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SIPH sees global natural rubber stocks reducing

SIPH sees global natural rubber stocks reducing

Added: 18 May 2016

Courbevoie,France- Société Internationale de Plantations d’Hévéas (SIPH) has reported a 5.7-percent…

Analyst says silicone outlook 'promising'

Analyst says silicone outlook 'promising'

Added: 18 May 2016

Fairlawn, Ohio – The outlook for silicones looks good in the coming years – at least that’s what on…

Report: Silicone market could see 6% growth

Report: Silicone market could see 6% growth

Added: 18 May 2016

Leatherhead, UK – The silicone elastomers market could be poised to grow by 6 percent, according to…

Michelin devises four-part growth strategy

Michelin devises four-part growth strategy

Added: 18 May 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Group Michelin is banking on a four-part innovation-driven strategy to h…

Ghana to establish a rubber processing plant

Ghana to establish a rubber processing plant

Added: 17 May 2016

Accra – Ghana Oil Palm Development Co. (GODPC) is planning to build a rubber processing plant in th…

Toyo revises 2016 outlook downward

Toyo revises 2016 outlook downward

Added: 17 May 2016

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.’s operating income fell 5.1 percent in the quarter ended…

Former Corning unit exec charged with price-fixing, bid-rigging

Former Corning unit exec charged with price-fixing, bid-rigging

Added: 17 May 2016

Detroit, Michigan – A former executive at a unit of Corning Inc. was charged with conspiring to fix…

Specifically, Henry told shareholders Michelin is projecting an operating margin for the consumer business of 11 to 15 percent, up from 10 to 13 percent projected earlier. The commercial operating margin should be between 9 and 13 percent, he said, up from 7 to 9 percent earlier.

Michelin raises full-year profit forecast

Added: 17 May 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin Group has raised its earnings expectations for fiscal 2016 base…

ChemChina targets intelligent manufacturing

ChemChina targets intelligent manufacturing

Added: 17 May 2016

Beijing – In its latest five-year strategic plan, ChemChina has proposed to “vigorously” develop ad…

Dow Corning announces post-takeover changes

Dow Corning announces post-takeover changes

Added: 17 May 2016

Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning chairman and CEO Bob Hansen will retire after the completion of Dow…

Four tires burst as Lufthansa plane lands in Mumbai

Four tires burst as Lufthansa plane lands in Mumbai

Added: 17 May 2016

Mumbai, India – A Lufthansa flight travelling from Munich to Mumbai landed safely on 13 May, despit…

Compounding survey: Leading players chart market highs and lows - DRAFT

Compounding survey: Leading players chart market highs and lows - DRAFT

Added: 17 May 2016

Article published in May/June issue of ERJ

ERJ runs the rule again over the European compounding sec…

RubberTech Europe returns - DRAFT

Added: 17 May 2016

Report published in May/June issue of ERJ

China-based organiser China United Rubber Corp. (CURC) set…

Amerityre sales hit by soft farm incomes

Amerityre sales hit by soft farm incomes

Added: 16 May 2016

Boulder City, Nevada – Polyurethane tire-maker Amerityre saw sales fall by around 20 percent in the…

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers

Added: 16 May 2016

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has introduced a flexibility agreement for employees of its in Nokia …

UK chemical makers buck negative trend

UK chemical makers buck negative trend

Added: 16 May 2016

London – Company members of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) have reported a strong start …

Pirelli-ChemChina merger effective in June

Pirelli-ChemChina merger effective in June

Added: 16 May 2016

Milan, Italy – The merger of Pirelli & C. SpA and China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) will ta…

Mexican tread rubber producer relocates European HQ

Mexican tread rubber producer relocates European HQ

Added: 16 May 2016

Beverdonk, Belgium – Mexican tread rubber producer Industrias de Hule Galgo SA de CV has relocated …

Evonik appoints new deputy chairman

Added: 16 May 2016

Essen, Germany – The supervisory board of Evonik Industries AG appointed Christian Kullmann as depu…

Analysis: Orion hunting better carbon black returns

Analysis: Orion hunting better carbon black returns

Added: 13 May 2016

London - A recurring complaint in the current batch of results announcements by materials and addit…