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Interview: Giti preparing to expand R&D centre
Added: 3 Jul 2016
Uniontown, Ohio – Giti Tire Group's North American research and development centre, which opened a …
Kuraray ditches Marubeni to sell elastomers directly in Europe
Added: 1 Jul 2016
Hattersheim, Germany – The Japanese speciality chemical company Kuraray has taken over the sales of…
Marangoni to provide Sri Lanka tire plant technology
Added: 1 Jul 2016
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni has dismissed media reports suggesting that it plans to build a $75-mil…
Analysis: Brexit uncertainty looms over UK tire & rubber sector
Added: 1 Jul 2016
London – It has been a week since the UK narrowly voted to leave the EU – or Brexit – in a nationwi…
UK industry leader weighs up the perils of Brexit
Added: 1 Jul 2016
This pre-referendum article by Dr Stan Higgins, chief executive of influential English regional ind…
Former Goodyear CEO Gault dies
Added: 30 Jun 2016
Wooster, Ohio — Stanley C. Gault, former head of both Goodyear and Rubbermaid Inc. died June 29 at …
Dow Corning UK to lose 115 jobs in global cuts
Added: 30 Jun 2016
Barry, UK – Employees at the Dow Corning’s factory in Barry, Wales, are in talks with management co…
VMI wins patent lawsuit against Chinese firm
Added: 30 Jun 2016
Epe, The Netherlands – VMI has claimed “a huge victory” in its fight against patent infringement, w…
Conti investing €50m in own-brand agricultural tire production
Added: 30 Jun 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental is investing €49.9 million in its agricultural tires business: incr…
Yokohama raises funds for ATG acquisition
Added: 30 Jun 2016
Tokyo—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd is to borrow Yen157.5 billion (€1.37 billion) to help fund its acquis…
Cabot releases sustainability report update
Added: 29 Jun 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has released a sustainability report update highlighting the fi…
Bekaert appoints new CFO
Added: 29 Jun 2016
Courtrai, Belgium – Bekaert has appointed Beatríz García-Cos Muntañola as chief financial officer w…
Dow Corning integration to cost 2,500 jobs
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. is cutting 2,500 jobs globally – equal to 4 percent if its wor…
US finds evidence of subsidies on Chinese truck, bus tires
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has found preliminary affirmative evidence of government…
UK government urged to "secure industrial future" post-Brexit
Added: 28 Jun 2016
London – The EEF, the UK’s manufacturers’ organisation, has told a crunch meeting between business …
Nokian opening warehouse in Quebec
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Longueuil, Quebec – Nokian Tyres North America is opening a distribution centre in Longueuil, near …
Aeolus amends reorganisation plan, shifts focus to industrial tires
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus has signed an agreement to acquire a 10-percent stake in Pirelli Industrial…
Analysis: Trelleborg begins growth spurt
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Stockholm – Trelleborg Wheel Systems should experience significant growth in the next year, thanks …
Wacker to expand silicones production in South Korea
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jinch…
Arlanxeo opens headquarters in The Netherlands
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Maastricht, Netherlands – Arlanxeo Holding BV officially opened its new headquarters in Maastricht …
