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Added: 17 Nov 2016
Based on article published in ERJ’s November/December issue:

UK chemicals suppliers see margins “nosedive”
Added: 17 Nov 2016
Crewe, UK – UK chemicals makers have reported a sharp fall in current and future sales margins desp…

UK chemical industry sets the scene for post-Brexit future
Added: 17 Nov 2016
London – Tariff free access to the single market, the ability to recruit talent worldwide, competit…

October remains flat in EU car market
Added: 17 Nov 2016
Brussels – European passenger car registrations fell slightly, at 0.02%, totalling 1,104,506 units,…

US tire market to grow at 5% through 2021
Added: 17 Nov 2016
New York – The US tire market is set to grow at a CAGR of 5% through 2021, driven by higher vehicle…

Semperit hit by market conditions in Q1-3 results
Added: 17 Nov 2016
Vienna – Semperit Group has posted sharp falls in revenue and earnings amid “ongoing difficult mark…

Cabot “watching” OTR market, inventories in North America
Added: 16 Nov 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has reported some mixed trends impacting its carbon black busin…

US firm says soybean oil ‘best natural additive’
Added: 16 Nov 2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – With the current trend toward replacing petrochemical additives with nat…

Fenner upbeat about 2017 despite sharp declines
Added: 16 Nov 2016
London – Fenner plc has repositioned its various businesses and is set to capitalise on improved ma…

Report: Apollo eyes Kumho purchase
Added: 16 Nov 2016
New Delhi – Indian tire maker Apollo Tyres is considering to bid for South Korean Kumho Tire, accor…

Avon gains as Sterling drops
Added: 16 Nov 2016
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has benefited from the post-Brexit depreciation of Sterling, posting…

Limper: Complexity driving change in rubber mixing
Added: 15 Nov 2016
Manchester, UK – Makers and end-users of rubber-mixing equipment must look to automation to deal wt…

Zeon elastomers business markers all down at H1
Added: 15 Nov 2016
Tokyo – Zeon Corp.’s elastomers business has posted a 23% drop in operating income to Yen8,300 mill…

Linglong Tire posts profit jump in Q3; mulls overseas acquisition
Added: 15 Nov 2016
Yantai, China – Linglong Tire reported a 76 percent jump in net profit less non-recurring items to …

Triangle reports flat profit on revenue decline
Added: 14 Nov 2016
Weihai, China – Triangle Tyre posted flat net profit of €76 million (567 million yuan) over the fir…

SRI claims breakthrough in natural-rubber research
Added: 14 Nov 2016
Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd is claiming a major breakthrough from its research int…

Yokohama reports sharp decline in results amid slowdown
Added: 14 Nov 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has posted sharp declines in its first three quarter results, with …

Price pressure tips Arlanxeo sales down
Added: 14 Nov 2016
Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo – 50/50 rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco – has rep…

VMI breaks ground on new Polish plant
Added: 11 Nov 2016
Leszno, Poland – VMI broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Leszno on 3 Nov, according to …

Apollo expanding capacity and R&D in India
Added: 11 Nov 2016
Chennai, India – Apollo Tyres is in expansion mode, with plans to set up a new manufacturing facili…