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The Green Carbon system uses 75 percent of gas from tires in a special reactor, Titan said. Each 59.00R63 tire produces approximately 500 gallons of oil, 4,000 pounds of carbon black and 2,000 pounds of steel.

Titan's tire opens recycling venture in Canada

Added: 19 May 2016

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta – Titan International Inc.’s Titan Tire Reclamation Corp. (TTRC) subsidiary …

Bridgestone wins design infringement suit against Triangle Tyre

Bridgestone wins design infringement suit against Triangle Tyre

Added: 19 May 2016

Tokyo – A Chinese appeals court has ruled in favour of Bridgestone in a case regarding infringement…

Sid Richardson to raise all carbon black prices

Sid Richardson to raise all carbon black prices

Added: 19 May 2016

Fort Worth, Texas — Sid Richardson Carbon Co. said it will raise the prices of all carbon black pro…

Chinese machinery-maker reports further loss amid reverse takeover process

Chinese machinery-maker reports further loss amid reverse takeover process

Added: 19 May 2016

Dalian, China – Dalian Rubber & Plastics Machinery (DRPM) has reported a 243 million yuan (€33 mill…

ERJ China Tire Report - Market Survey 2016

Added: 19 May 2016

London - The July/August issue of ERJ magazine will include our annual China Tire Report supplement…

Michelin devises four-part growth strategy

Michelin devises four-part growth strategy

Added: 18 May 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Group Michelin is banking on a four-part innovation-driven strategy to h…

Sibur cool about rubber prospects

Sibur cool about rubber prospects

Added: 18 May 2016

Article published in May/June issue of ERJ

London - Despite higher sales in 2015, synthetic rubber (…

Sri Trang tips rubber price-recovery to run out of steam  

Added: 18 May 2016

Songkhla, Thailand – Natural rubber (NR) major Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Co. Ltd has reported …

Premium growth boosts Pirelli Q1 results

Premium growth boosts Pirelli Q1 results

Added: 18 May 2016

Milan, Italy – Pirelli SpA's net sales dropped 8.4 percent to €1.43 billion for the first quarter 2…

Rubber withstands UK manufacturing slump

Rubber withstands UK manufacturing slump

Added: 18 May 2016

London -  Quarterly UK production output is estimated to have decreased by 0.4 percent in the Janua…

Analyst says silicone outlook 'promising'

Analyst says silicone outlook 'promising'

Added: 18 May 2016

Fairlawn, Ohio – The outlook for silicones looks good in the coming years – at least that’s what on…

Report: Silicone market could see 6% growth

Report: Silicone market could see 6% growth

Added: 18 May 2016

Leatherhead, UK – The silicone elastomers market could be poised to grow by 6 percent, according to…

SIPH sees global natural rubber stocks reducing

SIPH sees global natural rubber stocks reducing

Added: 18 May 2016

Courbevoie,France- Société Internationale de Plantations d’Hévéas (SIPH) has reported a 5.7-percent…

Global automotive tire market to exceed €300bn by 2024 - report

Global automotive tire market to exceed €300bn by 2024 - report

Added: 18 May 2016

San Francisco, California - The global automotive tire market is set to reach $374.22 billion (€328…

Ghana to establish a rubber processing plant

Ghana to establish a rubber processing plant

Added: 17 May 2016

Accra – Ghana Oil Palm Development Co. (GODPC) is planning to build a rubber processing plant in th…

Four tires burst as Lufthansa plane lands in Mumbai

Four tires burst as Lufthansa plane lands in Mumbai

Added: 17 May 2016

Mumbai, India – A Lufthansa flight travelling from Munich to Mumbai landed safely on 13 May, despit…

Former Corning unit exec charged with price-fixing, bid-rigging

Former Corning unit exec charged with price-fixing, bid-rigging

Added: 17 May 2016

Detroit, Michigan – A former executive at a unit of Corning Inc. was charged with conspiring to fix…

Specifically, Henry told shareholders Michelin is projecting an operating margin for the consumer business of 11 to 15 percent, up from 10 to 13 percent projected earlier. The commercial operating margin should be between 9 and 13 percent, he said, up from 7 to 9 percent earlier.

Michelin raises full-year profit forecast

Added: 17 May 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin Group has raised its earnings expectations for fiscal 2016 base…

ChemChina targets intelligent manufacturing

ChemChina targets intelligent manufacturing

Added: 17 May 2016

Beijing – In its latest five-year strategic plan, ChemChina has proposed to “vigorously” develop ad…

Dow Corning announces post-takeover changes

Dow Corning announces post-takeover changes

Added: 17 May 2016

Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning chairman and CEO Bob Hansen will retire after the completion of Dow…