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Kuraray brings new bio-based offerings to the market
Added: 15 May 2017
Tokyo – Two of Kuraray Co. Ltd.'s newest polymers bring new approaches for applications, one throug…
Yokohama earnings, sales jump in first quarter
Added: 15 May 2017
Tokyo — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. generated markedly higher earnings and sales in the quarter ended …
Future Tire 2017: Q&A with Shibu George, head of automation, Apollo Tires
Added: 15 May 2017
Head automation & electronics at Apollo Tyres (Hungary) KFT, Shibu George, will give the opening ke…
Dow Chemical unveils series of US investments
Added: 12 May 2017
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. is increasing its already major investments in its US-based pl…
Bridgestone Q1 income down, sales up
Added: 12 May 2017
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp.'s operating income fell 5% in the quarter ended 31 March, due in large pa…
Gates appoints new EMEA president to support new strategy
Added: 12 May 2017
Erembodegem, Belgium – Power transmission (PT) and fluid power systems supplier Gates Corp. has app…
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…
