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Continental evaluating spin-off of ‘automotive’ business
Added: 6 Aug 2024
As part of the setup, the “profitable” Tires and ContiTech group sectors would remain under the umb…

Rubber futures depict mixed picture as markets remain weak
Added: 6 Aug 2024
“Prices largely traded sideways, with market sentiment remaining cautious yet stable,” according to…

Pirelli earnings grow but forex, 'hyperinflation' effects impact sales
Added: 6 Aug 2024
Italian tire maker delivers stable revenues and rise in adjusted earnings in first half
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Aeolus Tyre names new chairman as Wang Feng departs
Added: 6 Aug 2024
Chinese tire maker appoints Wang Jianjun as the new leader of company

Borflex rubber protects military defence equipment
Added: 6 Aug 2024
Protection against extreme environmental conditions and chemical, biological and radiological attac…

Denka granted two years to address rubber plant emissions
Added: 5 Aug 2024
Denka Performance Elastomer had challenged EPA deadline to meet strict new emissions rules at polyc…

Orion rubber blacks earnings dip on higher costs, 'soft' demand
Added: 5 Aug 2024
Carbon black supplier expects "better profitability" in second half of 2024, helped by improved pla…

Nexen posts strong results amid ramp-up of production in Europe
Added: 5 Aug 2024
South Korea-based tire manufacturer delivers 38% increase in earnings during ‘record' quarter
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General Science reports ‘strong momentum’ at Cambodian tire factory
Added: 5 Aug 2024
Manufacturing plant in Sihanoukville hits ‘a new high’ in production in June

Trelleborg expands medical testing capability in US
Added: 5 Aug 2024
Facility in California to support development of “sustained-release and drug-elution” technologies
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Sailun set to invest further in Vietnam tire manufacturing operations
Added: 2 Aug 2024
Chinese tire group expects to invest $200 million in facility “in the near future”

Akwel sales impacted by declines in France, Europe-wide
Added: 2 Aug 2024
French automotive parts supplier expects ‘stable’ turnover outlook for full year

Pirelli reports improvements in workplace safety performance
Added: 2 Aug 2024
Progress made particularly in Europe through “initiatives undertaken in the most important factorie…

Zeon expands support for synthetic rubber market in India
Added: 2 Aug 2024
Move in response to growing demand, particularly in Indian automotive industry

Kraiburg develops thermally conductive TPEs for battery systems
Added: 2 Aug 2024
Thermoplastic elastomers particularly suitable for battery systems when used in a two-component har…

US rubber recycler fined for health & safety violations
Added: 2 Aug 2024
OHSA alleged “more than a dozen” regulatory infringements at Pennsylvania company
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Nova Motorsport unveils €20m investment at Portuguese tire plant
Added: 1 Aug 2024
On track with “extensive factory expansion, infrastructure refurbishment and significant recruitmen…

Goodyear more than doubles operating income amid ongoing rationalisation
Added: 1 Aug 2024
Goodyear Forward transformation initiatives deliver $162 million for the first half of the year

Japanese consortium kicks off demo project for waste tire-based batteries’
Added: 1 Aug 2024
Battery does not require rare metals, and repurposes gases and light oils from the thermal decompos…

Nokian raises €150m to advance Romania tire factory
Added: 1 Aug 2024
Loan by European Investment Bank to support the production of sustainable tires