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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…
Market Report: Chloroprene rubber prices see sudden hikes by suppliers
Added: 11 Nov 2016
London – A number of major suppliers have announced an increase in their chloroprene rubber (CR) pr…
Orion boss upbeat about rubber blacks business
Added: 10 Nov 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has noted a marked improvement in its rubber carbon blacks bu…
Conti rubber business posts flat Q3
Added: 10 Nov 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s Rubber Group has published its third quarter 2016 results, post…
Reebok steps into advanced manufacturing race
Added: 10 Nov 2016
Canton, Massachusetts – Fitness products manufacturer Reebok, part of Adidas, has introduced its Li…
Report: ChemChina rules out Kumho purchase
Added: 10 Nov 2016
London – ChemChina has denied having bid for South Korean tire manufacturer Kumho Tire , according …
Natural rubber price rally continues apace
Added: 9 Nov 2016
London – Natural rubber (NR) prices are continuing to gain momentum in a rally that started two mon…
Hexpol revenues flat, as price pressure continues
Added: 9 Nov 2016
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has reported flat third quarter results despite higher volumes, with sale…
Cimcorp to automate Petlas PCR expansion
Added: 9 Nov 2016
Ulvila, Finland – Cimcorp has won a “significant order” to supply a fully automated handling system…
Carmakers manipulating TPMS tests, EU group alleges
Added: 9 Nov 2016
Brussels – An EU campaign group has issued a report accusing car-makers of manipulating “indirect” …
China’s Zhongjin to build rubber chemicals plant
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Wuhai, China – Zhongjin Fine Chemical has announced its plan to build an additives plant in the Wuh…
Japan recognises Yokohama’s ‘super-computer’ tire research
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Tokyo – A joint project between Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) and Japan’s Institute of Space and Astron…
MOL/JSR to complete SSBR plant in 2017
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Budapest – Hungarian petrochemical group MOL is on track to complete the construction of its new so…
Tech Rubber buys Italian retreader Salvadori
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Johnstown, Ohio – Tire repair materials producer Technical Rubber Co. Inc. (TRC) has acquired Salva…
Continental opens upgraded truck tire hall in Czech Republic
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Otrokovice, Czech Republic – Continental has inaugurated a newly reconstructed truck tire productio…
Aeolus continues double-digit revenue drop in Q3
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus Tyre has reported a 12% drop in revenue to €574 million over the first nin…
Semperit issues €140m in corporate loans
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Vienna – Semperit Group has announced its largest ever capital market transaction with the issue of…
Hexpol chairman to step down next year
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB chairman Melker Schörling is to step down from his position in 2017, the …
UHP tires drive Hankook to 23% profit
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Seoul – Hankook Tire has posted a 23% rise in operating profit for the third quarter at KRW297.1 bi…
