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Trinseo posts “record sales” for synthetic rubber
Added: 24 Feb 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania - Materials and synthetic rubber supplier Trinseo has posted a strong earning …

Bridgestone claims NR-beating isoprene rubber
Added: 24 Feb 2017
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. has claimed a breakthrough in creating synthetic isoprene rubber (IR) thr…

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2
Added: 24 Feb 2017
Hanover, Germany – Current upward pressures on synthetic rubber (SR) prices should ease off after …

Continental, Caterpillar team up for tire design
Added: 24 Feb 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG and Caterpillar Inc. have agreed to collaborate on designing new …

Bridgestone adds curing bladder facility in China
Added: 23 Feb 2017
Huizhou, China – Bridgestone is adding 5,300 unit per year curing bladder facility with €494,000 (3…

Conti aims to capitalise on retreads acquisition
Added: 23 Feb 2017
London - Continental Tyre Group officials rolled into London on 22 Feb to show off recent UK acquis…

US not to levy antidumping, countervailing duties on Chinese TBR tires
Added: 23 Feb 2017
Washington – By a 3-2 vote, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined the domestic…

Marangoni launches major reshuffle in management
Added: 23 Feb 2017
Rovereto, Italy – Italian Marangoni Group has seen a “high turnover” in management positions since …

Bridgestone adds curing bladder facility in China
Added: 22 Feb 2017
Huizhou, China – Bridgestone is adding 5,300 unit per year curing bladder facility with €494,000 (3…

Bridgestone Europe ups prices across all brands
Added: 22 Feb 2017
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has joined other major brands in Europe raising the price of its tire…

ESBR importers face high antidumping duties in US
Added: 22 Feb 2017
Washington - The US Department of Commerce has levied stiff preliminary antidumping duties against …

Solvay raises prices for silica products globally
Added: 22 Feb 2017
Lyon, France – Solvay is increasing prices for all its silica products by 10% as of 1 April or as c…

Hutchinson ramping up plant in China
Added: 22 Feb 2017
Shenyang, China – French automotive and rubber parts supplier Hutchinson is ramping up its recently…

TARRC expert goes back to the future
Added: 22 Feb 2017
Hanover, Germany - Anybody baulking at current natural rubber prices should spare a thought for the…

YRC posts sharp income, revenue drops for 2016
Added: 21 Feb 2017
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) suffered a 22.4% drop in operating income for the fiscal yea…

Covestro reports strong earnings despite lower sales in 2016
Added: 21 Feb 2017
Cologne, Germany — 2016 was a record year for Covestro, the company said, with volumes up 7.5% and …

Chemours fluoroproducts has steady 2016
Added: 21 Feb 2017
Wilmington, Delaware — Blowing-agent company Chemours saw sales in its Fluoroproducts segment rise …

Cooper Standard reports strong 2016 financials
Added: 21 Feb 2017
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. reported increases in both net income and sales fo…

Solvay claims tire silica advance
Added: 21 Feb 2017
Hannover, Germany - Solvay has launched a highly dispersible silica (HDS), which it claims can sign…

Avon appoints new CEO as Rennie departs
Added: 21 Feb 2017
Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber’s board has appointed Paul McDonald as “group chief executive” following…