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Green light for Dynasol expansion deal
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Mexico City – Grupo Kuo and Repsol have gained approval from EU and Mexican antitrust authorities f…

Yokohama gains in overseas tire markets
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber has posted its “highest first-half results ever” for the period ending 30 J…

Cabot raises carbon black prices globally
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is increasing prices globally on all carbon black products in it…

Feature: Snail-pace regulation could be recipe for trouble
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Development work continues amid slow progress towards EU controls over food-contact materials.
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Michelin recalls 129,000 BFGoodrich tires
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. is recalling approximately 129,000 commerc…

Michelin appoints new UK commercial director
Added: 9 Aug 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin Tyre plc has appointed Guy Heywood as commercial director of its oper…

Nokian to cut output, jobs at Nokia plant
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Helsinki, Finland – Nokian Tyres will start statutory negotiations with all its 900 personnel in No…

Pirelli posts positive half-year results
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has posted a modest rise in its earnings and sales for the first half of 201…

Orion reports drop in Q2 revenue
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Luxembourg – Carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbons has reported a 17.3-percent drop in rev…

Chemours launches restructuring plans to save €320m
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Wilmington, Delaware – The Chemours company, the recently spun-off performance chemicals segment of…

Trinseo posts decline in rubber revenue despite record Q2
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Materials company Trinseo has posted a decline in its latex and synthetic ru…

Cooper nets record operating profit in Americas
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co’s net income surged 56 percent to $59.6 million (€53.5 mill…

Avon acquires Italian firm to expand dairy portfolio
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber Italia SrI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avon Rubber plc, has acquired 1…

Pirelli tires for new Yamaha motorbike
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Milan, Italy – Pirelli’s Diablo Supercorsa SP has been fitted as original equipment on the new Yama…

China expands tax rebates for rubber recycling but raises bars
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Beijing - China has enforced a new version of a tax-rebate policy in the recycling industries with …

Lanxess to ‘carve out’ rubber business
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Cologne, Germany - Lanxess AG has initiated a ‘carve-out’ process to transfer its rubber business t…

Carlstar selling belting business to Timken
Added: 6 Aug 2015
North Canton, Ohio – Carlstar LLC, producer of Carlisle-brand tires, is selling its industrial belt…

Lanxess raises 2015 income forecast following strong Q2
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has raised its earnings forecast for full year 2015 following a stron…

Tire market to reach €263 billion by 2020 - research
Added: 6 Aug 2015
London – A new report by Allied Market forecasts that the global pneumatic tire market will reach a…

Teknor Apex sells fire-hit UK business to Petlon
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex has signed a deal - expected to be finalised by the end of Se…