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US Zinc to raise spot premium prices for zinc oxide
Added: 30 Aug 2016
Houston, Texas – US Zinc has increased spot premium prices for all grades of zinc oxide as of 15 Se…
Taiwan machinery makers aim for emerging markets
Added: 30 Aug 2016
Taipei, Taiwan — In the face of slackening demand from mainland China, enterprising Taiwanese machi…
The Bosnian businessman who shut down VW in Europe
Added: 30 Aug 2016
Emden, Germany — Nijaz Hastor began his career building Volkswagens in a factory in Slovenia. This …
Hainan Rubber posts drop in net losses
Added: 30 Aug 2016
Haikou, China – China’s largest natural rubber maker Hainan Rubber Group reported a drop in net los…
DRAFT Analysis: Chinese slowdown still weighs on tire machinery sector
Added: 26 Aug 2016
London – The slump in China’s tire-making industry – following the imposition of US-import duties o…
WWF lauds Michelin’s sustainable rubber policy
Added: 26 Aug 2016
Gland, Switzerland — The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is commending Group Michelin for adopting a “zer…
Emissions concerns drive fluoroelastomers’ market growth – study
Added: 26 Aug 2016
Hyderabad, India – The fluoroelastomers market is set to grow at a CAGR of 4.0 percent during the p…
VW plant to resume production as supplier dispute ends
Added: 26 Aug 2016
Emden, Germany — Regular series production at Volkswagen’s Emden site will begin again on 29 Aug fo…
ANRPC: Rubber prices stuck at ‘ground-zero’
Added: 26 Aug 2016
Kuala Lumpur – There has been no significant strengthening in natural rubber (NR) pricing despite …
SSBR surge buoys JSR's elastomers business
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Tokyo – JSR Corp.’s elastomers unit has posted a 7-percent, year-on-year increase in operating inco…
VMI owner expects orders to recover after Q2 China woes
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – TKH Group NV, the parent company of tire-building machinery maker VM…
Malaysian glove-maker delays plant start-up
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Kuala Lumpur – Hartalega Holdings Bhd is delaying the planned comissioning of two production facili…
Appellate court affirms dismissal of suit against Cooper
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a Delaware …
Toyoda Gosei to increase weatherstrip production in Mexico
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Automotive Sealing Mexico, SA de CV (TGASMX) is increasing its product…
Rockwell helps Chinese tire-maker advance project in US
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Shanghai, China – Rockwell Automation has helped an unnamed Chinese tire manufacturer build a plant…
PU elastane leader Huafon debuts with upstream materials
Added: 24 Aug 2016
Shanghai, China – China’s largest PU elastane maker Huafon, with other businesses in shoe sole and …
Distributor Weber & Schaer takes over Polymer-Service PSG
Added: 24 Aug 2016
Hamburg, Germany – Weber & Schaer GmbH & Co. KG (W&S) is acquiring a majority stake in distributor …
EBRD agrees loan package for second Brisa tire plant
Added: 24 Aug 2016
London – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $150-million (€…
Report: Uncertainty looms over carbon black market in Europe
Added: 24 Aug 2016
Article published in ERJ’s July/August issue:
London – Price-rises and closures mark the most recent…
Semperit pegged back by medical-sector decline
Added: 23 Aug 2016
Vienna – Amid “difficult” first-half trading conditions, Austrian group Semperit AG saw earnings (E…
