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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…

Compounding survey: Leading players chart market highs and lows - DRAFT

Compounding survey: Leading players chart market highs and lows - DRAFT

Added: 17 May 2016

Article published in May/June issue of ERJ

ERJ runs the rule again over the European compounding sec…

Toyo revises 2016 outlook downward

Toyo revises 2016 outlook downward

Added: 17 May 2016

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.’s operating income fell 5.1 percent in the quarter ended…

RubberTech Europe returns - DRAFT

Added: 17 May 2016

Report published in May/June issue of ERJ

China-based organiser China United Rubber Corp. (CURC) set…

Evonik appoints new deputy chairman

Added: 16 May 2016

Essen, Germany – The supervisory board of Evonik Industries AG appointed Christian Kullmann as depu…

Mexican tread rubber producer relocates European HQ

Mexican tread rubber producer relocates European HQ

Added: 16 May 2016

Beverdonk, Belgium – Mexican tread rubber producer Industrias de Hule Galgo SA de CV has relocated …

Amerityre sales hit by soft farm incomes

Amerityre sales hit by soft farm incomes

Added: 16 May 2016

Boulder City, Nevada – Polyurethane tire-maker Amerityre saw sales fall by around 20 percent in the…

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers

Added: 16 May 2016

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has introduced a flexibility agreement for employees of its in Nokia …

UK chemical makers buck negative trend

UK chemical makers buck negative trend

Added: 16 May 2016

London – Company members of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) have reported a strong start …

Pirelli-ChemChina merger effective in June

Pirelli-ChemChina merger effective in June

Added: 16 May 2016

Milan, Italy – The merger of Pirelli & C. SpA and China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) will ta…

Analysis: Orion hunting better carbon black returns

Analysis: Orion hunting better carbon black returns

Added: 13 May 2016

London - A recurring complaint in the current batch of results announcements by materials and addit…

Omsk announces “first” ever carbon black price-rise

Omsk announces “first” ever carbon black price-rise

Added: 13 May 2016

Omsk, Russia – Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) is increasing prices for its carbon black products with effe…

Michelin sues tire companies for patent infringement

Michelin sues tire companies for patent infringement

Added: 13 May 2016

Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America has filed suit against Atturo Tire Corp. and Sv…

EU new-car demand up 32 months in a row

EU new-car demand up 32 months in a row

Added: 13 May 2016

Brussels – The EU passenger car market grew for a 32nd consecutive month, registering a 9.1-percent…

Yokohama posts 42% profit decline in Q1

Yokohama posts 42% profit decline in Q1

Added: 13 May 2016

Tokyo— Yokohama Rubber Co. has registered a 42-percent decline in operating profit, to ¥6.9 billion…

Shape of the ‘New Dow’ emerges

Shape of the ‘New Dow’ emerges

Added: 13 May 2016

Midland, Michigan — Following its planned merger with DuPont, the shape of the New Dow and where th…

India mulls Chinese anti-dumping measures

India mulls Chinese anti-dumping measures

Added: 12 May 2016

Gurgaon, India – The Indian government has reportedly launched an investigation into alleged dumpin…

Apollo posts 3% annual profit despite import pressures

Apollo posts 3% annual profit despite import pressures

Added: 12 May 2016

Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has posted a 3-percent rise in operating profit for its 2015-16 f…

Bridgestone sales fall amid improving Japanese economy

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

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…