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Orion continues carbon black shake-up with Korean plant closure
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Senningerberg, Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbons is closing down a 45-kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa…
Golz: ChemChina to give KraussMaffei a free hand
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Dusseldorf, Germany – In April, China National Chemical Corp. finalised its $1.01 billion (€900 mil…
Micro-Poise teams up with Siemens on tire measuring system
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Streetsboro, Ohio – Micro-Poise Measurement Systems plans to replace an existing tire measurement s…
Silent Sensors, CPI advance tire sensor technology
Added: 6 Nov 2016
Wilton, UK - UK company Silent Sensors Ltd has developed new technology to manage tires from the ma…
ContiTech breaks ground on new China hose plant
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Qingdao, China – ContiTech has broken ground for a new €20-million plant for automotive hoses in th…
Goodyear reports higher income, lower sales in Q3
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s net income increased 17 percent on 9.5 percent lower sales for the third q…
Russia gives Nokian a “positive surprise” in Q3
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian’s results have shown a promising turn, with third-quarter sales and profits…
Conti breaks ground on US commercial vehicle tires plant
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Jackson, Mississippi – Continental has broken ground at the site of its new tire plant near Clinton…
Farewell to Neumann, an industry leader in more than simple sales
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Düsseldorf, Germany – It’s hard to believe that Peter Neumann is retiring. He will step down as CEO…
Market focus: EU tire market ‘hinges on October’
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Brussels – The European tire industry has been left hoping for a fourth-quarter recovery after some…
Solvay starts tire silicas production in South Korea
Added: 3 Nov 2016
Brussels – Solvay has started production of highly dispersible silica (HDS) at its new plant in Gun…
Goodyear adding 50% capacity at China tire factory
Added: 3 Nov 2016
Pulandian, China – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has broken ground on a $485-million (€437-million) ex…
Conti appoints first corporate technology officer
Added: 3 Nov 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental has appointed Kurt Lehmann as corporate technology officer (CTO), a …
Aeolus mulls adding tire capacity outside of China
Added: 2 Nov 2016
Jiaozuo, China (Nov. 1, 2016) — Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd is exploring its options regarding adding truck…
Federal-Mogul reports flat quarterly results
Added: 2 Nov 2016
Detroit, Michigan – Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., the diversified auto supplier that billionaire in…
Cooper reports lower Q3 sales, net income
Added: 2 Nov 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported lower sales and net income for this year’s third …
Mesnac adding rubber materials to broaden tire-industry portfolio
Added: 2 Nov 2016
Qingdao, China – Chinese machinery maker Mesnac is adding new rubber material offerings to its port…
Nissan moves to shake up automotive parts supply chain
Added: 1 Nov 2016
Tokyo -- Nissan Motor is broadening its supplier network to include major international parts giant…
Update: Tosoh raising chloroprene rubber prices
Added: 1 Nov 2016
Tokyo - Tosoh Corp. is increasing prices for exported chloroprene rubber (CR) sold under the Skypre…
Asia helps Cooper Standard to record Q3 sales and earnings
Added: 1 Nov 2016
Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has notched up "record" sales and profits in the thi…
