Latest News
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
