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Brexit 'prompts carmakers to look towards eastern Europe'
Added: 20 Sep 2016
London - Moves by carmakers to locate operations in eastern Europe have sped up in the wake of June…
China TBR maker General Science goes public
Added: 20 Sep 2016
Shanghai – China’s tire maker Jiangsu General Science Technology went public on the Shanghai Stock …
Kumho sale process to start – report
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Seoul – Kumho Tire Co.’s creditors are expected to begin a sell-off process for the tire-maker with…
Cooper Standard expands globally
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. continues its growth path in Asia-Pacific and is c…
Cooper: Progress on guayule tire applications
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Albany, California – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. scientists have reached a key milestone toward the go…
Goodyear on track with UK plant closure
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Wolverhampton, UK - Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has confirmed to ERJ that the planned closure of i…
RMA: US tire shipments look flat in 2016
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Washington—Total US tire shipments will grow by just 0.2 percent in 2016 over 2015, according to th…
China implements tire labelling provisions
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Beijing – The China Rubber Industry Association has issued the country’s first tire labelling admin…
Goodyear moves to improve shareholder yield - draft
Added: 16 Sep 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Goodyear is raising its quarterly dividend by 3 cents per share, starting w…
CRIA mobilising Chinese tire makers to fight US tariffs
Added: 16 Sep 2016
Beijing – The China Rubber Industries Association (CRIA) is organising local Chinese tire makers fo…
Bioplastics cones to help Thai rubber trees grow
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Bangkok - Corbion, Global Bio-Polymers and Maxrich are developing a biodegradable root growth conta…
Dutch carbon black company appoints sales executives
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Nederweert, The Netherlands – Black Bear has appointed two senior executives Ad van Oorschot and Se…
Ukraine’s Antonov seeking tire suppliers
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Kiev – Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov has severed ties with all Russian suppliers, and is …
IRSG appoints new boss
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group, IRSG, has appointed Salvatore Pinizzotto as its n…
Bridgestone completes first Russia tire plant
Added: 15 Sep 2016
Ulyanovsk, Russia – Bridgestone has completed the construction its first plant in the Russia/CIS re…
Get connected with TPEs
Added: 15 Sep 2016
London – Thermoplastic elastomers can help designers match aesthetics and functionality in the Inte…
Rema Tip Top takes over conveyor belt maker
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Poing, Germany – Rema Tip Top has fully acquired the Cobra Group/Depreux, a manufacturer of conveyo…
Solvay scientist wins award for energy-saving tires
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Brussels – Belgian chemicals producer Solvay SA researcher Sylvaine Neveu has won the Irène Joliot-…
Report: Data gap delays EU probe into Dow-DuPont merger
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Midland Michigan – The European Union has suspended an 11 Jan deadline to complete its investigatio…
US masks orders to continue for Avon
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber’s protection and defence business expects continued orders for military …
