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Six tire makers help fund Smithers Rapra US expansion
Added: 3 May 2017
Ravenna, Ohio—Independent tire testing company Smithers Rapra has struck a deal with six US-based t…
Land dispute puts Sri Lanka tire plant project ‘on ice’
Added: 3 May 2017
London – Plans to build a passenger car tire plant in Sri Lanka have become bogged down in a row ov…
Future Tire 2017: Q&A with Jan Grashuis, Vice President – Global R&D, VMI
Added: 2 May 2017
Jan Grashuis, vice president – global R&D, VMI, will discuss plant automation and new technologies …
Weak demand, prices impact Goodyear's first quarter
Added: 2 May 2017
Akron, Ohio – The combined effects of price increase and weak demand impacted Goodyear's first quar…
Parker reports growth in fiscal third quarter
Added: 2 May 2017
Mayfield Heights, Ohio—Parker Hannifin Corp. released its results for the fiscal third quarter of 2…
CV tire majors gain as Chinese wane
Added: 2 May 2017
Birmingham, UK – Chinese imports are losing ground in truck and bus tire markets within the UK and …
Higher margins, China demand drive Cabot growth
Added: 2 May 2017
Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp’s Reinforcement Materials segment has posted a 59% year-on-year …
Hankook earnings slide as UHP sales climb
Added: 2 May 2017
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.'s operating profit fell 8% in the quarter ended 31 March…
Dow Elastomers grows
Added: 28 Apr 2017
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. has achieved higher sales and volumes in the three months of 2…
Conti reports 12% rise in first quarter sales
Added: 28 Apr 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has released a brief summary of its financial results for the fir…
Trelleborg reports 37% rise in Q1 earnings
Added: 28 Apr 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Polymer engineer Trelleborg AB has posted a 36% rise in first quarter net sale…
Report: Green tire demand prompts silica growth
Added: 28 Apr 2017
As global demand for low rolling-resistance tires continues to grow, silica firms are responding in…
Yokohama motorsports unit coming home
Added: 27 Apr 2017
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd is dissolving its motorsports subsidiary and transferring its opera…
Waterproof fluorinated elastomer coating heals itself
Added: 27 Apr 2017
Ann Arbor, Michigan – A self-healing, water-repellent, spray-on coating based on a fluorinated poly…
Interview: Orion to focus on "high value-added" products
Added: 27 Apr 2017
Kingwood, Texas – 2016 was a very good year for Orion Engineered Carbons LLC, setting the company o…
Goodyear opens test lab in Luxembourg
Added: 27 Apr 2017
Luxembourg - Goodyear has opened a new tire test laboratory at its innovation centre in Luxembourg,…
Marangoni expands Turkish retreading business
Added: 27 Apr 2017
Istanbul, Turkey – Marangoni Retreading Systems has expanded its business in Turkey in a bid to “si…
Guizhou Tyre to build new plant in Vietnam
Added: 26 Apr 2017
Guiyang, China – Guizhou Tyre is to build a truck and bus tire plant with 1.2 million unit annual c…
ITMA reports “record” membership amid Brexit concerns
Added: 26 Apr 2017
Essex, UK – Membership of UK trade association the Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA) …
Indian natural rubber output rebounds on higher prices
Added: 26 Apr 2017
Kottayam, India – Higher prices have contributed to a significant pick-up in India’s production and…
