The Notch Blog

Last Thursday, both Michelin and Pirelli released their monthly tire sales figures for April, and the data are consistent in several...

LANXESS reported lower-than-expected earnings in its first quarter due to a weak market environment, particularly in the tire and...

Rubber & Plastics News reports that the European Commission’s SafeRubber research project plans to phase out a rubber accelerator —...

Recent reports from Notch Consulting include bi-annual updates of the Precipitated Silica Market Update and the Rubber Chemicals Market...

Rubber News (subscription required) reports that Bridgestone Americas is progressing steadily on two expansion projects in South Carolina...

In the last two weeks, two major developments have occurred regarding Shanghai-based Jiangsu Sinorgchem Technology Co. Ltd., which is the...

Late last week, Solutia Inc. announced that it had settled its long patent fight with Jiangsu Sinorgchem Technology Co. Ltd. and Korea...

Nokian is scheduled to begin production at its new factory in Vsevolozhsk, Russia in June 2012. The factory is built alonside an existing...

On May 17, Mitsui Chemicals published its annual results, which included a statement on the fatal explosion that occurred at its...

Mitsui Chemicals reports that on Sunday an explosion and fire occurred at its chemical plant at Iwakuni-Ohtake Works in Japan. One worker...

Brunsbüttel, Germany – LANXESS has announced that it will cease manufacturing an intermediate used in the production of its Vulkanox...

Farm and industrial tyre manufacturer Mitas Tires North America Inc. has cured its first test tyre at its new plant in Charles City,...

On January 10, LANXESS inaugurated two new production facilities in Jhagadia, Gujarat with 150 employees. The new facilities are part of...

On January 13, LANXESS announced that its subsidiary Rhein Chemie would build a plant to produce rubber additives and release agents at a...

Last week, Continental Tire announced plans to double plant size and more than triple capacity at its ContiLifeCycle tread rubber...

Notch Consulting forecasts that global demand for rubber chemicals will increase 4.1%/year from 2010 to 2015, while growth for the world...

Asks Tire Review. According to an official statement Bridgestone released to the Nikkei, the company is expected to face a shortage of an...

A. Schulman, Inc. has announced a realignment in its North American Engineered Plastics business to meet the requirements of the...

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations will invest $135 million to expand capacity at its passenger and light truck tire plant in Aiken...

On July 1, 2011, Continental announced plans to build a new tire plant in Kaluga, Russia. Kaluga is a city of just over 325,000...