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EC clears Dow-DuPont merger subject to conditions
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Brussels – DuPont Co.is divesting its Crop Protection Business and acquiring FMC's health and nutri…
New Chinese steel cord and carbon black project
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Shizuishan, China – Chemical conglomerate Ningxia Dadi Circular Deveploment Corp. broke ground in F…
Report: Styrenic elastomers to lose out in growing TPEs market
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Leatherhead, UK – The global market for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) will grow at an annual rat…
Tire groups warn of pressures on UK recycling sector
Added: 10 Apr 2017
London - Tire recycling costs are being forced up at an alarming rate across the UK, leaders of the…
Michelin to expand tire production in China
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Shenyang, China – Michelin has decided to expand its tire facilities in Shenyang after a meeting be…
Çalışkan takes over the reins at Kordsa
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Istanbul - Ali Çalışkan has become chief executive officer (CEO) of tire cord maker Kordsa, replaci…
Conti to invest $10m at US test site
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Uvalde, Texas — Continental Tire the Americas LLC intends to invest $10 million (€9.4 million) in a…
Apollo marks opening of Hungary tire plant
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Budapest – Apollo Tyres is today marking the official opening of its new tire production plant in G…
ETRMA launches study into tire-particle impact
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has launched a study int…
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…
