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Report: China extends anti-dumping duties on imported chloroprene rubber

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…

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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

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

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…

Versalis exec to lead IISRP

Added: 8 May 2017

Taipei, Taiwan - Enrico Lucchese, marketing manager for tire, styrenics modification, & latex withi…

Orion posts strong results as rubber black volumes decline

Orion posts strong results as rubber black volumes decline

Added: 8 May 2017

Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has seen a 4.8% year-on-year decline in its rubber carbon bla…

 Jyrki Anttonen

Future Tire 2017: Q&A with Jyrki Anttonen, Technology Director, Cimcorp Oy

Added: 8 May 2017

Jyrki Anttonen, Technology Director, Cimcorp Oy, will join the line-up of high-ranking speakers at …

Canadian oilseed invention found in new-gen Nokian tires

Canadian oilseed invention found in new-gen Nokian tires

Added: 5 May 2017

Nokia, Finland — A Canadian agricultural invention widely considered a global Cinderella success st…

Natural rubber prices continue to slide

Added: 5 May 2017

London – Natural rubber buyers seemed unswayed by a proposal for new output curbs among the three m…

Michelin commissions new distribution centre in Stoke

Michelin commissions new distribution centre in Stoke

Added: 5 May 2017

London – Michelin has recently signed a contract with LondonMetric Property to build a 137,000 sq f…

UHP sales help Hankook’s first quarter results

UHP sales help Hankook’s first quarter results

Added: 5 May 2017

Seoul, Korea  – Hankook Tire has posted a slight dip, almost 1%, in first quarter operating profit …