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SRI realigns North America business

SRI realigns North America business

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Rancho Cucamonga, California – As a result of the dissolution of the alliance between Sumitomo Rubb…

DRAFT UK shale gas ‘can create thousands of jobs’

DRAFT UK shale gas ‘can create thousands of jobs’

Added: 15 Dec 2015

London – The development of shale gas resources in the UK could lead to the creation of many thousa…

Shell, CNOOC to expand petrochemicals venture

Shell, CNOOC to expand petrochemicals venture

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Guangzhou, China – Shell and China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) have signed a non-binding he…

EU car demand bounces back to double-digit growth

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Brussels – The EU passenger car market recovered from an October slowdown to register a strong 13.7…

Inovyn to close UK chloromethanes plant

Inovyn to close UK chloromethanes plant

Added: 15 Dec 2015

London – Inovyn, an Ineos-Solvay JV in chlorovinyls, is set to close its chloromethanes plants in R…

Pirelli unveils 2016 calendar, created by Annie Leibovitz

Pirelli unveils 2016 calendar, created by Annie Leibovitz

Added: 15 Dec 2015

London—The 43rd edition of the Pirelli calendar, created by celebrated American photographer and po…

Nokian hit by unexpected €87m tax bill

Nokian hit by unexpected €87m tax bill

Added: 15 Dec 2015

Nokian, Sweden – Nokian Tyres plc has received a renewed reassessment decision from Sweden's tax ad…

Kumho to relocate, consolidate Nanjing plants

Kumho to relocate, consolidate Nanjing plants

Added: 14 Dec 2015

Nanjing, China – Kumho Tire Co. Inc. is moving its passenger and truck tire plants in Nanjing to a …

Conti making OTR tires at Eurotire plant in Romania

Conti making OTR tires at Eurotire plant in Romania

Added: 14 Dec 2015

Hanover, Germany – Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) has started manufacturing two new r…

Kesoram investing over €100m in PCR radial tire plant - report

Kesoram investing over €100m in PCR radial tire plant - report

Added: 14 Dec 2015

Kolkata, India – Kesoram Industries is restructuring its tire business by selling one unit and inve…

Cancarb extends Tokai carbon black presence in North America

Added: 14 Dec 2015

Cleveland, Ohio – Cancarb Ltd. is launching Tokai Carbon Co.'s furnace carbon black in North Americ…

Toyo announces leadership reshuffle

Toyo announces leadership reshuffle

Added: 14 Dec 2015

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber co. has launched a reshuffle in its management worldwide, promoti…

Canadian agency fines Toyo for alleged bid rigging

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Ottawa – Canada’s Competition Bureau has fined Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. CAD$1.7 million (€1.1 mi…

Michelin expands Hungary logistics centre

Michelin expands Hungary logistics centre

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Vac, Hungary – Michelin is expanding and modernising its Vac logistics centre, according to a press…

Sailun to invest €180 million in Vietnam tire project

Sailun to invest €180 million in Vietnam tire project

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Qingdao, China – Sailun Jinyu Group has announced it is to pump up to $200 million (€182 million) i…

Azelis to represent Robinson Brothers in Germany

Azelis to represent Robinson Brothers in Germany

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Antwerp, Belgium – Azelis has entered a new distribution agreement with Robinson Brothers, a UK-bas…

An executive at Hong Kong-based machine maker Cosmos Machinery Ltd. had guarded praise for the Indian decision.

India makes big cut in tariffs on Chinese moulding machines

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Kolkata, India – India has cut its anti-dumping duty on Chinese-made injection moulding machines to…

DuPont, Dow Chemical agree to merge

DuPont, Dow Chemical agree to merge

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Wilmington, Detroit – DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. are to merge in a mega-deal that will lead to the…

Dow to take full ownership of Dow Corning

Dow to take full ownership of Dow Corning

Added: 11 Dec 2015

Midland, Michigan – Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to take full ownership of Dow Corning, currently a …

Irish Cement plans to burn tires at Limerick works

Irish Cement plans to burn tires at Limerick works

Added: 10 Dec 2015

Dublin – Irish Cement envisages the burning of scrap tires as a central part of the next phase of i…