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Asia rubber producers to meet next week to discuss supply, prices
Added: 13 Nov 2014
Kuala Lumpur – Asian natural rubber producers are to meet on 20 Nov to discuss sustainable supply o…
Trelleborg/Vibracoustic expands China plant
Added: 12 Nov 2014
Darmstadt, Germany —Trelleborg/Vibracoustic has completed an expansion at its production plant in Y…
Bridgestone Americas to create 600 jobs at new site
Added: 12 Nov 2014
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas has announced plans to relocate its headquarters to dow…
China urged to delay new compound rubber imports regulation
Added: 12 Nov 2014
Bangkok – The Thai agriculture and cooperatives minister has urged China to consider delaying its e…
Fenner restructures ECS operations
Added: 12 Nov 2014
Seattle, Washington — Fenner Dunlop's Engineered Conveyor Solutions (ECS) division, the company's l…
Marangoni, Tatneft to form retreading JV in Russia
Added: 12 Nov 2014
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni SpA and Tatneft Group agreed to form a joint venture in Russia for tire…
Shandong helps tire companies affected by US anti-dumping probe
Added: 11 Nov 2014
Shandong, China - The department of commerce of Shandong province has been offering training progra…
Conti opens technology centre in Slovakia
Added: 11 Nov 2014
Hanover, Germany – Continental has officially opened an expanded R&D facility at its tires division…
Fenner links decline in results to currency impact
Added: 11 Nov 2014
London – Fenner plc, the UK-based manufacturer of reinforced polymer components and industrial bel…
Momentive remains positive in 3Q results
Added: 11 Nov 2014
Columbus, Ohio – The American chemical company Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc (MSC) announced it…
Chinese private sector eyes Thai rubber industry
Added: 11 Nov 2014
Bangkok –The Chinese private sector is considering investment in rubber industry in Thailand, said …
Pirelli results up in 9-month report
Added: 10 Nov 2014
Milan, Italy – Italian tire company Pirelli has announced its nine-month report showing a healthy g…
Malaysian Rubber Board expects “uptrend” in market
Added: 10 Nov 2014
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Rubber Board, in its latest newsletter on 10 Nov, announced that the K…
Japan helps Yokohama to record sales, earnings
Added: 10 Nov 2014
Tokyo, Japan - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has achieved record sales and earnings in the first three qu…
Yokohama officially opens India tire plant
Added: 10 Nov 2014
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has officially opened a new Yen4.4 billion (€31m) passenger car tir…
Cooper Tire to proceed with sale of CCT joint venture
Added: 10 Nov 2014
Findlay, Ohio—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is proceeding with the proposed sale of its 65 percent inter…
UK industry move to tackle tire-safety issues
Added: 10 Nov 2014
London, UK – The UK tire industry and various government agencies have agreed to work more closely …
Natural rubber price decline likely to stop – economist
Added: 7 Nov 2014
Colombo, Sri Lanka – A leading rubber expert has said that the natural rubber price decline “is lik…
ContiTech says deal with Veyance still on track
Added: 7 Nov 2014
Hanover, Germany – Germany’s Continental has insisted that its deal for the acquisition of US rubbe…
KBR for SABIC butadiene expansion project
Added: 7 Nov 2014
Houston, Texas – Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has selected KBR Inc.to carry out a …
