Pirelli to produce HP summer touring tire

Pirelli Tire North America Inc. is adding the Cinturato P1 Plus, a high-performance summer touring tire tuned for luxury and sports cars, to its aftermarket portfolio. The Cinturato P1 Plus, which draws on Pirelli’s original equipment product development, is optimized for the North American aftermarket, maximizing driving pleasure without abandoning t

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2014/04/23

Made in America: Tire makers pump billions into facilities

Looking strictly at the rising import penetration of passenger and light truck tires in the U.S. replacement business, it might be easy to get the impression that tire manufacturing in the U.S. is a dying industry. But that impression couldn’t be further from the truth. Looking outside the low-cost radial and entry level tire markets — the major

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2014/04/22

Lanxess increases prices for technical rubber grades

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG is to raise its prices for ethylene-vinyl acetate synthetic rubber grades (EVM). The increase will take effect in the EMEA, LATAM, APAC and GC regions on April 15, 2014, and in the NAFTA region on April 21. The High Performance Elastomers business unit has announced that the price for grades in the Levapren/Levamelt an

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2014/04/21

China Natural rubber Price on April 17

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 14880.00 2014-04-17 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 14913.33 2014-04-16

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2014/04/18

Doublestar adds 4 SmartWay verified tires, plans more

Doublestar Tire Corp. recently added four SmartWay verified truck tires, covering all three wheel positions, to its line offerings and is planning to launch two more, the company said. Now available are: The DSR266 all-position tire, in sizes 11R22.5, 11R24.4, LP22.5, LP24.5, 225/75R17.5, 235/75R17.5, 245/70R19.5, 265/70R19.5, 275/70R22.5, 275/80R22.5 and

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2014/04/17

Sentury Tire expands Landsail line

Sentury Tire Americas, a subsidiary of China’s Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd., has expanded the number of sizes available in the Landsail LS588 UHP and LS588 SUV/CUV lines. Sentury added four 22-inch rim diameter sizes to its LS588 UHP line and added four 24-inch and two 26-inch sizes to its LS588 SUV line. "The LS588 tire series offers drivers

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2014/04/16

Rubber prices drop on fears of Thai sell off

Rubber prices are down as much as 6 percent this week as traders rush to sell on fears the market will become awash with surplus supply after the Thai government said it would start selling its massive stockpile. The market was spooked after a statement late Wednesday from the Thai agriculture minister saying they may sell some of their 200,000 tons of rubbe

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2014/04/15

China Natural rubber Price on April 13

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 15026.67 2014-04-13 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 15026.67 2014-04-12

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2014/04/14

Styron to add reactor at Chinese latex plant

Styron L.L.C. plans to add a new reactor at the company's Zhangjiagang, China, production operation to boost its latex capacity. The global materials company—a producer of rubber, latex and plastics—said the expansion will support demand in China's paper and paperboard industries, which is forecast to continue growing during the next five year

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2014/04/10

EPA issues fines against Chinese firm for Clean Air Act violations

American Lifan Industry Inc., an Ontario, Calif.-based importer of Chinese motorcycles, engines and recreational vehicles, will pay $630,000 in civil penalties to settle Clean Air Act violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced March 27. Also, American Lifan will post a $300,000 to $500,000 bond to satisfy any potential future penalties i

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2014/04/09

Goodyear announces mandatory conversion of preferred stock

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that all of the outstanding shares of its 5.875 percent mandatory convertible preferred stock will convert to shares of Goodyear common stock effective at the close of business on April 1, 2014. On the mandatory conversion date, each share of preferred stock, unless previously converted, will automatically con

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2014/04/08

China natural rubber prices on April 3

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 15113.33 2014-04-03 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 15193.33 2014-04-02

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2014/04/04

Hyundai weighs Chongqing for plant in China

Hyundai Motor Co. is considering building an assembly plant in Chongqing -- which would be its fourth Chinese factory -- to keep pace with China's fast-growing auto market. Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo was expected to sign an agreement Thursday with the Chongqing government to study constructing a plant there, Hyundai wrote in an e-mailed statement. Th

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2014/04/03

VMI to expand in Holland and China

Tire machinery producer VMI Group is planning a “major” expansion of its manufacturing and research/development capacities at its home base in Epe and at its facilities in China. "The expansions attest to our long-term commitment to meeting the demands of our customers, and will allow us to raise the bar for our customers even higher,&qu

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2014/04/02

Toyo Tires' steer tire wins SmartWay verification

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the Toyo M144 has received SmartWay verification, confirming it meets U.S. EPA standards for low-rolling resistance. The addition of this regional steer tire to the Toyo Tires SmartWay line-up gives fleets and independent operators more choices when selecting fuel efficient tires for their commercial trucks. Built using Toyo

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2014/04/01

Continental announces its latest range of commercial transport tires

With its new tire range, Conti EcoPlus, the premium German tire manufacturer, Continental, is setting new benchmarks in commercial goods transportation. Maximum optimization of rolling resistance with no compromise on mileage is the highlight of this latest tire range for use in long distance and regional distribution on highways and other expressways. Foll

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2014/03/31

China natural rubber prices on March 27

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 15053.33 2014-03-27 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 14986.67 2014-03-26

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2014/03/28

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations announces new head of its commercial tire business

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) announced that Kurt Danielson has been promoted to president, U.S. and Canada Commercial Tire Sales. In addition to his new position as president, Danielson also will assume the role of senior vice president, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Danielson will be responsible for overseeing and guiding all of BATO’s bus

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2014/03/27

Lanxess' sales drop, reports net loss

Lanxess A.G. reported a decline of 9 percent in sales to $11.4 billion for 2013 and a net loss of approximately $219 million, compared to a net income of nearly $700 million in 2012. Lanxess’ wholly owned subsidiary, Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, reported sales of approximately $476.5 million in 2013, an increase of less than 1 percent compared to 2012.

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2014/03/26

BASF and top Asian universities establish joint research network

BASF has established the research initiative “Network for Advanced Materials Open Research” (NAO) together with seven leading universities and research institutes in China, Japan and South Korea. The scientists aim to cooperate in developing new materials for a wide range of applications. The initial focus is on products for the automotive, const

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2014/03/25