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SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

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

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

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

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

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…

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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

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

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

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

Hutchinson ramping up plant in China

Added: 22 Feb 2017

Shenyang, China – French automotive and rubber parts supplier Hutchinson is ramping up its recently…

Back in 1910, just as production of natural rubber in the Amazon peaked at 90,000 tonnes a year, tire makers and other rubber processors had to pay the equivalent of £87 (€103) per kilo for the material, Cook explained in a keynote opener for the Tire Technology Expo conference in Hanover on 13 Feb.

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

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

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

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

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…

Launched during the Tire Technology Expo in Hanover, held 14-16 Feb, the new silica is said to increase the durability and safety in UHP tires by up to 25% and improve the rolling resistance performance and durability of fuel-efficient tires by as much as 15%.

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

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…

Dow Corning expanding North America healthcare application centre

Dow Corning expanding North America healthcare application centre

Added: 20 Feb 2017

Midland, Michigan - Dow Corning is investing in “state-of-the-art” capabilities and new product tec…

Cooper net income rises; repurchase programme extended

Cooper net income rises; repurchase programme extended

Added: 20 Feb 2017

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported a 16.7% jump in net income for the year ended 31 …