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October remains flat in EU car market

October remains flat in EU car market

Added: 17 Nov 2016

Brussels – European passenger car registrations fell slightly, at 0.02%, totalling 1,104,506 units,…

US tire market to grow at 5% through 2021

US tire market to grow at 5% through 2021

Added: 17 Nov 2016

New York – The US tire market is set to grow at a CAGR of 5% through 2021, driven by higher vehicle…

Semperit hit by market conditions in Q1-3 results

Semperit hit by market conditions in Q1-3 results

Added: 17 Nov 2016

Vienna – Semperit Group has posted sharp falls in revenue and earnings amid “ongoing difficult mark…

Opinion: Past, present and future - DRAFT

Added: 17 Nov 2016

Based on article published in ERJ’s November/December issue:

PatrickWith the digital era and concepts such …

Cabot “watching” OTR market, inventories in North America

Cabot “watching” OTR market, inventories in North America

Added: 16 Nov 2016

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has reported some mixed trends impacting its carbon black busin…

US firm says soybean oil ‘best natural additive’

US firm says soybean oil ‘best natural additive’

Added: 16 Nov 2016

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – With the current trend toward replacing petrochemical additives with nat…

Fenner upbeat about 2017 despite sharp declines

Fenner upbeat about 2017 despite sharp declines

Added: 16 Nov 2016

London – Fenner plc has repositioned its various businesses and is set to capitalise on improved ma…

Report: Apollo eyes Kumho purchase

Report: Apollo eyes Kumho purchase

Added: 16 Nov 2016

New Delhi – Indian tire maker Apollo Tyres is considering to bid for South Korean Kumho Tire, accor…

Currency effects translated to an increase of £9.4 million at a revenue level and £1.4 million at an operating profit level, the UK group said.

Avon gains as Sterling drops

Added: 16 Nov 2016

Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber plc has benefited from the post-Brexit depreciation of Sterling, posting…

Limper: Complexity driving change in rubber mixing

Limper: Complexity driving change in rubber mixing

Added: 15 Nov 2016

Manchester, UK – Makers and end-users of rubber-mixing equipment must look to automation to deal wt…

Zeon elastomers business markers all down at H1

Added: 15 Nov 2016

Tokyo – Zeon Corp.’s elastomers business has posted a 23% drop in operating income to Yen8,300 mill…

Linglong Tire posts profit jump in Q3; mulls overseas acquisition

Linglong Tire posts profit jump in Q3; mulls overseas acquisition

Added: 15 Nov 2016

Yantai, China – Linglong Tire reported a 76 percent jump in net profit less non-recurring items to …

Triangle reports flat profit on revenue decline

Triangle reports flat profit on revenue decline

Added: 14 Nov 2016

Weihai, China – Triangle Tyre posted flat net profit of €76 million (567 million yuan) over the fir…

SRI claims breakthrough in natural-rubber research

SRI claims breakthrough in natural-rubber research

Added: 14 Nov 2016

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd is claiming a major breakthrough from its research int…

Yokohama reports sharp decline in results amid slowdown

Yokohama reports sharp decline in results amid slowdown

Added: 14 Nov 2016

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has posted sharp declines in its first three quarter results, with …

Price pressure tips Arlanxeo sales down

Price pressure tips Arlanxeo sales down

Added: 14 Nov 2016

Cologne, Germany – Arlanxeo – 50/50 rubber joint venture between Lanxess and Saudi Aramco – has rep…

VMI breaks ground on new Polish plant

Added: 11 Nov 2016

Leszno, Poland – VMI broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Leszno on 3 Nov, according to …

Apollo expanding capacity and R&D in India

Apollo expanding capacity and R&D in India

Added: 11 Nov 2016

Chennai, India – Apollo Tyres is in expansion mode, with plans to set up a new manufacturing facili…

Market Report: Chloroprene rubber prices see sudden hikes by suppliers

Market Report: Chloroprene rubber prices see sudden hikes by suppliers

Added: 11 Nov 2016

London – A number of major suppliers have announced an increase in their chloroprene rubber (CR) pr…

Orion boss upbeat about rubber blacks business

Orion boss upbeat about rubber blacks business

Added: 10 Nov 2016

Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has noted a marked improvement in its rubber carbon blacks bu…