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TPMS market expected to hit €6.7bn
Added: 5 Sep 2016
New York – The value of the global market for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) is expected t…
UK manufacturing posted August revival
Added: 2 Sep 2016
London – UK Domestic manufacturing witnessed a surprise post-Brexit boost last month, according to …
Analysis: Mexico keeps attracting rubber industry investment
Added: 2 Sep 2016
London – Geographical proximity to a key market, cheap labour and good quality products have made M…
Trelleborg acquires large solid tire distributor
Added: 2 Sep 2016
London – Trelleborg has finalised the acquisition of UK-based distributor of solid off-the-road (OT…
Cooper completes CEO transition
Added: 2 Sep 2016
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has completed the transition of its president and CEO role…
Doublestar doubles net profit despite tire sector woes
Added: 2 Sep 2016
Qingdao, China – Despite the downturn in the Chinese tire sector, Doublestar has posted surge in ea…
Trelleborg adds materials offerings to subsea market
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Krokstadelva, Norway – Trelleborg's offshore operation in Norway is expanding its production capabi…
Goodyear names new senior vice-president
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has named Joe Zekoski, senior vice president and chief technical officer sin…
Interview: ContiTech exec enjoys new role in US
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Colorado Springs, Colombia – When Andreas Gerstenberger returned to the US to lead ContiTech AG's I…
Krahn Chemie to distribute Chinese silanes in Europe
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Hambourg, Germany – Chemicals distributor Krahn Chemie and China's Nanjing SiSiB Silicones Co. Ltd.…
Rubber a key focus of ChemChina-Aramco MoU
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Beijing – ChemChina and two Saudi companies, Saudi Aramco and the National Industrial Clusters Deve…
Turkey opens composite technologies centre
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Istanbul, Turkey – A composite technologies center of excellence, built jointly by tire cord produc…
Trinseo to shut Italian latex facility
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo is to cease manufacturing operations at its latex facility in Livorn…
Tristone adds plants in North America, India
Added: 1 Sep 2016
Frankfurt, Germany – Tristone Flowtech Group GmbH is setting the stage to grow again – this time in…
Update: Goodyear Thailand to build €140m aircraft tire plant
Added: 31 Aug 2016
Bangkok - Goodyear Thailand is planning to invest 5.63-billion bhat (€146 million) in building a ne…
Weak markets hamper Ansell growth
Added: 31 Aug 2016
Sydney, Australia – Ansell Ltd, a supplier of rubber protection products, has reported a drop in 20…
US Zinc to raise spot premium prices for zinc oxide
Added: 31 Aug 2016
Houston, Texas – US Zinc has increased spot premium prices for all grades of zinc oxide as of 15 Se…
Yokohama to open largest overseas R&D centre in US
Added: 31 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is to start up a tire research & development centre in North Carol…
Report: Mexico plant “a big deal” for Michelin
Added: 30 Aug 2016
LEÓN, Mexico – Group Michelin has started construction in Mexico of its 21st factory in North Ameri…
Sibur TPEs spur rubber business growth
Added: 30 Aug 2016
Sales volumes rose by 7.6 percent to 228,600 tonnes, which the Russian petrochemicals company said …
