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Michelin raises prices in Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – French tire-maker Michelin has announced price rises in the European rep…
Foster to distribute Wacker silicone products in North America
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Putnam, Connecticut – Medical and pharmaceutical distributed Foster Corp. has been appointed the ex…
Bridgestone developing wear-resistant bus tires
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has launched a joint-research project with Yokohama National University a…
US finds material injury in OTR import case
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Washington – The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that the US tire industry i…
Hankook seeks "top-tier" position with new technology centre
Added: 5 Feb 2017
For the Technical Centres feature in the Jan/Feb issue of European Rubber Journal magazine, Shahrza…
Ceat to build tire plant in Bangladesh
Added: 5 Feb 2017
Bhaluka, Bangladesh – Ceat parent company RPG Group and Bangladesh Ak Khan have set up a $67-millio…
Hankook buys Australian tire distributor
Added: 3 Feb 2017
Seoul - Hankook Tire is acquiring 100% of JAX Tyres shares which it described as Australia's larges…
Nokian lifted by winter tires, Russia
Added: 3 Feb 2017
Nokia, Finland – Nokian has registered a “strong performance” in the final quarter of 2016, ended 3…
Floods and speculators buoy natural rubber prices
Added: 3 Feb 2017
London – Natural rubber prices have continued to ramp up with gains averaging around 20% since the …
Conti calls full-time on football sponsorship
Added: 3 Feb 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s tire division is stopping its major football sponsorships withi…
Michelin, Yokohama among those set to hike prices
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Rising costs of raw materials are driving increased tire prices worldwide. Michelin North America I…
Cabot making gains in tire market, China
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s reinforcement materials division is benefiting from striking …
Trelleborg to invest in Serbian tire plant
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB is planning a "major investment" in its agricultural/industrial …
Report: Tire makers tune in to RFID
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Article published in ERJ's Jan/Feb issue
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology offers eno…
Arlanxeo raises EPDM prices
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Maastricht, Netherlands – The Lanxess-Saudi Aramco rubber JV, Arlanxeo, has raised prices for its E…
Apollo in black, NR prices pose concern
Added: 2 Feb 2017
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres notched up higher sales and profits in the three months ending 31 Dec…
NGS Elastomer to sell Weihai fluorosilicones in Europe
Added: 1 Feb 2017
Sandesneben, Germany – German chemicals distributor NGS Elastomer has expanded the distribution of …
Marangoni hikes tire prices
Added: 1 Feb 2017
Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni Industrial Tyres will increase sales prices for all products within its…
Trelleborg posts record figures in 2016 full year results
Added: 1 Feb 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB hit “record” figures for sales and earnings in the full year 201…
Zeon to raise TPE prices
Added: 31 Jan 2017
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. has announced plans to raise prices for its thermoplastic elastomers sold under…
