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US adjusts Indian OTR tire duties
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has made small downward adjustments on its countervailin…

Advanc3d launches elastic printable TPU
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Hamburg, Germany — Advanc3d Materials has developed a new TPU that it claims is the most stretchy m…

Michelin, French labs to study 'cobotics', 'industry of future'
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin as well as three Clermont-Ferrand-based university resea…

Pompei appointed Trelleborg Wheel Systems president
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden - Paolo Pompei has been appointed as the new business area president of Trellebo…

Report: Semperit to terminate Thai joint venture
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Vienna, Austria – Semperit AG and Sri Trang-Argo Industry Public Co. Ltd. plan to terminate virtual…

China’s Guilin Rubber Machinery steps up technical development
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Guilin, China – ChemChina-owned Guilin Rubber Machinery has stepped up efforts in technical researc…

Higher volumes, demand help Michelin income growth in 2016
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Higher volumes and a rebound in demand in China and Europe have helped …

Cooper Tire relocates office in Mexico
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Guadalajara, Mexico—Cooper Tire de Mexico has relocated its Mexican offices from El Salto to Guadal…

Senior management movement at Evonik
Added: 3 Mar 2017
Essen, Germany - Major changes are set to take place at the Evonik executive board with the departu…

Birla to study nanocellulose, carbon black combo in Tires
Added: 3 Mar 2017
Atlanta, Georgia – Biotechnology company American Process Inc. (API) and Aditya Birla Group’s, US-b…

Conti's rubber business registers growth in 2016
Added: 3 Mar 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s Rubber Group has posted a 2% rise in sales at €16.0 billion for…

Conti, Trelleborg raising tire prices in North America
Added: 3 Mar 2017
Akron, Ohio – Continental Tire the Americas and Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc. are raising …

Cabot to expand elastomer composites business for OTR tires
Added: 2 Mar 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is making a “strategic investment” to expand its manufacturing …

China’s Yinbao breaks ground on passenger car tire project
Added: 2 Mar 2017
Chuzhou, China – Shandong Yinbao Tyre Group’s subsidiary Delun Rubber broke ground on its 4 million…

ContiTech completes purchase of surface design company Hornschuch
Added: 2 Mar 2017
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech has completed the previously announced purchase of the Weißbach, Germa…

Chemours raises fluoropolymer prices
Added: 2 Mar 2017
Wilmington, Delaware - The Chemours Co. has increased global prices for all its fluoropolymer produ…

ContiTech sees digitalisation offering growth potential
Added: 1 Mar 2017
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has announced that it sees “considerable growth potential” from a driv…

Orion reports strong earnings
Added: 1 Mar 2017
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has posted a 10% year-on-year rise in adjusted earnings (EBIT…

Crunch time 'looms' for up to 500 Chinese tire makers
Added: 1 Mar 2017
Hanover, Germany – Mounting pressure on Chinese tire makers will soon force a long-anticipated cull…

Trelleborg launches intelligent tire pressure technology globally
Added: 1 Mar 2017
Paris – Trelleborg has announced the global launch of the VIP – variable inflation pressure – syste…