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Avon reports sharp rise in 2015 profits
Added: 18 Nov 2015
Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber has reported an 8-percent rise in its revenues for the full year 2015 wi…

Semperit revenue up as capacity expands
Added: 18 Nov 2015
Vienna – Semperit Group has posted an increase in sales and profits in the first three quarters of …

Bluestar Silicones expands distribution network in India
Added: 18 Nov 2015
Shanghai, China - Bluestar Silicones, an overseas subsidiary of China National Bluestar group, has …

Interview: Industry 4.0 drives Arburg, Germany
Added: 18 Nov 2015
So much has been written about Industry 4.0, but there still are misperceptions about the concept. …

Momentive settles IP legal action against Qingdao Siltech
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Waterford, New York – Momentive Performance Materials Inc has reached an out of court settlement wi…

Chinese automotive parts maker buys US rubber moulder
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Staples, Minnesota – Zhongli North America Inc., the North American unit of automotive parts manufa…

EU car demand positive despite slow-down
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Brussels – The EU passenger car market continued to grow in the month of October albeit at a slower…

Goodyear launches US online tire sales
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s online tire-buying program, which the tire maker announced at its annual d…

Bridgestone launches offer for US auto parts chain
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. is launching its previously announced tender offer…

Kumho Crugen tires fitted on Jeep Renegade
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Already a supplier of tires for the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Fiat Freemont, Ku…

Shin-Etsu to invest €180m in silicone business expansion
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Tokyo - Shin-Etsu is expanding its silicone rubber business in Japan and elsewhere, according to a …

Solvay launches fluoroelastomer plant in China
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Changshu, China – Chemicals company Solvay SA opened a fluoroelastomers plant in Changshu, China, o…

Toyo shareholders confirm new execs
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. shareholders have approved the hiring of industry outsid…

Kumho USA moves HQ to Atlanta
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Atlanta, Georgia – Kumho Tire USA Inc has moved its corporate headquarters to Atlanta from Rancho C…

Apollo buys German distributor Reifencom
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has acquired Reifencom GmbH, a German tire distributor, for €45.6 mil…

Trelleborg produces first farm tire in US
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Soartaburg, South Carolina – Trelleborg started its first North America agricultural tire plant Spa…

RMA selects new president, chairman; Cannon to retire
Added: 16 Nov 2015
Washington – The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) announced major changes in its leadership 1…

US 'strong spot' in global polymer outlook
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Chicago – The US remains an economic bright spot globally, but low oil prices have brought chaos to…

Hexpol medical business expands
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Amal, Sweden – Elasto Sweden, part of the Hexpol TPE, has added a new medical line and expanded the…

Lanxess unit sets up tire curing bladder plant in China
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Cologne, Germany – The Lanxess Rhein Chemie Additives business unit has opened a production line fo…