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Bridgestone sales fall amid improving Japanese economy
Added: 12 May 2016
Tokyo – Bridgestone’s net sales fell 8 percent to ¥825.7 billion (€6.6 billion) in the first quarte…

Earnings gains buoy new-look Lanxess
Added: 11 May 2016
Cologne, Germany – A “good” start to the year for Lanxess has prompted the new-look polymers and c…

Nokian impacted as US, Russia winter tire sales drop
Added: 11 May 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian has seen its sales drop by nearly 2 percent in the first quarter of 2016, t…

Asahi Kasei reports “firm” synthetic rubber sales
Added: 11 May 2016
Tokyo - Asahi Kasei has reported a 4.6-percent rise in its operating income for the full fiscal yea…

Germany's VDMA sets sight on Iran market
Added: 11 May 2016
Tehran - A senior member of Germany's VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association has said that …

ContiTech shuts down conveyor belt plant
Added: 11 May 2016
Volos, Greece – ContiTech Imas SA, the Greek subsidiary ContiTech AG, has stopped production of con…

Safety expert pushes for tire recall system
Added: 11 May 2016
Hilton Head, South Carolina – The tire recall system has failed for 40 years, and a machine-readabl…

Arkema reports first quarter growth
Added: 11 May 2016
Colombes, France – Arkema SA reported an increase in sales and net income for the first quarter of …

SMEs marginally in favour of Britain’s staying in EU
Added: 11 May 2016
London – The UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are narrowly in favour of the country r…

Sentury Tire taps Colour Service/Pelmar at Chinese plant
Added: 10 May 2016
London - Sentury Tire has selected Color Service of Italy and Pelmar Engineering Ltd to jointly sup…

More Chinese OTR tire importers file suit against US duties
Added: 10 May 2016
Washington — Two more Chinese off-the-road tire importers have filed complaints with the US Court o…

Thai JV ruling “in favour” of Semperit
Added: 10 May 2016
Vienna – Semperit Group has issued a statement concerning three arbitrations against its Thai joint…

Join the debate at Future Tire Conference 2016
Added: 10 May 2016
The Future Tire Conference 2016 is a high-powered discussion forum dedicated to improving understa…

Hankook gets Nissan Frontier OE spot
Added: 10 May 2016
Seoul – Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has selected two versions of the Hankook Dynapro as OE fitments on th…

Kraiburg TPE Americas relocates, expands
Added: 10 May 2016
Buford, Georgia – Kraiburg TPE Americas has announced the opening of its manufacturing facility in …

Orion Q1 sales drop in "challenging market"
Added: 10 May 2016
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has reported a €44.1-million drop in revenue to €246.3 millio…

London to host innovative rubber event
Added: 10 May 2016
London – The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is holding a conference on innovati…

Trelleborg develops hose for marine transfer of corrosive chemicals
Added: 10 May 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg’s fluid handling operation has developed a new hose for application…

Trelleborg-ČGS deal expected ‘within weeks’ as EU gives go-ahead
Added: 10 May 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – The European Commission has granted approval to Trelleborg’s proposed €1.1-bil…

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Added: 9 May 2016
Price pressure pushes Hexpol sales down
Eupen, Belgium – Hexpol has posted a marginal increase in it…