Michelin expands its Premier tire line for light trucks, SUVs and CUVs

Michelin announced that the new Michelin Premier LTX tire with revolutionary EverGrip Technology is now available to consumers across North America through more than 10,000 authorized dealer locations. Following the release of the Michelin Premier A/S tire last spring, the new Premier LTX fitments significantly expand Michelin’s innovative tread techno

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2015/06/11

Firms to create SR maker in Madrid

Grupo Kuo S.A.B. de C.V. and Repsol S.A. have agreed to create a new company to produce synthetic rubber and chemical accelerators. Once all production sites are fully operational, Grupo Kuo said the to-be-named company is projected to produce 30,000 metric tons of rubber chemicals and 510,000 metric tons of synthetic rubber per year with estimated annual s

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2015/06/09

Goodyear, Sumitomo Rubber reach agreement to dissolve global alliance

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that it has reached agreement with Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) to dissolve the global alliance between the two companies. Goodyear and SRI formed the global alliance in 1999. It primarily consists of four joint venture operating companies, one each in North America and Europe, and two in Japan. &ldq

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2015/06/08

Cambodia's rubber prices rise 20 percent amid global supply drop

Cambodian natural rubber prices rose by about 20 percent last month compared to the same time last year as a result of major global producers reducing supply to the international market, officials and rubber producers said. “The prices have risen because main suppliers in the world have taken measures against dropping prices in the global markets, espe

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2015/06/05

Dunlop Taikoo Aircraft names general manager

Dunlop Taikoo Aircraft Tyres Co. (Jinjiang) Ltd. has appointed David Shen as general manager. Shen joins the tire distribution and retreading facility, based in Fujian Province, China, from aircraft engineering company HAECO-Xiamen, where he had been senior manager of business improvement and lean development. He has more than 17 years of technical experie

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2015/06/03

Bridgestone moves Thai tech center

Bridgestone Corp. has relocated its Bridgestone Asia Pacific Technical Center Co. Ltd. (APTC) to a new laboratory building in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, just north of Bangkok. Bridgstone said this facility, operating under the auspices of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., will allow the company to strengthen its functions and develop products better

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2015/06/02

Yokohama Rubber holds opening ceremony for automotive hose assembly plant in Mexico

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it held an opening ceremony for its recently completed automotive hose assembly plant at the San Francisco Industrial Park Phase IV in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The opening ceremony was attended by Yokohama Rubber’s Takao Oishi, director and senior managing corporate officer, president of Multiple Business, a

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2015/06/01

TOYOMOTO IN SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia is a mysterious country, but a huge market of tires, which is one of the biggest one in the Middle East with 13 million tires imported annually. As a strategic market, Toyomoto made great efforts to stand firm among great numbers of competitors. From May 19 to 22, 2015, Toyomoto delegation paid another visit to Riyadh,capital of Saudi Arabia. D

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2015/06/01

China natural rubber prices on May 28

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 12806.67 2015-05-28 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 12786.67 2015-05-27

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2015/05/29

Bridgestone opens new tech center

Bridgestone relocated its Asia Pacific Technical Center (APTC) from Bangkok to a new facility in Thailand, reported Tyres & Accessories. The move will help the company better develop products suited for the region’s needs, according to the tiremaker. “In order to achieve Dan-Totsu in the Asia Pacific markets – which continue to grow a

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2015/05/28

USW: Goodyear to match Mexico spending in U.S.

While Goodyear's decision to locate a $550 million tire plant in Mexico might be considered a blow to the United Steelworkers (USW), the labor union that represents about 9,000 Goodyear workers in the U.S. is claiming a partial victory. The USW claims it negotiated a commitment from Goodyear to invest a like amount in its unionized U.S. plants for “h

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2015/05/27

LANXESS’ Keltan ECO Making the Ecological Difference

May 25, 2015, Cologne – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS provides its innovative bio-based Keltan Eco EPDM rubber to Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. This well-known global manufacturer of seals and vibration control technology products recently started to produce rubber seals made of Keltan Eco EPDM at its North American affiliate. Keltan Eco EPD

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2015/05/25

Elasto Proxy is announcing help for manufacturers with selecting chemically-resistant rubber materials

Elasto Proxy, custom-fabricator of industrial rubber products and plastic parts, is announcing help for manufacturers who need help selecting chemically-resistant rubber materials. As Elasto Proxy explains in a new on-line article and video, not all rubber is right for every industrial application. By choosing the right gasket fabricator, however, industrial

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2015/05/25

Bekaert reports strong sales growth driven by acquisitions and favorable currency movements

Bekaert achieved consolidated sales of € 904 million and combined sales of € 1 106 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 16% and 12% respectively, compared with the same period last year. Bekaert's consolidated top line was boosted by acquisitive growth (+10%) stemming from the incorporation of the Pirelli steel cord activities and

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2015/05/25

Pirelli Q1 results positive

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. reported increased operating and net income for the quarter ended March 31 on 6.5-percent higher sales, with the consumer business outperforming the commercial business. Operating earnings rose 4.5 percent to $236.9 million while net income was up 12.2 percent to $114.3 million. Revenue rose to $1.77 billion, leaving the operating ma

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2015/05/21

Yokohama Rubber posts highest-ever operating income for first quarter

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that its operating income in the fiscal first quarter (January to March) of 2015 was its highest first-quarter result ever. Operating income increased 1.0 percent, to 11.8 billion yen, on a 0.9 percent decline in net sales, to 138.7 billion yen. Net income declined 10.1 percent, to 5.8 billion yen. In Yokohama’s

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2015/05/18

Apollo revenue, profit flat year-on-year

Apollo Tyres Ltd. reported annual revenue of Rs 127 billion (approx. $2 billion USD) and a net profit of Rs 9.8 billion (approx. $150 million USD) for the financial year 2014-15. These numbers matched Apollo’s 2013-14 numbers. The company reported no increase in net sales year-over-year, a slight increase in operating profit from Rs. 19.7 billion (app

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2015/05/14

Cooper Standard's income increases, sales decline

Cooper Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc., reported an increase in net income despite declining sales thanks to unfavorable currency exchange rates, the firm said in a May 8 presentation of its financials. Net income attributable to the firm came in at $21 million compared to $19.7 million in 2014. Sales dropped to abo

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2015/05/13

Sumitomo Rubber holds opening ceremony for its new tire sales corporation in Australia

On April 30, Sumitomo Rubber Industries held an opening ceremony for Sumitomo Rubber Australia Pty. Ltd., its new tire sales corporation in Australia. Sumitomo Rubber Australia was founded in December 2014 as a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation (SRI holds a 75 percent equity share), and it began operating in March 2015. At the opening ceremony, Sumito

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2015/05/11

China natural rubber prices on May 7

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 13073.33 2015-05-07 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 13053.33 2015-05-06

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2015/05/08