expecting to ramp up its recently-opened production plant in Hungar…
ANRPC notes natural rubber supply deficit in July
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Kuala Lumpur – July 2017 witnessed a natural rubber supply deficit of 648,000 tonnes, according to …
Wacker expands polymer, silicones labs in Dubai
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has expanded its technical centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates…
Continental's tire communications head passes away
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Hanover, Germany – Head of communications and public relations for passenger car and light truck ti…
China’s Zhongding to build speciality rubber mixing facility
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Xuancheng, China – The world’s 18th largest non-tire rubber producer Zhongding is planning to build…
Hutchinson launches seventh components plant in Poland
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Paris - French-owned automotive parts maker Hutchinson is set to launch full production at its seve…
