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Chinese tire makers in expansion mode after sales-rebound
Added: 19 Jul 2024
Investment pipeline continues to flow following 25% revenue increase seen last year

Strike ends at Sumitomo Rubber factory in Turkey
Added: 19 Jul 2024
Union says 43-day industrial action in Cankiri ended with an agreement 'meeting its demands...'
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ZC Rubber progresses tire factory construction overseas
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Chinese tire group also set to start production in Indonesia, fully ramp up ‘5G’ factory in China
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Hexpol earnings down in ‘stable quarter’
Added: 18 Jul 2024
“Strong margins” reported for the first half of the year despite slightly weaker year-on-year resul…

Trelleborg completes purchase of liquid silicone specialist Baron Group
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Move to strengthen the Swedish group’s position in healthcare & medical segments

JAL, Bridgestone extend tire wear prediction technology to larger aircraft
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Japanese partners started ‘tire replacement operations’ for smaller, regional planes in 2020
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Essentially Rubber: Pump and roll
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Trelleborg supplies antivibration mounts for new airport rescue firefighting vehicle

Toyo intensifies focus on corporate strategy in new organisational rejig
Added: 18 Jul 2024
New 'full-fledged' division to include functions such as investors relations, branding...

Cooper Standard debuts integrated automotive switch pump
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Developed jointly with automotive supplier Saleri Group, eCoFlow features integrated electric pump …

European industry experts inspect Euro 7 tire test procedures
Added: 17 Jul 2024
Examinations included comparative, open-road testing with a convoy of vehicles fitted with candidat…

Linglong Tire expects earnings to surge in first half
Added: 17 Jul 2024
Chinese group “actively upgraded" products, carried out structural adjustments during six-month per…

Comerio Ercole launches digital platform to enhance manufacturing efficiency
Added: 17 Jul 2024
Italian machinery maker also introduces new service capabilities to upgrade equipment globally

Sri Trang unveils AI-based transformation strategy
Added: 17 Jul 2024
'One Sri Trang' digitalisation policy aims to 'revolutionise' group's activities in the natural rub…

Sumitomo Rubber starts demo project for tire failure prediction
Added: 17 Jul 2024
Initiates joint tire pressure and temperature monitoring project with Japanese logistics group...
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Black Swan launches graphene-enhanced TPU materials
Added: 17 Jul 2024
New masterbatch claimed to improve lightweighting capability 25%, enhance other mechanical properti…

Akron rubber cluster wins $51m sustainability award
Added: 17 Jul 2024
Grouping includes Goodyear, Huntsman, Bridgestone, Continental, Parker Hannifin, Synthomer...

Laur Silicone expands capacity with new twin screw mixer
Added: 17 Jul 2024
New machine delivers “consistent, uniform mixing of silicone compounds,” with “perfect dispersion a…

Doublestar starts trial production at Cambodia tire plant
Added: 16 Jul 2024
Facility is expected to gradually commence production in the second half of the year

Elkem Silicones returns to black but market conditions ‘still weak’
Added: 16 Jul 2024
Soft demand and Chinese overcapacity put sales prices under "continued pressure"

Bridgestone targets ‘new premium’ tires to stay ahead of game
Added: 16 Jul 2024
Group expects tailwind from high-rim-sized tires till 2026, but a slowdown in demand by 2030