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US amends duties on Chinese tires
Added: 14 Aug 2015
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has made slight adjustments on some of its antidumping a…
Hankook concept tires receive awards
Added: 14 Aug 2015
Seoul – Concept tires developed by Hankook Tire Co. Ltd in collaboration with Pforzheim University …
JLR unveils next stage of global plans
Added: 13 Aug 2015
London - Jaguar Land Rover has signed a letter of intent with the government of the Slovak Republic…
Trelleborg Vibracoustic advances IPO, posts strong Q2
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB is progressing plans for a possible initial public offering (IPO…
ChemChina launches bid for Pirelli
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy — Marco Polo Industrial Holding SpA, the company set up by China National Chemical Co.…
Kismet adds extrusion for plastics, rubber
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Blue Ridge, Georgia – Kismet Rubber Products Corp. has added two production lines — one for rubber,…
Toyo Tire posts 36% profit rise in first half
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Tokyo - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd has reported a strong first half year, with a 35.5-percent rise…
Dow Corning says silicones segment strong in H1 2015
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning has posted a drop in sales in the first half of 2015, mainly as a r…
New boss for Sinopec Mitsui elastomers JV
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has appointed Yoshiji Ohori as president of Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui E…
China's rubber recyclers aim to double level of exports
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Beijing - China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) sees a 6 percent annual growth rate in the count…
Freudenberg rebrands to increase focus on medical markets
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Kaiserslautern, Germany – Freudenberg Group has introduced Freudenberg Medical as a new umbrella b…
Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. has posted a 33.4-percent increase in first-quarter operating income to Y…
Sumitomo joins Russian dandelion rubber pursuit
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has joined the list of tire makers seeking to develop the …
Trelleborg expands sealing unit in Bulgaria
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Pernik, Bulgaria — Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a business unit of Trelleborg AB, will expand its …
Petlas expanding agricultural, TBR tire capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2015
London – Turkish tire maker Petlas Tire is completing a €150-million expansion at its site in Kirse…
Apollo investing €380m in Chennai facility expansion
Added: 11 Aug 2015
The Chennai plant is being expanded with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore (€ 380 million) over the …
Press release: ContiTech introduces low-solvent coating for V-ribbed belts
Added: 11 Aug 2015
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech produces its V-ribbed belts for vehicles now even more environmentally…
Analysis: Chinese tire manufacturers 'stirred not shaken'
Added: 11 Aug 2015
Commentators on the Chinese tire market remain surprisingly upbeat, in view of the negative develop…
Sibur and BASF extend polymer additives deal
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Moscow, Russia – Sibur has extended a long-term agreement with BASF for the supply of additives use…
Analysis: Greenfield thinking by plant designers
Added: 10 Aug 2015
One recent pointer to the future direction for tire production is offered by Apollo Tyres, which is…
