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TST expects recovery after 32% drop in revenues
Added: 23 Aug 2016
Tianjin, China – Machinery maker TST reported a 32 percent drop in half-year revenue to 126 million…
Safic-Alcan sets up Mexico subsidiary
Added: 23 Aug 2016
Mexico City – Safic-Alcan, through its subsidiary ChemSpec Ltd, has set up a Mexican distribution o…
Michelin breaks ground on Mexican car tire plant
Added: 23 Aug 2016
León, Guanajuato – Michelin has held an official ground-breaking for its 69th plant to be built at …
France tire market to grow at 6% to 2021 - report
Added: 23 Aug 2016
New York – The French tire market is set to grow at a CAGR of over 6 percent through 2021, accordin…
Chinese carbon black maker Black Cat posts net loss
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Jingdezhen, China – Jiangxi Black Cat, China’s largest carbon black maker, posted 57 million yuan (…
Bridgestone breaks ground on Canadian plant expansion
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Joliette, Quebec – Bridgestone Canada Inc. has broken ground on the previously announced $250 milli…
Continental sees ASEAN region as “very interesting” for growth
Added: 22 Aug 2016
London – Continental AG has set its sights on growth in the ASEAN region, the firm has revealed.
How…
Japan turns over €53m natural rubber plant to Philippines
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Manila, Philippines – Japan has turned over a natural rubber processing plant to the Philippines, a…
Automotive suppliers top $10 billion with first half merger activities
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Traverse City, Michigan – Seemingly unworried about wobbly global markets, automotive suppliers are…
Mesnac reports historic operating loss in H1 2016
Added: 19 Aug 2016
Qingdao, China – Mesnac reported an operating loss of 63 million yuan (€8.4 million) for the first …
Opinion: Goodyear must be open about Danville
Added: 19 Aug 2016
London – Goodyear this week confirmed that there had been another fatality at its tire plant in Dan…
Orion to close French plant by year-end
Added: 19 Aug 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has confirmed that the company’s French subsidiary will close…
Tanzania to build new tire factory – report
Added: 19 Aug 2016
Dodoma, Tanzania – A senior Tanzanian official has ruled out reports about revamping the 1969 Gener…
Wacker silicones business posts 21% growth in Q2
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Munich, Germany – Wacker AG’s silicones business has posted a 21-percent growth in earnings in Q2 2…
Shin-Etsu posts strong silicones business in 2016 - DRAFT
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Tokyo – Japan’s Shin-Etsu has reported a strong performance by its silicones business in its 2016 f…
Conti expanding dandelion rubber research facility
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Hanover, Germany - Continental is to expand its ‘tires from Taraxagum dandelion rubber’ project b…
Polish company takes over Qingdao Meteor Rubber & Plastics
Added: 17 Aug 2016
London - Polish manufacturer Sanok Rubber Company has signed a deal to become the sole shareholder …
China slowdown hits Taiwan plastics & rubber machinery exports
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Taiwan – The plastics and rubber machinery industry in Taiwan has seen exports drop by more than 10…
Update: Goodyear confirms fourth fatality at Danville tire plant
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear has confirmed that another employee has died in an accident at its tire plan…
Hankook reports 54% rise in Q2 earnings
Added: 17 Aug 2016
Seoul – South Korean tire-maker Hankook has posted a strong second quarter, with operating profit s…
