Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG and Chinese speciality silane producer Sico Performance Material have opened a new application development centre for organofunctional silanes in Jining, China.

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has held an opening ceremony for its new passenger car tire plant in Hangzhou, marking the group's first facility completed under the “1-year plant” strategy.

Cairo – Prometeon Tyre Group is planning a major expansion of its Egyptian operations, with a proposed $400-million (€345 million) investment to raise output and upgrade its existing plant in Amreya, ...

Dillingen/Saar, Germany – Pyrum Innovations AG has approved a capital increase of up to €21 million to support its expansion ...

Beijing – Shenma Industrial Co. has detailed plans for a major polyamide 66 (PA66) industrial yarn and dipped tire cord project in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Base, Ningxia, central China.

NOK’S electronics business remained under pressure as segment first-half sales dropped 17.7% to Yen162.5 billion, while operating income fell 66.5% year-on-year to Yen2.1 billion. NOK linked the ...

Mumbai, India – Tata Chemicals is preparing a significant expansion of its precipitated silica production capacity in India, with plans to add two new units in Cuddalore, in the southern state of ...

New Delhi – JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. has launched what it described as “India’s first embedded smart tires” for the passenger car segment, introducing in-tire sensors designed to monitor key ...

Tokyo – Denka Inc. has booked an extraordinary loss of Yen9.4 billion (€52 million) for the first half of its fiscal year, ...

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has concluded the personnel negotiations in Finland with the aim to improve financial performance and operational efficiency. Following the talks, the Finnish tire maker ...

In response, the European tire industry has urged the Commission to stop the implementation of EUDR at the ‘first-placers-on-the-market’ point. "As 100% of natural rubber for use in tires is imported, ...

Coimbatore, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has opened the first ‘exclusive retail outlet’ for its premium European tire brand, ...