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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 …
Muratec of Japan acquires Cimcorp Oy
Added: 7 Nov 2014
Ineos boss: Europe must go for shale gas
Added: 7 Nov 2014
Brussels - The chemicals industry faces dire consequences if Europe does not develop low-cost energ…
Global Technical Regulation in “final” stages - EC
Added: 6 Nov 2014
Brussels –The Global Technical Regulation (GTR) for passenger car tires is in the final stage of ad…
Lanxess records solid quarter, implements first phase of realignment
Added: 6 Nov 2014
Cologne, Germany – German chemical giant and the world’s number 1 maker of synthetic rubber, Lanxes…
Pirelli leads on environmental strategy in Italy
Added: 6 Nov 2014
Milan, Italy - Pirelli has been recognised as a leader on the “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index…
Momentive expands LSR, coating capacity in Thailand
Added: 6 Nov 2014
Rayong, Thailand – US-based Momentive Performance Materials Inc. announced on 4 Nov that it has com…
Chinese carbon black maker breaks ground on 200kt project
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Shandong, China - Shandong OCI-Jianyang Carbon Black, a joint venture between Shandong Energy Zaozh…
Timberland, Omini unveil tire-to-shoe-sole range
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Las Vegas, Nevada – Tire manufacturer and distributor Omni United has announced a collaboration wit…
Asahi Kasei reports firm sales of tire rubber
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei reported on 5 Nov a 6.3=percent year-on-year rise in net profits for the fiscal…
Update: US court “vindicates” Apollo in dispute with Cooper
Added: 4 Nov 2014
London - Apollo Tyres Ltd has issued a statement on the judgement of Delaware Chancery Court dated …
RMT Robotics joins Muratec as part of Cimcorp acquisition
Added: 4 Nov 2014
Grimsby, Ontario – RMT Robotics, part of Cimcorp Oy, has joined the Muratec Group as part of the ac…
Polymer industry urges EU to shift energy policy
Added: 4 Nov 2014
London - The European polymer industry has published a manifesto urging EU policy-makers to complet…
