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Arlanxeo posts big increases in sales and earnings
Added: 12 May 2017
Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo, a 50/50 rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco, has reg…
Report: HP tires market to reach €69bn by 2022
Added: 12 May 2017
Leatherhead, Surrey - The high-performance (HP) tire sector will to continue to outpace the overall…
Trelleborg boss defends CGS acquisition
Added: 11 May 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg president and CEO Peter Nilsson has defended the €1.1-billion purch…
EU synthetic rubber output declines in early 2017
Added: 11 May 2017
Brussels - Synthetic rubber makers missed out on a positive trend that saw a 1.6% year-on-year ris…
Simulator helps Volvo save on tire prototypes
Added: 11 May 2017
Torslanda, Sweden – Swedish car maker Volvo is saving time and money on tires, among other things, …
Higher costs drive down Sumitomo's Q1 earnings
Added: 11 May 2017
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.'s operating income dropped 12.6% for the quarter ende…
Brexit barriers to trade, skills concern UK chemicals makers
Added: 10 May 2017
London – The UK chemicals manufacturing industry is working hard behind the scenes to ensure that g…
Report: China extends anti-dumping duties on imported chloroprene rubber
Added: 10 May 2017
Beijing – China has extended antidumping duties on rubber imported from Japan, the US and the Europ…
Kraton to open HSBC plant in Taiwan
Added: 10 May 2017
Houston, Texas – Kraton Corp is officially opening a 30 kilotonne per annum (ktpa) hydrogenated sty…
Apollo fiscal operating income unchanged
Added: 10 May 2017
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd.'s fiscal 2016-17 operating profit was unchanged from a year ago …
Report: Self-driving cars bring uncertain future
Added: 10 May 2017
Hilton Head, South Carolina – Visionaries have dreamed of self-propelled vehicles since Leonardo da…
Top 10 tire makers to attend Tire Cologne 2018
Added: 10 May 2017
Cologne, Germany – The world’s 10 largest tire makers will all take part in the new Tire Cologne tr…
Report: Petronas, Aramco study synthetic rubber production
Added: 9 May 2017
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s Petronas and Saudi Aramco are investigating projects to build more petroc…
Chinese OTR tire makers appeal import duties
Added: 9 May 2017
New York – Four Chinese OTR tire manufacturers have followed through on their promise to appeal the…
Conti raises sales forecast on strong start to 2017
Added: 9 May 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has increased its sales projections for the year 2017 following a…
Nokian sees growth in all regions despite higher costs
Added: 9 May 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres plc has registered “steady growth” in the first three months of 2017,…
Trinseo reports overall growth in first quarter
Added: 8 May 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo reported overall growth in its first quarter financial statement, in…
Doublestar’s growth slows down after 2016 sales jump
Added: 8 May 2017
Qingdao, China – Doublestar posted a 65% rise in 2016 revenue to €655 million (4.9 billion yuan) in…
Toyo moves headquarters closer to technology centre
Added: 8 May 2017
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is relocating its headquarters to a new six-story buildi…
Marangoni sells solid tire assets to Onyx
Added: 8 May 2017
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Group has completed the sale of its solid tire manufacturing and distri…
