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Arlanxeo adds to growing list of SR price rises
Added: 23 Mar 2017
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo has announced price rises for its ethylene propylene diene m…
Industry report: OE tire market to grow 5.5% to 2021
Added: 23 Mar 2017
Pune, India – The global market for original equipment (OE) tires is projected to grow at a CAGR of…
Dow Corning expands in India
Added: 23 Mar 2017
New Delhi – Dow Corning is expanding its India operations with the opening of a new building soluti…
Kraiburg TPE expands in Korea
Added: 23 Mar 2017
Seoul – Kraiburg TPE has opened a new sales office in Seoul “to accommodate rapid growth” in the ma…
Tire industry expects raw material headwinds in 2017
Added: 23 Mar 2017
Article published in ERJ’s March/April issue:
London - Tire companies are preparing for some challen…
China’s rubber sector export price down in 2016
Added: 22 Mar 2017
Guangzhou, China – China’s rubber sector saw a 2.7% rise in export volume to 9.3 million tonnes in …
Import tariffs rejig US tire-trade rankings
Added: 22 Mar 2017
Akron, Ohio – Canada replaced China last year as the No. 1 trading partner of the US in tires. The …
Chem-Trend establishes Romania subsidiary
Added: 22 Mar 2017
Howell, Michigan – Speciality chemicals company Chem-Trend has acquired the release agent business …
VMI parent expects business to pick up in 2017
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – VMI is set to recover from a dip in business last year, according to…
Zeon, Sumitomo JV to start operation 3 April
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Tokyo – The solution styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR) joint venture business between Zeon Corp. and …
Cimcorp expands management team as company grows
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Ulvila, Finland – Automation machinery manufacturer Cimcorp has announced three senior appointments…
NR price pressure to ease as surplus weighs in
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Hanover, Germany - A reduction in tapping activity as well as severe wintering season in Thailand w…
“Unexpected” tire and automotive parts growth cheers China’s rubber sector
Added: 20 Mar 2017
Guangzhou, China – China’s rubber sector, as represented by China Rubber Industry Association membe…
Bekaert closing China tire cord plant
Added: 20 Mar 2017
Brussels - Bekaert has decided to close its tire cord plant in Huizhou, Guandong province,China, th…
US retreaders "threatened" by decision on Chinese truck & bus tires
Added: 20 Mar 2017
Falls Church, Virginia – The US Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) said it is disappo…
ZC Rubber eyes 25% car tire growth
Added: 17 Mar 2017
Dubai, UAE — China's Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) is targeting growth this year of 25 …
Conti adds to OTR portfolio
Added: 17 Mar 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada – Continental AG's Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) business has added a line of …
Marangoni business unit raises prices for retread products
Added: 17 Mar 2017
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Direct Retreading and Services business unit is raising prices for its …
New boss for Trelleborg unit as Fryklund heads to Hexpol
Added: 17 Mar 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, part of the Swedish Trelleborg group, has app…
Semperit CEO steps down as demerger with Sri Trang finalised
Added: 16 Mar 2017
Vienna – Semperit CEO Thomas Fahnemann has requested the company’s supervisory board "to immediatel…
