Category: Industry News

Delphi Automotive PLC Shares Gap Up

Delphi Automotive PLC shares gapped up before the market opened on Friday following a stronger than expected earnings report, AmericanBankingNews.com reports. The stock had previously closed at US$82.99, but opened at US$83.00. Delphi Automotive PLC shares last traded at US$83.63, with a…

Price of Indian rubber hiked up 25 %

In a bid to protect local rubber growers, the Indian government has hiked up the price of rubber by 25 %. India’s rubber imports touched an all-time high of 4.15 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 owing to lower international prices and…

Ecopia tyres by Bridgestone reaches 10 million mark

More than 10 million original equipment and replacement market Ecopia tyres have been sold in the Asia Pacific region since the brand was first launched there in 2009, reports Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. When Ecopia was first introduced, just…

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) stock climbs

Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT – Get Report) are higher by 5.82% to US$28.73 in mid-morning trading on Wednesday, after the tire manufacturer reported its earnings results for the 2015 first quarter, which came in above what analysts were anticipating for the period.…

Veteran tyre boss Francois Michelin dies

Francois Michelin, who led France’s famed tyre company for nearly half a century, died at the age of 88, the group said on Wednesday. “We have learned today with deep emotion that Mr Francois Michelin has passed away,” a Michelin…

Rubber from dandelions?

Dandelions deliver a desirable product: rubber. This is why the robust and undemanding plant has become the focus of attention of the rubber-producing industry. But how is rubber, contained in the plant’s white milky fluid, actually formed? A team of…

Conti opens new R&D center

Continental A.G. has opened a research and development center for tires at its Hefei tire plant and has broken ground in Jiangsu Province on a test center for the automotive division, with operations due to start in about one year’s…