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Sumitomo's earnings drop for first half
Added: 24 Aug 2015
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd suffered drops in operating and net income during the …
Weak peso causing some concern amidst growth in Mexico
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Mexico City — A 25-percent drop in the value of the Mexican peso against the US dollar since the st…
Freudenberg Medical buys majority stake in Hemoteq
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Carpinteria, California – Freudenberg Medical, a California-based maker of specialty components and…
Rosneft plans giant cracker complex in Russia
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Moscow - Russian oil giant Rosneft Group is pressing ahead with a huge joint venture petrochemicals…
SIPH reports “stable” trading conditions in NR markets
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Courbevoie, France - Société Internationale de Plantations d’Hévéas (SIPH) achieved sales from rubb…
Goodyear appoints new VP
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has appointed Peter Rapin as vice president and treasurer, …
OEM approvals for Continental passenger and light truck tires
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has obtained a number of OEM approvals from automotive manufactur…
Green Rubber Global signs €7m deal for new machinery
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Kuala Lumpur - Green Rubber Global has signed a €7million agreement with YMS Process Engineering Pt…
Conti partners global NCAP 'stop the crash' campaign
Added: 21 Aug 2015
Hannover, Germany – Continental AG’s various divisions, including the tire division, are joining a …
Potential safety hazards previously found at Tianjin explosion site
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Tianjin, China – Potential safety hazards in storage stations at the Tianjin Port had been revealed…
Nexen Tire to build new R&D centre in Ohio
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Diamond Bar, California – Nexen Tire Corp has confirmed that it plans to build a new R&D centre in …
Evonik opens medical lab in Shanghai, more planned for other markets
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Shanghai, China – Evonik Industries opened its first application technology laboratory for medical …
Vietnam rubber industry urged to develop strategy
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Hanoi – Vietnam Rubber Group has been urged to develop a strategy to boost the country’s rubber ind…
El Nino to hit NR production this year - report
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Bangkok – Prolonged El Nino weather conditions are expected to decrease global natural rubber (NR) …
Viewpoint: Made in China
Added: 20 Aug 2015
Jacob Peled, executive chairman, Pelmar Engineering gives his own personal views on the current sta…
Toyoda Gosei invests in second plant in Brazil
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is adding a second production plant in Brazil by taking a 30-percent s…
Synthetic rubber market to be worth €41bn by 2023
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Dublin – The global synthetic rubber market is expanding at a CAGR of 5.1 percent and on track to r…
Henniges breaks ground on expansion in Mexico
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Auburn Hills, Michigan – Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. has broken ground on its new manufacturi…
Press release: Nynas celebrates 30 years in Germany - Now introducing new base oil portfolio
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Since its formation in 1985, Nynas GmbH has grown to become a leading supplier of naphthenic oils i…
Kumho staff strike over new wage system
Added: 18 Aug 2015
Seoul – Union-member workers at Kumho Tire Co., went on a strike on 17 Aug after they failed to agr…
