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Guilin wins first overseas tire-building machine order
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Guilin, China – Guilin Rubber Machinery will be supplying an “independently-designed and manufactur…
Goodyear to raise prices in US for second time in 2017
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Akron, Ohio – For the second time this year, Goodyear will increase prices across of all its brands…
Birla to supply carbon black to Linglong
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Rayong, Thailand - Linglong International Tire Thailand (LLIT) and Indian Aditya Birla Group in Tha…
Top Glove to open three new production plants by 2019
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Shah Alam, Malaysia – Top Glove is set to start up three new production facilities by the end of ne…
Kraiburg TPE opens office in Sweden
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Waldkraiburg, Germany - Kraiburg TPE has opened a sales office in Sunne, western Sweden to serve cu…
Arlanxeo ups HNBR product prices globally
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo is raising the prices for its hydrogenated nitrile butadiene…
Pirelli finishes 2016 on a high note
Added: 5 Apr 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli managed year-on-year revenue-growth of 1.6%, to €6.0 billion, for the full f…
Trelleborg increases tire prices globally
Added: 5 Apr 2017
Rome, Italy – Trelleborg Wheel Systems has announced a global price increase for all its tires and …
Continental opens Chinese tire plant expansion
Added: 5 Apr 2017
Hefei, China – Continental has opened a €250-million expansion of its tire plant in Hefei, Anhui pr…
Sumitomo Rubber completes acquisition of Dunlop brand from Sports Direct
Added: 5 Apr 2017
Shirebrook, UK - Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has completed the acquisition of the Dunlop brand…
Conti advances €35m Taraxagum project with local council support
Added: 4 Apr 2017
Anklam, Germany – Continental has won the approval of Anklam town council to set up its Taraxagum L…
Bridgestone ups tire prices in Japan
Added: 4 Apr 2017
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. has announced price rises for all its tires in Japan, due to a rise in th…
Pirelli separates from industrial tires unit to become “pure consumer tire company”
Added: 4 Apr 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. S.p.A.'s split into separate consumer and industrial tire companies too…
Growing tire size adds to halobutyl demand
Added: 4 Apr 2017
Guangzhou, China – Larger tires, calling for better rolling resistance and energy efficiency, will …
Italian machinery production and imports jump as market starts to recover
Added: 3 Apr 2017
The Italian plastics and rubber machinery market finally showed some strength in 2016, some eight y…
Michelin gains three 'supercar' OE fitments
Added: 3 Apr 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Group Michelin has gained OE fitments on three recently launched ultra-h…
Hexpol buys compounding operations in Europe, US
Added: 3 Apr 2017
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has announced the acquisition of two compounding operations in Europe and…
Elastikote acquired by Iko Group companies
Added: 2 Apr 2017
Seville, Ohio – IKO Group firms Blair Rubber and Hyload have acquired fellow Ohio-based business El…
Lion Elastomers ups SBR prices
Added: 2 Apr 2017
Geismar, Louisiana – Lion Elastomers will implement a price increase of 20% per pound ($440/tonne -…
Report: James Walker to unveil new O&G elastomer family
Added: 2 Apr 2017
Cheshire, UK – A sealing products manufacturer from the United Kingdom is ready to release a new fa…
